List of minesweeper classes
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Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian NavyThe Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
- Ton-classTon class minesweeperThe Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy...
- Bay-class minehunterBay class minehunterThe Bay class Minehunter Inshores were a class of catamaran-hull mine warfare vessels operating with the Royal Australian Navy from 1986. Also referred to as the MHCAT , the class was an attempt to produce a locally designed inshore mine warfare vessel. Two prototype ships were ordered in 1981,...
- (1986-2001) - Huon-class minehunterHuon class minehunterThe Huon class Minehunter Coastal ships are a group of minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy . Following problems with the Bay class minehunters, a request for tender was issued in 1993 for a class of six coastal minehunters under the project designation SEA 1555...
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Belgian NavyBelgian NavyThe Marine Component of the Belgian Army, formerly the Belgian Naval Force, is the naval service of Belgium.-Early history:The Belgian Navy was created as the Marine Royale in 1831. This force has operated in various forms throughout Belgian history.When after the Belgian Revolution, the country...
- Aggressive-class minesweeperAggressive class minesweeperThe Aggressive class minesweepers are a class of US-built minesweepers. They are designated as MSO , distinguishing them from the smaller coastal MSCs and inshore MSIs...
- Tripartite-class minehunterTripartite class minehunterThe Tripartite class is a class of mine warfare vessel used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan, Indonesia, Latvia, and Bulgaria.-Description:...
Brazilian Navy
- Aratu-class minesweeper
- River-class minesweeperRiver class minesweeperThe River class was a class of minesweeper built for the British Royal Navy in the 1980s, designated Fleet Minesweepers .-Design:The Rivers were built with a traditional steel hull to a design based on a commercial offshore support vessel...
Canadian Navy
- Fundy-class minesweeperFundy class minesweeperThe Fundy-class minesweepers were a class of four minesweepers operated by the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II.The class derives its name from the lead ship and are all named after bays in Canada. The Fundy Mineseepers were modified versions of the British "Basset" class trawler...
- Bay-class minesweeperBay class minesweeperThe Bay-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces during the Cold War....
- Anticosti-class minesweeperAnticosti class minesweeperThe Anticosti class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers that served with the Canadian Forces from 1989–2000.The class consisted of two former oil rig supply vessels, the Jean Tide and the Joyce Tide...
- Kingston-class coastal defence vessel
PR China NavyPeople's Liberation Army NavyThe People's Liberation Army Navy is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army , the military of the People's Republic of China. Until the early 1990s, the navy performed a subordinate role to the PLA Land Forces. Since then, it has undergone rapid modernisation...
- Wochi-class minehunter
- Wozang-class minehunter
- Wolei-class minelayerWolei class minelayerType 918 Wolei class minelayer is the sole minelayer in the People's Liberation Army Navy, numbered 814. The project was first designed by the 708th institute in 1981, Mr. Ma Jinghua was the general designer, and all of the onboard subsystem was completed in 1984. Dalian Shipyard begin the...
- Type 010 class oceangoing minesweeperType 010 class minesweeperThe Type 010 class minesweeper is the Chinese version of the Soviet T-43 class oceangoing minesweeper. The origin of this class rooted from the need to solve the typical problem of minesweepers: due to the special need of the mine countermeasure requirement, minesweeper is most expensive type of...
- T-43-class oceangoing minesweeperType 010 class minesweeperThe Type 010 class minesweeper is the Chinese version of the Soviet T-43 class oceangoing minesweeper. The origin of this class rooted from the need to solve the typical problem of minesweepers: due to the special need of the mine countermeasure requirement, minesweeper is most expensive type of...
- Wosao-class minesweeperType 082 class minesweeperThe Type 082 class minesweeper is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ship class. It is also known as Wosao class in the west, but the correct Chinese name is actually Wusao, short for armed mine sweeping boat...
- Fushun-class coastal minesweeper modified Shanghai-II class gunboatType 062 class gunboatThe Type 062 class gunboat is a class of gunboats of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. Successor to the Shantou class gunboat, it is also known by its NATO reporting name Shanghai-I and Shanghai-II. The class is larger than its predecessor and is the most widely built...
for minesweeping, all in reserve and being scrapped. - Futi-class (Type 312) minesweeper / minesweeping droneType 312 minesweeperThe Chinese Type 312 class minesweeper was also known as Futi class It was the first remote minesweeping drone in the world that actually successfully used in war....
Danish Navy
- FlyvefiskenFlyvefisken class patrol vesselThe Flyvefisken class patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Danish Navy. The class is also known as the Standard Flex 300 or SF300 class.-Containerised weapon systems:...
-class patrol vessels (fitted for MCM-operations) - Holm class multirole boats (fitted for remote controlled mine sweeping)
- MSF class drone minehunters
- MRD class drone minehunters
Egyptian Navy
- Yurka-class minesweeperYurka class minesweeperThe Yurka class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1963 and 1970. The Soviet designation was Project 266 Rubin.-Design:...
- Osprey-class coastal minehunterOsprey class coastal minehunterOsprey-class coastal minehunters are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom naval mines from vital waterways. They use sonar and video systems, cable cutters and a mine detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control...
Estonian NavyEstonian NavyThe Merevägi is the navy of Republic of Estonia and is part of the unified Kaitsevägi .In total, there are about four commissioned ships in the Estonian Navy, including three auxiliary ships; the displacement of the navy is under 10,000 tonnes making it one of the smallest navies in the world...
- Sandown-class minehunterSandown class minehunterThe Sandown class is a class of minehunter originally built for the British Royal Navy). Sandown-class vessels also serve with the Royal Saudi Navy and the Estonian Navy...
- Lindau-class minesweeperLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
Finnish NavyFinnish NavyThe Finnish Navy is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS" simply short for "Finnish Navy Ship"...
- Katanpää class mine countermeasure vessel
- Kuha class minesweeperKuha class minesweeperThere have been two different classes of minesweepers named Kuha in the Finnish Navy:*Kuha class minesweepers *Kuha class minesweepers...
- Kiiski class minesweeperKiiski class minesweeperThe Kiiski class minesweepers are a series of seven small minesweepers of the Finnish Navy. The ships were constructed in 1975 and were modernized in the 1990s.-Vessels of the class:Kiiski 1 Kiiski 2 Kiiski 3 Kiiski 4 Kiiski 5...
Bundesmarine
- Lindau-class minesweeperLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
- Frankenthal-class mine hunterFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
- Kulmbach-class mine hunterKulmbach class mine hunterThe Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.-List of ships:...
- Ensdorf-class minesweeperEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
- Mühlhausen minesweeperGerman naval ship MühlhausenMühlhausen was a naval ship in service with the German Navy. The ship was launched June 30, 1966 at the Burmester Werft in Bremen with the name Walther von Ledebur. She was a prototype of a new class of ocean-going minesweepers, which however was not accepted by the Bundesmarine...
Greek Navy
- Hunt-class MCMVHunt class MCMVThe Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull...
- Osprey-class coastal minehunterOsprey class coastal minehunterOsprey-class coastal minehunters are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom naval mines from vital waterways. They use sonar and video systems, cable cutters and a mine detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control...
Indian NavyIndian NavyThe Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
- Pondicherry -class minesweeperPondicherry class minesweeperThe Pondicherry class are a class of minesweepers built for the Indian Navy by the Soviet Union. They are modified versions of the Natya class minesweeper. The vessels were acquired in two batches. The first were purchased from 1978 to 1980 and the second from 1986 to 1988...
- Mahé-class minesweeperMahé class minesweeperThe Mahé class minesweeper is a class of mid-1960s small Russian naval warships designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations....
Italian NavyMarina MilitareThe Italian Navy is the navy of the Italian Republic. It is one of the four branches of military forces of Italy; formed in 1946, from what remained of the Regia Marina . As of 2008, the Italian Navy had 35,200 active personnel with 180 commissioned ships, 19 Floating Docks, and 123 aircraft...
- Lerici-class minehunterLerici class minehunterThe Lerici class is a class of minehunters constructed by Intermarine SpA and owned and operated by the Marina Militare, the Italian Navy...
- Gaeta-class minehunterLerici class minehunterThe Lerici class is a class of minehunters constructed by Intermarine SpA and owned and operated by the Marina Militare, the Italian Navy...
Japan Maritime Self-Defense ForceJapan Maritime Self-Defense ForceThe , or JMSDF, is the naval branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, tasked with the naval defense of Japan. It was formed following the dissolution of the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II....
- Yaeyama-class minesweeperYaeyama class minesweeperThe Yaeyama class is the largest class of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweepers, designed for open-sea mine clearance operations. Three ships were built in the class, a further three ships were planned but were cancelled. The ships use wooden hulls to reduce their magnetic signature...
Netherlands Navy
- A-class minesweeperA class minesweeperThe A class were four minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy. They were the first minesweepers of the Dutch Navy specifically designed as such, as earlier minesweepers were converted tugboats....
- M-class minesweeperM class minesweeperThe M class were the first minesweepers of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The need for minesweepers for the Dutch marine came during the First World War when sea mines where laid in great numbers....
- Tripartite-class minehunterTripartite class minehunterThe Tripartite class is a class of mine warfare vessel used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan, Indonesia, Latvia, and Bulgaria.-Description:...
Norwegian Navy
- Aggressive-class minesweeperAggressive class minesweeperThe Aggressive class minesweepers are a class of US-built minesweepers. They are designated as MSO , distinguishing them from the smaller coastal MSCs and inshore MSIs...
- Sauda-class MCMVSauda class MCMVThe Sauda class was a class of nine minesweepers and one minehunter in service for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1953 to 1996. The class was designed at Sparkman & Stephens Inc., New York, as an improvement of the NYMS class...
- Alta-class minesweeperAlta class minesweeperThe Alta class minesweeper is a ship class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. An almost identical class of minehunters is known as the Oksøy class....
- Oksøy-class mine hunterOksøy class mine hunterThe Oksøy-class mine hunters are a class of vessels of the Royal Norwegian Navy active since the mid-1990s.Almost identical to the , the only differences are the equipment on the aft deck and aft 1. deck, the sonars , and the length of the superstructure on 1. deck...
Polish NavyPolish NavyThe Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - MW RP Polish Navy, is the branch of Republic of Poland Armed Forces responsible for naval operations...
- T43-class minesweeperT43 class minesweeperThe T43 class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies in the 1950s and 1960s. The Soviet designation was Project 254.-Design:...
- Projekt 206FM class minehunter
Russian Navy / Soviet NavySoviet NavyThe Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
- T43-class minesweeperT43 class minesweeperThe T43 class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies in the 1950s and 1960s. The Soviet designation was Project 254.-Design:...
- T58-class minesweeperT58 class minesweeperThe T58 class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s The Soviet Designation was Project 264-Design:The specification for these ships was issued in 1949 and the lead ship was completed in 1957. These ships were larger than the previous T43 class and had increased sweep...
- Yurka-class minesweeperYurka class minesweeperThe Yurka class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1963 and 1970. The Soviet designation was Project 266 Rubin.-Design:...
- Natya-class minesweeperNatya class minesweeperThe Natya class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers during the 1970s and '80s. The Soviet designation was Project 266M Avkvamarin. The ships were used for ocean minesweeping.-Design:...
- Gorya-class minesweeperGorya class minesweeperThe Gorya class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1980s. Three ships were started of which two were completed and are in service with the Russian Navy. The Soviet Designation was Project 1266.-Design:...
- Sasha-class minesweeperSasha class minesweeperThe Sasha class is the NATO reporting name for a class of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1954 and 1956. The Soviet designation was Project 265-Design:...
- Vanya-class minesweeperVanya class minesweeperThe Vanya class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy between 1960 and 1973. The Soviet Designation was Project 257-Design:...
- Zhenya-class minesweeperZhenya class minesweeperThe Zhenya class were a group of three minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1960sThe ships were a glass-reinforced plastic hulled version of the Vanya class minesweeperThree ships were built:...
- Sonya-class minesweeperSonya class minesweeperThe Sonya class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies between 1971 and 1991. The Soviet designation is Project 1265 Yakhont.-Design:...
- Yevgenya-class minesweeperYevgenya class minesweeperThe Yevgenia class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967 and 1980. The Soviet designation was Project 1258 Korund.-Design:These were small minehunters built for inshore work...
South African NavySouth African NavyThe South African Navy is the navy of the Republic of South Africa.-Formation:The South African Navy can trace its official origins back to the SA Naval Service, which was established on 1 April 1922....
- Ton-class minesweeperTon class minesweeperThe Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy...
- Lindau-class minesweeperLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
Singapore NavyRepublic of Singapore NavyThe Republic of Singapore Navy is the naval component of the Singapore Armed Forces , responsible for the defence of Singapore against sea-borne threats and protection of its sea lines of communications. Operating within the crowded littoral waters of the Singapore Strait, the RSN is regarded as...
- Bedok-class mine countermeasures vesselBedok class mine countermeasures vesselThe Bedok class are mine countermeasures vessels of the Republic of Singapore Navy . They play an important role in the maritime security of Singapore, ensuring that the Singapore Strait and the sea lanes surrounding Singapore remain mine-free and open to international shipping...
Swedish NavySwedish NavyThe Royal Swedish Navy is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps .In Swedish, vessels of the Swedish Navy are given the prefix "HMS," short for Hans/Hennes...
- Landsort-class mine countermeasures vesselLandsort class mine countermeasures vesselThe Landsort class mine countermeasures vessel is built by Swedish shipbuilding company, Kockums for the Swedish Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy .-Design:...
United KingdomRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
- Flower-classFlower class sloopThe Flower class comprised five sub-classes of sloops built under the Emergency War Programme for the Royal Navy during World War I, all of which were named after various flowers...
(112 ships in 4 sub-classes, launched 1914—1918) convoy sloops intended originally for minesweeping - Hunt-class, Belvoir groupHunt class minesweeper (1916)The Hunt class minesweeper was a class of minesweeping sloop built between 1916 and 1919 for the Royal Navy. They were built in two discrete groups, the earlier Belvoir group designed by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company and the subsequent Aberdare group designed by the Admiralty...
(20 ships, launched 1916—1917) AilsaAilsa Shipbuilding Company-History:The company was founded in 1885 by the 3rd Marquess of Ailsa.In 1902 the Ailsa yard fitted out the polar exploration ship Scotia for the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-04...
twin-screw coastal minesweeping sloops - Hunt-class, Aberdare groupHunt class minesweeper (1916)The Hunt class minesweeper was a class of minesweeping sloop built between 1916 and 1919 for the Royal Navy. They were built in two discrete groups, the earlier Belvoir group designed by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company and the subsequent Aberdare group designed by the Admiralty...
(87 ships, launched 1917—1919) Admiralty twin-screw coastal minesweeping sloops - Dance-classDance class minesweeperThe Dance class minesweepers were originally designed as a shallow-draft twin-screw tunnel tugs, and were taken over by the Admiralty as coastal minesweeping sloops. They were completed between November 1917 and September 1918 under the Emergency War Programme.-Ships: - October 1917; Used to sweep...
(14 ships, launched 1917-1919) tunnel-screw coastal minesweeping sloops - Racecourse-classRacecourse class minesweeperThe Racecourse class minesweepers were 32 ships delivered to the Royal Navy during the First World War. They were built to two related designs as paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops under the Emergency War Programme. The vessels were reasonable sea-boats, but lost speed badly in a seaway when...
(32 ships in 2 sub-classes, launched 1916—1918) paddlewheel coastal minesweeping sloops - Halcyon-classHalcyon class minesweeperThe Halcyon class was a class of 21 oil-fired minesweepers built for the British Royal Navy between 1933 and 1939...
(7 reciprocating and 14 turbine ships, launched 1933—1939) twin-screw minesweeping sloops - Bangor-classBangor class minesweeperThe Bangor-class minesweepers were a class of minesweepers operated by the Royal Navy , Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Indian Navy during World War II....
(14 ships, launched 1940—1942) diesel twin-screw single-role minesweeping sloops - Blyth-class (Bangor-class II) (19 ships, launched 1940—1943) reciprocating Bangor variant
- Ardrossan-class (Bangor-class III) (26 ships, launched 1940—1942) turbine Bangor variant
- Bathurst-classBathurst class corvetteThe Bathurst class corvettes were a class of general purpose vessels produced in Australia during World War II. Originally classified as minesweepers, but widely referred to as corvettes, the Bathurst class vessels fulfilled a broad anti-submarine, anti-mine, and convoy escort role.Sixty Bathurst...
(47 ships, launched 1940—1943 only served with the Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian NavyThe Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
and Royal Indian NavyRoyal Indian NavyThe Royal Indian Navy was the naval force of British India. Along with the Presidency armies and the later British Indian Army it comprised the Armed Forces of British India....
) Australian Bangor variant - MMS-classMMS class minesweeperThe MMS class were a class of 402 coastal minesweepers built for the Royal Navy between 1940 and 1945. They were of wooden construction to counteract magnetic mines.The coastal minesweepers had pennant numbers MMS1 to MMS312 and MMS1001 to MMS1090...
(403 ships, launched 1940—1945) inshore acoustic / magnetic motor minesweepers - Algerine-classAlgerine class minesweeperThe Algerine-class was a class of minesweepers of the Royal Navy and the Commonwealth. 110 ships of the class were launched between 1942 and 1944 and served in World War II....
(98 ships, launched 1941—1945) twin-screw multi-role minesweeping sloops - Catherine-class (22 ships, transferred from the US Navy in 1941 under the Lend-LeaseLend-LeaseLend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
program) twin-screw multi-role minesweeping sloops - BYMS-classBYMS class minesweeperThe BYMS class was a class of wooden motor minesweepers, part of the US Navy YMS Yard class minesweepers. 150 ships destined for UK were launched from 1941 to 1943....
(150 ships, launched 1941—1943) British Yard acoustic / magnetic motor minesweepers - Ton-classTon class minesweeperThe Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy...
(116 ships, launched 1952—1959) open-water minesweepers, minehunters and mine countermeasures vessels - Ham-classHam class minesweeperThe Ham class was a class of inshore minesweepers , known as the Type 1, of the British Royal Navy. The class was designed to operate in the shallow water of rivers and estuaries. It took its name from the fact that all the ship names were British place names ending in -"ham"...
(93 ships, launched 1954—1959) inshore minesweepers - Ley-classLey class minehunterThe Ley class was a class of inshore minehunter built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1950s. They had pennant numbers in the series M2001. Eleven ships were built in the early 1950s, most of which were subsequently disarmed and used as training vessels, RNXS tenders, URNU vessels etc.Unlike...
(10 ships, launched 1952—1955) inshore minehunters - Wilton class (1 ship, launched 18 January 1972) open-water minesweeper and minehunter. Prototype ship built in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) to same hull design as Ton Class and forerunner of Hunt and Sandown Classes also constructed in GRP.
- Hunt-classHunt class MCMVThe Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull...
(13 ships, launched 1978—1988) mine countermeasures vessels - Venturer-classVenturer class minesweeperThe Venturer class minesweepers were naval trawlers converted from fishing trawlers to minesweeper service for the Royal Navy in 1978.There were 2 members of the class: - originally Suffolk Harvester - originally Suffolk Monarch...
(2 ships, purchased 1979) deep-water single-role minesweepers - River-classRiver class minesweeperThe River class was a class of minesweeper built for the British Royal Navy in the 1980s, designated Fleet Minesweepers .-Design:The Rivers were built with a traditional steel hull to a design based on a commercial offshore support vessel...
(12 ships, launched 1982—1985) deep-water single-role minesweepers - Sandown-classSandown class minehunterThe Sandown class is a class of minehunter originally built for the British Royal Navy). Sandown-class vessels also serve with the Royal Saudi Navy and the Estonian Navy...
(12 ships, launched 1990—2001) single-role minehunters
United StatesUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
- Auk-class minesweeperAuk class minesweeperThe Auk class were Allied minesweepers serving with the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. In total, there were 95 Auks built.-Design and development:...
- Admirable-class minesweeperAdmirable class minesweeperThe Admirable class was the largest and one of the most successful classes of minesweepers the United States Navy ordered during World War II. Typically, the minesweeper detected and removed mines before the rest of the fleet arrived, thereby ensuring safe passage for the larger ships...
- Adroit-class minesweeperAdroit class minesweeperThe Adroit class minesweepers were a class of United States Navy s completed as minesweepers. However, they were considered unsatisfactory in this role, and were all were eventually converted back into submarine chasers....
- Aggressive-class minesweeperAggressive class minesweeperThe Aggressive class minesweepers are a class of US-built minesweepers. They are designated as MSO , distinguishing them from the smaller coastal MSCs and inshore MSIs...
- Avenger-class mine countermeasures shipAvenger class mine countermeasures shipAvenger-class mine countermeasures ships are a class of 14 ships constructed by the United States Navy 1987–1994. The ships are designed to clear mines from vital waterways. The ships have the hull designator MCM.-Background:In the early 1980s, the U.S...
- active - Hawk-class minesweeperHawk class minesweeperThe Hawk-class were a minesweeper class of the United States Navy during World War II.All three vessels were originally fishing trawlers acquired by requisition purchase from the General Sea Foods Corp. of Boston. They patrolled off the New England coast from 1942, until they were decommissioned in...
- Kite-class minesweeperKite class minesweeperThe Kite-class minesweepers were a class of two ships operated by the United States Navy during World War II.Both ships were built as fishing trawlers in 1928 by the Bath Iron Works Corporation of Bath, Maine, for F. J. O'Hara and Sons, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts.The ships were acquired by the...
- Lapwing-class minesweeperLapwing class minesweeperThe Lapwing-class minesweeper, often called the Bird class, was an early "AM-type" oceangoing minesweeper of the United States Navy. Forty-eight ships of the class were commissioned during World War I, and served well into the 1950s. A number were refitted to serve as salvage vessels, seaplane...
- Osprey-class coastal minehunterOsprey class coastal minehunterOsprey-class coastal minehunters are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom naval mines from vital waterways. They use sonar and video systems, cable cutters and a mine detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control...
- YMS-1-class minesweeperYMS-1 class minesweeperThe YMS-1 class of auxiliary motor minesweepers was established with the laying down of YMS-1 on 4 March 1941.Characteristics of the class: Displacement 270 t.; Length 136'; Beam 24' 6"; Draft 8'; Speed 15 kts; Complement 32; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two 20mm, two dcp; Propulsion two...
Vietnam People's NavyVietnam People's NavyThe Vietnam People's Navy is part of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsible for the protection of national waters, islands, and interests of the maritime economy, as well as for the coordination of maritime police, customs service and the border defense force.-History:Following the Geneva...
- Yurka-class minesweeperYurka class minesweeperThe Yurka class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1963 and 1970. The Soviet designation was Project 266 Rubin.-Design:...
- Sonya-class minesweeperSonya class minesweeperThe Sonya class were a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and Soviet allies between 1971 and 1991. The Soviet designation is Project 1265 Yakhont.-Design:...
- Yevgenya-class minesweeperYevgenya class minesweeperThe Yevgenia class are a group of minesweepers built for the Soviet Navy and export customers between 1967 and 1980. The Soviet designation was Project 1258 Korund.-Design:These were small minehunters built for inshore work...