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Minesweeper is a logic puzzle video game genre generally played on personal computers. The game features a grid of clickable tiles, with hidden "mines" (depicted as naval mines in the original game) scattered throughout the board. The objective is to clear the board without detonating any mines, with help from clues about the number of ...
Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly just Minesweeper, and also known as Flower Field) is a minesweeper -type video game created by Curt Johnson, originally for IBM 's OS/2, that was ported to Microsoft Windows by Robert Donner, both Microsoft employees at the time. First released as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 1 in 1990, it was first ...
USS Magpie (AM-418) – canceled August 11, 1945. USS Parrakeet (AM-419) – canceled August 11, 1945. USS Pipit (AM-420) – canceled August 11, 1945. Algerine class (built for the United Kingdom) These minesweepers were built for the U.K. and redesignated from an AM hull number to a J hull number.
Minesweeper J 636 underway in British coastal waters during World War II. A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. [1]
An Easter egg that displays the names of all the volcanoes in the United States can be found in the 3D Text screensaver on all versions of Microsoft Windows prior to Windows XP by setting the text to display to "Volcano". [14] In Windows NT 3.5, setting the text to "I love NT" shows the names of the developers.
Inkerman and Cerisoles were two French minesweepers that vanished during their maiden voyage in a storm on Lake Superior on 24 November 1918. No trace of the two vessels has ever been found. The ships' crews, 76 French sailors and two Canadian captains, disappeared along with the minesweepers. Inkerman and Cerisoles are the last warships to ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. Minesweepers by country (51 C) Minesweepers by navy (53 C)
Wozang-class (Type 082II) minehunter. Wolei-class minelayer. Type 010 oceangoing minesweeper. T-43-class oceangoing minesweeper. Wosao-class (Type 082) minesweeper. Type 529 minesweeper. Fushun-class coastal minesweeper modified Shanghai II-class gunboat for minesweeping, all in reserve and being scrapped.