U.S. Navy Minecraft: A History and Directory from World War I to Today

by Ken W. Sayers

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."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476682020
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	02/03/2023
Pages:	499
Sales rank:	635,351
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

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

Editorial Reviews

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

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