A Pinguin B3 minehunting ROV of the German Navy, explosive charges can be seen underneath the main body.

Kulmbach class mine hunters of the German Navy

A Royal Norwegian Navy Oksøy-class minehunter, a catamaran, air-cushion vessel.

Minehunters are mine countermeasure vessels that actively detect and destroy individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clears mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as an MCMV, (also for mine countermeasure vessel). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 936 KB) Summary A Pinguin B3 mine hunting drone (ROV), used to inspect and destroy naval mines. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 936 KB) Summary A Pinguin B3 mine hunting drone (ROV), used to inspect and destroy naval mines. ... German frigate Karlsruhe rescuing shipwrecked people off the coast of Somalia while participating in the international anti-terror operation ENDURING FREEDOM, April 2005 The Laboe Naval Memorial for sailors who lost their lives at sea during the World Wars and while on duty at sea and U 995 Modern air... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 869 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own work Kulmbach class minehunters open ship event at the Kiel Week 2007. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 869 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Own work Kulmbach class minehunters open ship event at the Kiel Week 2007. ... The five ships of the Type 333 Kulmbach class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines. ... German frigate Karlsruhe rescuing shipwrecked people off the coast of Somalia while participating in the international anti-terror operation ENDURING FREEDOM, April 2005 The Laboe Naval Memorial for sailors who lost their lives at sea during the World Wars and while on duty at sea and U 995 Modern air... Image File history File linksMetadata M352. ... Image File history File linksMetadata M352. ... Ranks Norwegian military ranks The Royal Norwegian Navy (often abbreviated as RNoN) is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. ... The Alta class mine sweeper is a class of mine sweeper operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy. ... A Hovercraft, or Air-Cushion Vehicle (ACV), is an amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface - land or water - supported by a cushion of slowly moving, low-pressure air, ejected downwards against the surface close below it. ... Polish wz. ... USS Pivot (AM 276) World War II United States Admirable Class Minesweeper shown in the Gulf of Mexico on sea trials 12 July 1944 Image:Hameln Class. ... A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship tasked with the location of and destruction of naval mines. ...

A minehunter uses an imaging sonar to detect and classify targets and then sends out divers or remotely operated vehicles to inspect and neutralise the threat, often using small charges that are detonated remotely. The F70 type frigates (here, La Motte-Picquet) are fitted with VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) type DUBV43 or DUBV43C towed sonars SONAR (SOund Navigation And Ranging) â€” or sonar â€” is a technique that uses sound propagation under water (primarily) to navigate, communicate or to detect other vessels. ... Variety of ROVs: Work Class, General, Mini Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) is the common accepted name for tethered underwater robots in the offshore industry. ... This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ...

As the minehunter will often be operating in close proximity to mines, it is so designed to reduce its acoustic and magnetic signatures, two common forms of trigger for mines. For example, they are often soundproofed by mounting machinery on shock absorbers or by using quiet electrical drive and are generally constructed using wood, glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) and non-ferrous metal, or are degaussed, to reduce magnetic signature. Acoustics is a branch of physics and is the study of sound (mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with magnet. ... Soundproofing is any means of to reducing the intensity of sound with respect to a specified source and receptor. ... Gasfilled Shock absorber. ... A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric powerplant for providing locomotion. ... A hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. ... Trunks A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a solid material derived from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... The composite Rutan VariEze, a home-build light aircraft Glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), is a composite material or fiber-reinforced plastic made of a plastic reinforced by fine fibers made of glass. ... Non-ferrous metals are metals that do not contain iron. ... Degaussing is the process of decreasing or eliminating an unwanted magnetic field. ...

Minehunters are generally small, shallow-draught vessels, as they are often called upon to work in enclosed bodies of water such as shipping channels or harbours. Manoeuvrability in such areas is critical, therefore the Voith-Schneider cycloidal propulsor is commonly used, allowing the engine thrust to be transmitted in any direction. A number of modern vessels use catamaran hulls to provide a large, stable working platform with minimal underwater contact; this both reduces draught whilst lowering acoustic transmission and reducing the fluid pressure generated by the moving hull (mines may incorporate a hydraulic pressure trigger). The draft of a ships hull is the vertical distance from the bottom of the hull to the waterline. ... In physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. ... A harbor (or harbour) or haven is a place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. ... The Voith-Schneider propeller is a specialized marine propulsion system. ... It has been suggested that Catamaran History be merged into this article or section. ... Fluid dynamics is the sub-discipline of fluid mechanics dealing with fluids (liquids and gases) in motion. ...