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2. Aggressive-class minesweeper - Wikipedia

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   Magnetic sweeping, with a towed device producing a magnetic field to trigger magnetic mines. To protect the minesweeper itself against magnetic mines, the hull and superstructure of the ship are made of wood. Other components are made of non-magnetic materials, and any magnetic materials are strictly controlled.

3. List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy

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   Mine warfare consists of: minelaying, the deployment of explosive naval mines at sea to sink enemy ships or to prevent their access to particular areas; minesweeping, the removal or detonation of naval mines; and degaussing, the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field in a ship's hull to prevent its detection by magnetic mines.

4. City-class mine countermeasures vessel - Wikipedia

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   It has a low signature (magnetic and acoustic) which would prevent a mine from being triggered. The vessel is also designed to be unsinkable. [18] Its mission is focused on communications and deployment of the drones. [4] This vessel can be deployed from the mission bay by a handling system. [29]

5. Beemster-class minesweeper - Wikipedia

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   As built the ships were equipped with a W Mk 3 mod 1 mechanical sweep and either a A X Mk 6B or A X Mk 4V acoustic sweeper. [2] Furthermore, it had a double machine gun of 20 mm. [1] Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, the ships got equipped with a MB 5 magnetic sweeper. [2]

6. Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship - Wikipedia

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   In the early 1980s, the U.S. Navy began development of a new mine countermeasures (MCM) force, which included two new classes of ships and minesweeping helicopters.The vital importance of a state-of-the-art mine countermeasures force was strongly underscored in the Persian Gulf during the eight years of the Iran–Iraq War, and in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990 and 1991 when ...

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   42-Inch Tow-Behind Lawn Sweeper. If you’re not comfortable shelling out $400, $500, or $600 for a tow-behind lawn sweeper, this budget-friendly Yard Commander model is a great option.