单词 | minesweeper |
例句 | The President Adams was still a few miles out from land, following the battleships and minesweepers that went ahead of us to enter the bay. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Twelve aircraft carriers and forty-four destroyers, forty-four transport ships, thirty minesweepers, and many other vessels. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the last of our minesweeper destroyers, the Anthony, opened up. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The “old Fisherman with a Net” was probably a minesweeper. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He set “The Caine Mutiny” aboard a minesweeper, drawing on his own experiences for the book. Six facts about 'Caine Mutiny' author Herman Wouk 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Denmark’s “Land of Mine” takes a harrowing look at young German P.O.W.’s put to work as minesweepers after the Nazis’ defeat. For Foreign-Language Oscar, a Robust Race With Germany and France Setting the Pace 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z I did my national service on the lower deck of a minesweeper," he says, "and I went all the way up the east coast: Lowestoft, Grimsby, Hull, North Shields. Get Carter: In search of lost Tyne 2011-03-03T22:00:01Z We had a converted Second World War minesweeper called Wild Goose and every summer, we would sail up to British Columbia and Alaska. 'He didn't even pretend to let us win'… Growing up with the world's biggest stars, by their children 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z The Calypso, which began its life in 1943 as a British minesweeper, was sunk in an accident in Singapore a year before Cousteau's death. Cousteau's spirit to live on in centennial events 2010-06-08T19:00:00Z During the war, trawlers from Hull were used as minesweepers, and also helped keep supplies flowing to the Norwegian resistance. Hull seeks designer for a memorial to its lost trawler crews 2013-03-22T07:00:00Z Classes were lined up below their different silhouettes: cruisers, minelayers, destroyers, frigates, monitors, minesweepers, torpedo boats. A British fleet with no aircraft carrier. Unthinkable! 2010-10-23T06:00:00Z She married pop singer and Hollywood producer Artie Wayne, and together, their young children and film crew in tow, plied the world’s oceans in their yacht, a converted Navy minesweeper, making movies. The day Vida Wayne vanished, wearing a quarter-million dollars in jewels 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Cousteau’s ship, a decommissioned minesweeper named the Calypso, appears as a place of swashbuckling, macho high spirits — Simone Cousteau, the captain’s wife, insisted on being the only woman aboard — and rigorous scientific inquiry. ‘Becoming Cousteau’ Review: The Old Man and the Sea 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z He ran away from home before he was 18 to join the Royal Navy, Mr. Boll said, and served on a minesweeper, where he met an officer who inspired his portrayal of Dr. Bombay. Bernard Fox, Dr. Bombay on ‘Bewitched,’ Dies at 89 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Later, she recounts the pestilential effects on troops through history of the filth fly but its redeeming quality, in larval maggot form, as a wound cleaner — devouring decaying flesh like a minesweeper clearing a minefield. Yes, there are maggots: Mary Roach's 'Grunt' delights in the physicalities of going to war 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Three Spanish navy vessels, including two minesweepers, and 100 navy personnel are devoting two months to the project, which will end in mid-November. Spanish armada sets sail to claim deep-sea treasure 2010-10-06T17:29:00Z Navy minesweeper in the South Pacific and was still in the Navy when he started work on his first book, “Aurora Dawn.” Six facts about 'Caine Mutiny' author Herman Wouk 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z From 1946, he served on minesweepers in the North Sea and east Asia before joining the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, stationed 10 miles from Hiroshima. Peter Middleton obituary 2013-07-11T10:39:01Z “We talked about the possibility of having a deal about some submarines. We were talking about the two minesweepers which are already on the way to Indonesia,” Pistorius said. Germany, Indonesia agree to strengthen defense ties 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Two minesweepers arrived to clear the logs and find the bodies. Ukraine war: Bakhmut defender remembered by comrades 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Dame Mary Richardson has been told by one family member that his step father was an 18-year-old sailor serving on a minesweeper which was in the area at the time. Families of HMS Dasher dead want honest answers 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z For his compulsory national service, Mr. Hodges joined the Royal Navy, serving aboard a minesweeper that traveled between poor fishing communities along the British coastline. Mike Hodges, British director known for ‘Get Carter,’ dies at 90 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Born in the English port city of Bristol in 1932, Hodges trained as an accountant and did two years of compulsory military service aboard a Royal Navy minesweeper, visiting poor coastal communities around England. ‘Get Carter,’ ‘Flash Gordon’ director Mike Hodges dies at 90 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Born in Bristol in 1932, Hodges worked as a chartered accountant and spent two years serving on a Royal Navy minesweeper around fishing ports in the north of England. Mike Hodges: Flash Gordon and Get Carter director dies aged 90 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Russia accused Ukraine of launching a drone attack on its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea in late October and said that one minesweeper sustained minor damage. A timeline of attacks on Russian territory during the Ukraine war. 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry said the drone attacks were largely repelled, and only one minesweeper sustained minor damage. Russia pauses grain deal after Ukraine strikes warships in Crimea 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Russian officials said earlier Saturday that 16 drones had attacked Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, damaging at least one vessel, a minesweeper, before all of the attacking aircraft were repelled. Russia Withdraws From Grain Deal After Drone Attack on Black Sea Fleet 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Under the deal, Ukrainian pilots guide the ships along safe channels in its territorial waters, with a minesweeper vessel on hand but no military escorts. Factbox: U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry said a minesweeper had “minor damage” during an alleged pre-dawn Ukrainian attack on navy and civilian vessels docked in Sevastopol, which hosts the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. Russia says it will suspend UN-brokered Ukraine export deal 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The ministry said earlier that the drone attacks on Saturday were largely repelled, with minor damage to a Russian minesweeper. Russia suspends participation in deal on Ukraine grain exports 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The Russian Defense Ministry said a minesweeper had “minor damage” during an alleged pre-dawn Ukrainian attack on navy and civilian vessels docked in Sevastopol. Russians reportedly clearing out Ukraine region’s hospitals 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The Swedish navy said on Twitter that it was using minesweepers to perform “supplementary bottom surveys” that were not part of the criminal investigation. Swedes want further probing into Baltic Sea pipe line blasts 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Russia said it had repelled the attack, with just minor damage to a minesweeper, but that the ships targeted were involved in ensuring the grain corridor. Factbox: U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Separately, the Swedish Navy said on Twitter that it was carrying out “supplementary bottom surveys” at the site of the gas leaks using minesweepers. Nord Stream 1 operator sends ship to survey pipeline damage 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Rather, Ukrainian pilots will guide the ships along safe channels in its territorial waters, with a minesweeper vessel on hand as needed but no military escorts. Factbox: U.N.-led deal to ensure safe export of Ukraine's grain 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z It added that corvettes, patrol ships, small missile carriers, anti-submarine vessels, minesweepers, and landing hovercraft were among the vessels taking part in the exercises. Swedish, US troops drill on remilitarized Baltic Sea island 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z The two-and-a-half-year-old has been credited with helping minesweepers find more than 200 devices. Ukraine conflict: Patron the mine-sniffing dog awarded medal 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The official said there were about seven Russian ships in that area, including a minesweeper and a couple of landing vessels. Ukraine says Russia seized relief workers in Mariupol convoy 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z There also might be a deal for two British-made minesweepers, at some point in the future. What’s behind Boris Johnson’s boast he’s leading the West on Ukraine 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z In World War I, it built seven submarines, 25 sub chasers, seven oceangoing tugs, two minesweepers and two ammunition ships, along with 1,700 small boats. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard shoulders a big load, with growing challenges | Jon Talton 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Korean companies are keen to build minesweepers in the country and supply a self-propelled anti-aircraft defense system to the Indian military. India, S. Korea discuss maritime cooperation, defense issues 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z A minesweeper he was serving in hit a mine in the Thames River. Brian Urquhart, a foundational leader at the United Nations, dies at 101 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z The coast guard said all 27 navy crew members were rescued from the minesweeper, which sustained damage. Greek navy minesweeper, Portuguese cargo ship collide 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z “Blood Vessel” is a nautical vampire flick set during World War II and centering on the survivors of a torpedoed hospital ship whose life raft comes across a seemingly abandoned German minesweeper. New movies to stream this week: ‘The Rental,’ ‘Amulet’ and more 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z We belonged to the Army and so were destined to spend our Afghan tour of duty playing human minesweepers. Celebrated to death: Memorial Day is killing us 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z The team was investigating the nearby wreck of the USS Partridge, a minesweeper that was sunk by a torpedo during the Normandy landings when they spotted German parachute mine. Secret Nazi World War II bunkers discovered near D-Day beaches 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z We also examined the state of the Navy’s minesweepers. Trump Says the U.S. Is Ready for War. Not All His Troops Are So Sure. 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z We also examined the state of the Navy's minesweepers. Trump Says U.S. is ready for war. Not all his troops are so sure. 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The navy minesweeper, using its sonar, located what was thought to be the sunken boat, but the wind-tossed sea was too rough for divers to inspect the seabed, according to a coast guard statement. Dutch coast guard launches search for missing fishing boat 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z The rest are primarily minesweepers, survey ships and other support vessels. Factbox: Iran tanker crisis shows that Britain no longer rules the... 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Navy minesweeper that supported the Normandy beach landings on D-Day. W.Va. author uses first-hand accounts in latest WWII book 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z “We are essentially the ships that the Navy forgot,” another sailor said of his own minesweeper, which had not left port in 20 months. Trump Says the U.S. Is Ready for War. Not All His Troops Are So Sure. 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The Navy has fewer than a dozen minesweepers, many in disrepair. Trump Says U.S. is ready for war. Not all his troops are so sure. 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Immediately after the war ended Ted continued his military service as a minesweeper, working off the coast of Scotland. D-Day veteran: 'I looked at the wounded and I cried' 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr Horne, from Port Seton in East Lothian, served on board a minesweeper alongside American forces. Then and now: Veterans remember D-Day landings 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z When the war broke out, Jackson’s father joined the minesweepers, and the women took over — her mother, aunts and grandmother. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z All the men had spent the war at sea, on minesweepers, battlecruisers and destroyers. 'Tears are just below the surface': Iolaire tragedy remembered 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z "We are essentially the ships that the Navy forgot," another sailor said of his own minesweeper, which had not left port in 20 months. Trump Says U.S. is ready for war. Not all his troops are so sure. 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z He was assigned to the minesweeper USS Condor when Japanese war planes bombed Pearl Harbor. Oldest US military survivor of Pearl Harbor dies at age 106 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z At 27, in 1938, he joined the Navy and was stationed with the minesweeper Condor at Pearl Harbor. Oldest surviving veteran of Pearl Harbor dies at 106 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z He found himself on a minesweeper attached to the supply convoys to Russia, one of the most dangerous and gruelling theatres of the conflict. Obituary: Richard Baker 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z He served on a minesweeper with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the conflict, attached to the supply convoys to Russia. Newsreader Richard Baker dies aged 93 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z So he joined a minesweeping division and commanded minesweepers in the North Sea for 15 months. WWI hero finally added to MPs' memorial 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The St Ives was one of about 400 trawlers used as minesweepers because their crews knew local waters. Mystery mine-sweeper wreck site found 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Instead of Cousteau's old minesweeper Calypso, it is the French culture ministry's surveillance ship André Malraux and its doughty crew of scientists and divers. Hunting for wrecks from Henry VIII battle with French 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z The United States rejected a request from the Emirati government this week to provide intelligence, reconnaissance aircraft and Navy minesweepers because of growing congressional opposition to the offensive, an Emirati official said Thursday. As Saudis Go to War, the Crown Prince Attends a Soccer Match 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z The Kachin Women’s Association Thailand, a charity, says that soldiers use civilians as human shields and minesweepers. Myanmar’s government sits by while the army goes on the offensive 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Vapor trails in the sky, the nightly flicker of anti-aircraft fire; rumors of barges massing along the coast of Holland, Kriegsmarine minesweepers probing the Channel defenses. Read an excerpt from Luna author Ian McDonald’s heartbreaking new time-travel romance 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Cousteau transformed the Calypso, a former Royal Navy minesweeper, into an oceanographic vessel for his pioneering expeditions. Fire on explorer Cousteau’s ship delays restoration work 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z And in 2013, the agency incorrectly misplaced a reef by eight miles, leading to the grounding of the Guardian, a naval minesweeper. Trump Misleads on Russian Meddling: Why 17 Intelligence Agencies Don’t Need to Agree 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z The Condor, a minesweeper, spotted and reported an approaching Japanese submarine that heralded the attack. Washington honors nation’s war dead with tears, prayers and parades 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Now, Russian minesweepers are checking Palmyra’s ancient ruins for explosives. Weeks after ‘pullout’ from Syria, Russian military is as busy as ever 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z As many as twenty thousand child soldiers fought in the Liberian civil war, serving as spies, sentries, and human minesweepers. General Butt Naked, the Repentant Warlord 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Wherever there has been fighting, there have been reports of atrocities committed by the Burmese army – burning villages, using prisoners as human minesweepers or as forced labour. Myanmar’s moment of truth | Nick Davies 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Calypso was originally a British minesweeper but was adapted into a "mobile oceanography laboratory" in 1950. French explorer Jacques Cousteau's Calypso to sail again - BBC News 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Two energy companies - Flint Hills Resources and a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum - purchased the former minesweeper base and moved in. Corpus Christi suburb reborn after 2010 base closure 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z He was stationed at the former Charleston Naval Base, assigned to the ocean minesweeper Exultant. Charges dropped against 4 in sailor’s rape, killing in 1992 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Wright, who served on a minesweeper in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, returned to Harvard after the war and received his master’s degree in architecture in 1950. A midcentury modern in Northwest Washington designed by Gropius protege 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z He served as a minesweeper in the Philippines in the war’s final year and was honorably discharged in 1947. World War II veteran gets diploma from Minnesota high school 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z When the war finished, the minesweepers still had to carry on. World War Two veterans: 'The people who say they weren’t frightened are liars’ 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z If the talk was vague, the word is that India may be looking for a Korean company to build minesweepers and other relatively small naval vessels. 'Great Game' For Asia: India's Modi Looks To Korea For Defense Needs After Visiting Arch Rival China 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z An operation involving helicopters, minesweepers and 200 troops was launched last October to search for a suspected rogue Russian submarine in Swedish waters. Swedish peace group trolls Russian submarines with gay defence system 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Evgeny Bocharov, 87, said U.S. rations — especially canned meat and preserved bread — were a “tasty” godsend near the end of the war, when he was working on a minesweeper in the Baltic Sea. One thing is missing from Russia’s WWII remembrance — the Allies 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z Navy minesweeper to a protected reef two years ago. US pays $1.97 million to Philippines for damaged reef 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Photograph: Zed Nelson for the Guardian I was a minesweeper. World War Two veterans: 'The people who say they weren’t frightened are liars’ 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z The sprayers went first—a pair of minesweepers clearing a path. Surviving Ebola 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Four British minesweepers are already based in Bahrain, and other British ships rely on facilities in the kingdom. Britain to boost military presence in Persian Gulf 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z The diplomats were taken to a shipyard near Tokyo building minesweepers, according to one of the delegates who spoke to Reuters. Exclusive - Japan eyes military aid to spur defense exports, build security ties: sources 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Helicopters and ships including minesweepers scoured the archipelago for a submarine. Sweden Confirms Mystery Vessel in Its Waters Was a Foreign Submarine 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The man who would later become my husband was on a minesweeper. World War Two veterans: 'The people who say they weren’t frightened are liars’ 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Despite a weeklong search by minesweepers, helicopters and ships last month, no submarine was found. In Air and Cyberspace, on Land and Sea, Russia Shows Muscle 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a protected coral reef last year, an official said Friday. US to compensate Philippines for coral reef damage 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Since then, a small fleet consisting of corvettes, minesweepers and fast patrol boats, pursued by a waterborne media pack, has criss-crossed the coastal waters outside the capital in the hunt for the submarine. Echoes of the cold war 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The Swedish Defense Ministry said that military teams on ships, helicopters and minesweepers continued their search today of the Baltic Sea near Stockholm for an unidentified foreign vessel that may be a Russian submarine. Latest News: Ben Bradlee, Sweden Sub Search, World Series 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z He later served aboard ships in the Pacific and, after the war, commanded a minesweeper in Japan. Victor Delano, retired Navy captain and Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 94 Other military displays were scattered about elsewhere, including minesweepers in Cardiff. Nato protests remain peaceful amid a show of the west's power 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The Royal Netherlands Navy and the Lithuanian navy are also expected to send minesweepers. Officials begin arriving for Nato 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Dubbed “the plumber” and “the minesweeper” for his coalition-building and arm-twisting skills, Mr. Dehaene bypassed Parliament and pushed through painful budget cuts to win Belgium a spot among the euro’s founding countries in 1999. Two-term Belgian prime minister Jean-Luc Dehaene, who led euro effort, dies at 73 Mr. Pabriks noted that five minesweepers — two from Norway and one each from the Netherlands, Belgium and Estonia — would conduct an exercise in the Baltic Sea until the end of May. Eastern Europe Frets About NATO’s Ability to Curb Russia 2014-04-24T00:35:35Z In Crimea, two Ukrainian warships are reported to be blocked by a Russian minesweeper in the port of Sevastopol. Tense Russia-Ukraine troop stand-off 2014-03-04T09:10:59Z Navy minesweeper, was lifted by crane during a salvage operation at the Tubbataha Reef, a Unesco World Heritage Site in the Philippines, Tuesday. Photos of the Day: March 27 2013-03-27T20:05:03Z Experts agreed that the minesweeper should be broken up and removed piece by piece to avoid sinking risk and further damage to the reef. Dismantling a U.S. Navy Ship 2013-03-27T12:15:55Z Navy minesweeper, the USS Guardian, ran aground in the Sulu Sea off the Philippines on Thursday, and was stuck on a reef, the Navy said. U.S. Navy minesweeper runs aground off Philippines 2013-01-17T05:18:46Z For example, the Navy is rushing more of the newest unmanned mine-clearing technology to the Persian Gulf while creating two new sets of crews to operate minesweepers in the region. In Kuwait, Panetta Affirms U.S. Commitment to Middle East 2012-12-11T14:32:52Z Two new crews will join the 10 that now rotate duty on the eight minesweepers in the Persian Gulf region. Navy Sends More Robotic Mine-Clearing Systems to Persian Gulf 2012-11-15T04:08:12Z Navy minesweeper, was lifted by crane during a salvage operation at the Tubbataha Reef, a Unesco World Heritage Site in the Philippines, Tuesday. Photos of the Day: March 27 2013-03-27T20:05:03Z Experts agreed that the minesweeper should be broken up and removed piece by piece to avoid sinking risk and further damage to the reef. Dismantling a U.S. Navy Ship 2013-03-27T12:15:55Z In advance of the exercise, the United States Navy earlier this summer doubled the number of minesweepers in the region, to eight vessels. U.S. Is Weighing New Curbs on Iran in Nod to Israel 2012-09-03T01:15:18Z Navy has doubled the number of minesweepers in the region, to eight vessels, as part of a buildup aimed at deterring Iran from attempting to close the strait. Pentagon Bulks Up Defenses in the Gulf 2012-07-17T01:17:50Z Four of the minesweepers now on patrol in the Middle East are permanently based in Bahrain, home of the Fifth Fleet. Navy Sends More Robotic Mine-Clearing Systems to Persian Gulf 2012-11-15T04:08:12Z The U.S. recently boosted its naval presence in the Gulf with additional minesweepers and other warships. U.S. Ship Fires on Boat off U.A.E., Kills One 2012-07-16T17:14:14Z The four minesweepers were ticketed for a seven-month deployment in an area of operations that includes the Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. U.S. beefs up Gulf naval force amid tension with Iran 2012-07-07T15:04:56Z The minesweeper deployment had been previously reported by the strong rhetoric from American officials, suggesting they were seeking to underline the significance of the move. Iran nuclear talks resume amid soaring tension in the Gulf 2012-07-03T18:25:36Z The Navy has doubled the number of minesweepers assigned to the region, to eight vessels, in what military officers describe as a purely defensive move. U.S. Adds Forces in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran 2012-07-03T06:41:58Z Analysts say an important factor driving the Navy and Congress is that the vessels the ships are meant to replace — frigates and minesweepers — are aging, and that there is little else in the pipeline. The Next War: A Smaller Navy Ship With Troubles, but President?s Backing 2012-04-05T17:26:05Z "We have 11 nations playing and playing hard, like the Canadian minesweepers, and they're making these decisions to participate at a time when their fiscally-constrained environment is far, far more significant than ours." West ramps up coastal war games 2012-02-08T15:38:52Z Four U.S. minesweepers arrived in the Gulf last month to bolster the Fifth Fleet and ensure the safety of shipping routes in a waterway through which 40 percent of the world's seaborne oil exports flow. U.S. beefs up Gulf naval force amid tension with Iran 2012-07-07T15:04:56Z Although the United States would respond with minesweepers, analysts said American naval forces might encounter layers of simultaneous attacks. U.S. Warns Top Iran Leader Not to Shut Strait of Hormuz 2012-01-13T03:16:56Z Greenert said the Navy would also replace minesweepers in Bahrain with littoral combat ships next decade and planned to station four destroyers at an existing site in Rota, Spain. U.S. Navy eyes stationing of ships in Singapore 2011-12-16T01:40:01Z Before the outbreak of the war there were under 20 vessels employed as minesweepers and on auxiliary patrol duties. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z "More German submarines, and our destroyers and minesweepers are operating in the hope of netting them." The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z French authorities launched a sea and air search operation, using helicopters and a naval minesweeper. Two Britons killed in plane crash 2011-06-18T14:47:03Z Mr. Ofer joined a shipping agency in Haifa, and served in the British Royal Navy on board a minesweeper during World War II. Sammy Ofer, Magnate and Israeli Power Broker, Dies at 89 2011-06-05T00:03:41Z The first man wounded was one of the minesweepers himself. A Year at War: The Endgame in Afghanistan 2011-03-26T18:35:45Z “China will be claiming our island next,” said Mr. Kinjo, 67, who decorated his office with military photographs and a large United States flag given to him by the crew of a visiting American minesweeper. Yonaguni Journal: Japanese Isle in Sea of Contention Weighs Fist Versus Open Hand 2011-02-10T23:03:47Z An Australian Defence Force minesweeper today joined the clean-up efforts; two more navy ships are being deployed to help in the recovery. Victoria Towns Evacuate; Inmates Mop Up in Queensland 2011-01-19T08:31:02Z But when they learned that the minesweeper himself was down, a sickening realization set in: they might be surrounded by hidden explosives that the detectors could not sense because they were made of plastic. A Year at War: Life and Death Decisions Weigh on Junior Officers 2010-12-20T20:29:20Z Granted, there have been occasional problems, like the recent news about a pair of Navy officers punished for fraternization while in command of a minesweeper, but stupidity knows no gender. Don't Ask, Don't Tell: RIP, at Long Last 2010-12-20T15:15:00Z After the minesweeper was carried to a medevac helicopter, I made my way back up the hill, stepping carefully in other men’s tracks. A Year at War: The Endgame in Afghanistan 2011-03-26T18:35:45Z The point man scanned every rock and pothole with a minesweeper. Afghanistan's Green Zone 2010-07-29T20:54:00Z Indeed, that reality was reflected in the motto of the RV Calypso, the converted minesweeper that was the base of operations for his merry team in their red knit caps: “Il faut aller voir.” Here's to Jacques-Yves Cousteau 2010-06-11T01:30:00Z Sergeant Lee shouted to a second minesweeper who was bending over Petty Officer Kremer. A Year at War: Life and Death Decisions Weigh on Junior Officers 2010-12-20T20:29:20Z Navy minesweepers were denied harbor in Hong Kong ahead of a raging storm in the Pacific. U.S. Sees China Easing Reaction to Arms Sales 2010-02-20T04:37:00Z Ships include minesweepers, escort vessels, patrol and torpedo boats, and a large assortment of small miscellaneous craft. Area Handbook for Romania Two of the minesweepers are oceangoing vessels; the other six can sweep harbors or inshore seas only. Area Handbook for Albania Out to seaward a flotilla of minesweepers was busily at work. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Within minutes, two other medics reached the scene, rapidly applying tourniquets to both of the sailor’s legs and giving him morphine before carrying him by stretcher down the hill, walking slowly behind the second minesweeper. A Year at War: Life and Death Decisions Weigh on Junior Officers 2010-12-20T20:29:20Z In the Mediterranean also there were a number of patrol gunboats and minesweepers similar to the fighting sloops. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Romania produces river craft and some smaller types, probably including the inshore minesweepers that operate in the Black Sea. Area Handbook for Romania Flames quickly followed, and several minesweepers and destroyers soon came to her aid, and unloaded part of her cargo. The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" Relying on the minesweepers, he kept course and speed—the channel was reported clear. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war Daily, therefore, the minesweepers steamed ahead of the fleet to clear the necessary channel. Winning a Cause World War Stories A few seconds later another bomb fell close to a minesweeper and a fragment gashed the decks but did not penetrate them. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Well, while the war was on I did see the Canaries and Bay of Naples at Government’s expense on a minesweeper, and they’re not a patch on the Cornwall coast. The Moon Rock Such actions as that on November 17, 1917, between our light forces and the German light cruisers and minesweepers were the result. The Crisis of the Naval War Not all of the mines they sow hold to the hastily slipped 'sinkers' till disaster to our shipping or the untiring search of the minesweepers reveals their presence. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war To 'spot' these shy, retiring batteries was of course imperative, but when spotted they vanished to some other coign of vantage, equally inconspicuous, and continued to rain fire upon the minesweepers. Winning a Cause World War Stories It may be apropos to say here that the smaller class of minesweeper is usually blown to pieces if she touches a mine. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Most of the crew of the Endurance served on minesweepers. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition A large number of retired Naval officers below the rank of admiral served in minesweepers and patrol craft, and in command of various areas, and their work was of the greatest possible value. The Crisis of the Naval War Past the Elbow buoy, we met the minesweepers returning from a sweep of their section. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war An army landed on the peninsula might cross the narrow neck of land, demolish the batteries, and free the minesweepers from their destructive fire. Winning a Cause World War Stories Minesweepers About the screw and paddle minesweepers little can be said beyond the fact that they numbered about 200 and performed some of the most dangerous work in the war. Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships Built originally for duty as minesweepers, the sloops were faster and more heavily armed than the drifters. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war In this instance a flotilla of minesweepers was employed in sweeping when two mines exploded in the sweep towed by the second pair of minesweeping trawlers in the flotilla. The Crisis of the Naval War To seaward, we could see twin wreaths of smoke blowing low on the water, marking the progress of a flotilla of minesweepers, on whose operations we waited. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war After an hour at last sighted the minesweepers, which had already started work.' Winning a Cause World War Stories The devotion and gallantry and humanity of the fishermen is not confined to the enlisted section who man the patrol craft and minesweepers. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war The most disappointing figures were those relating to submarines, trawlers and minesweepers. The Crisis of the Naval War There was also some delay in the delivery of twin screw minesweepers, twenty of which were shown in the forecast of October, 1916, as due for delivery in the first six months of 1917. The Crisis of the Naval War |
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