Overview

In modern naval warfare, offensive and defensive mine operations and the ships that perform them often take a back seat to the more glamorous carrier strike groups, strategic deterrence patrols and anti-submarine operations. Despite their relatively small size and numbers, minecraft have enormous strategic and tactical value. With more than 200 photos, this book details the histories and specifications of more than 2,200 vessels that have served as minelayers and minesweepers, from World War I to today. Rare examples include the U.S. Navy's only purpose-built mine-laying submarine, and the remarkable 36-foot ""mini minesweeper.""

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Author:   Ken W. Sayers
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.875kg
ISBN:  

9781476682020

ISBN 10:   147668202
Pages:   499
Publication Date:   03 February 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Introduction  1. Auxiliary Minelayers (ACM)  2. Minesweepers (AM)  3. Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)  4. Underwater Locator Coastal Minesweepers (AMCU)  5. Motor Minesweepers (AMS)  6. Mine Planters and Minelayers (CM)  7. Coastal Minelayers (CMc)  8. Light Minelayers (DM)  9. ­High-Speed Minesweepers (DMS) / Destroyer Minesweepers (DMS) 10. Mine Countermeasures Ships (MCM) 11. Mine Countermeasures Support Ships (MCS) 12. Coastal Minehunters (MHC) 13. Auxiliary Minelayers (MMA) 14. Coastal Minelayers (MMC) 15. Light Minelayers (DM)/Fast Minelayers (MMD) 16. Fleet Minelayer (MMF) 17. Minesweeping Boats (MSB) 18. Coastal Minesweepers (MSC) 19. Coastal Minesweepers–Old (MSCO) 20. Fleet Minesweepers–­Steel-Hulled (MSF) 21. Inshore Minesweepers (MSI) 22. Minesweeping Launches (MSL) 23. Ocean Minesweepers (MSO) 24. Minesweepers–Special (MSS) 25. Minelaying Submarine (SM) 26. Motor Minesweepers (YMS) 27. Mine Miscellany 28. Transfers, Sales and Exports Bibliography Index

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"""This book offers impressively detailed histories and descriptions of the more than 2,200 vessels that have served as minelayers and minesweepers in the U.S. Navy since World War I. More than 200 photos add to the value of this book in giving the reader information not easily found elsewhere.""--Seapower Magazine"

Author Information

Ken W. Sayers is a former naval officer who served on board a Pacific Fleet destroyer escort and in the Pentagon on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs). An IBM veteran, he lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

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