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Pages in category "Vietnam War minesweepers of the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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.
USS Warbler (AMS/MSC-206) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper of the United States Navy, that saw service during the Vietnam War, and was later sold to Fiji, where she served as HMFS Kiro (MSC-206). Construction
On 13 June, the United States and North Vietnam signed a joint communiqué in Paris which, among other things, required that the United States resume minesweeping no later than 20 June and complete all minesweeping no later than 13 July. With all mines by now past their latest possible sterilization date, End Sweep resumed on 18 June.
Pages in category "Vietnam War mine warfare vessels of the United States" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
First, as a result of the increasingly direct involvement of American forces in the Vietnam War, ships on "Market Time" station actively participated in stop-and-seizure operations rather than limiting themselves to surveillance and passive assistance to the South Vietnamese Navy. Secondly, as a result of the increased communist logistic effort ...
USS Shelter (AM-301) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. After service in the Pacific during World War II, Shelter was decommissioned in June 1946 and placed in reserve. In January 1964, she was transferred to South Vietnam for service in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS Chi Linh (HQ-11 ...
MMS-class minesweeper (403 ships, launched 1940—1945) inshore acoustic / magnetic motor minesweepers; Algerine-class minesweeper (98 ships, launched 1941—1945) twin-screw multi-role minesweeping sloops; Catherine-class minesweeper (22 ships, transferred from the US Navy in 1941 under the Lend-Lease program) twin-screw multi-role ...