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A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a minesweeper and minehunter in one hull. [1] The term MCMV is also applied collectively to minehunters and minesweepers.
This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status.
Pages in category "Mine countermeasures support ships of the United States Navy" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The second vessel, Vlissingen, is to be five-to-six months delayed, with Tournai and Scheveningen also seeing delays of two and one month(s) respectively. [ 27 ] In July 2024, it was reported that the first mine countermeasures vessel, Oostende , had begun its sea trials.
Katanpää-class mine countermeasure vessel; Keeten-class minesweeper; Kite-class minesweeper; Kondor-class minesweeper; Koster-class mine countermeasures vessel; Kuha-class minesweeper (1941) Kuha-class minesweeper (1974)
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers , on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV).
Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel (13 ships, launched 1978—1988) mine countermeasures vessels Venturer -class minesweeper (2 ships, purchased 1979) deep-water single-role minesweepers River-class minesweeper (12 ships, launched 1982—1985) deep-water single-role minesweepers
Type 082 mine countermeasure vessel; Type 312 minesweeper; Type 7102 minesweeper This page was last edited on 5 October 2009, at 15:32 (UTC). Text ...