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An Oropesa is a streamlined towed body used in the process of
An Oropesa is a streamlined towed body used in the process of minesweeping
Minesweeping is the practice of the removal of explosive naval mines, usually by a specially designed ship called a minesweeper using various measures to either capture or detonate the mines, but sometimes also with an aircraft made for that ...
. The role of the Oropesa is to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position from the sweeping ship. Oropesa are standard devices used on Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship
''Avenger''-class mine countermeasures ships are a class of 14 ships constructed for the United States Navy from 1987 to 1994, designed to clear mines from vital waterways. The ships have the hull designator MCM.
The ''Avenger''-class ships ...
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The device derives its name from the ship on which it was developed, HMS ''Oropesa'', a converted British Steam trawler.History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, page 114, By Samuel Eliot Morison
See also
* Paravane *Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any ...
References
External linksVrienden van de Koninklijke Marine. , Mechanical minesweeping
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