The Minesweepers’ Victory

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The Minesweepers’ Victory

@Sweepers3945

Offering a day-by-day account (80 years on) of the RN’s battle to defeat enemy mining in the Second World War. Mastodon back-up is @[email protected]

Locks Heath, Hampshire, UK Katılım Mart 2018
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Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁
Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁@clark_aviation·
Just got in from (unpaid) work to discover that Len Deighton has passed away. If you read just one book on RAF Bomber Command, I recommend his 'Bomber'. It may be fictional but it covers the 'night war over Germany' better than any factual book I've read. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Antoine Vanner
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He shaped how we see the Age of Fighting Sail—yet few know the heroic struggle behind Thomas Luny’s (1759–1837) art. Crippled but undaunted, he painted greatness. Click: bit.ly/4frzISs #NavalHistory #Napoleonic #MaritimeArt
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@Sweepers3945 would you have a list of all of the enemy minefields in the Mediterranean from 1940-43 please? I think they were often referred to by the RN as QBB or QB plus a number
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@Sweepers3945 thanks for all the posts and bringing this poorly understood aspect of the Second World War to life.
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@CiarliniKoerner Many thanks - and I salute you for the excellent work you do to set the record straight on the efforts and sacrifices of the Italian Navy in WW2.
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#OTD 1945 Japan’s surrender brought WW2 to an end. It has been my great honour & privilege to cover, since August 2019, the day-by-day efforts of the minesweepers and their crews in this conflict. Often overlooked, their efforts were vital to the Allies’ success. ENDEX. 5 Bells
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RN ship losses
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Saluting @Sweepers3945 for an incredible job done since 2019.
The Minesweepers’ Victory@Sweepers3945

#OTD 1945 Japan’s surrender brought WW2 to an end. It has been my great honour & privilege to cover, since August 2019, the day-by-day efforts of the minesweepers and their crews in this conflict. Often overlooked, their efforts were vital to the Allies’ success. ENDEX. 5 Bells

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@RNshiplosses Many thanks. Mine has been a niche area; I doff my cap to you for the Navy-wide commemoration that you offer. 🙏⚓️🫡
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George Wilton
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@Sweepers3945 The Merchant Navy Memorial at Tower Green has a depressing large number of memorial plates for the trawlers and sweepers.
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@Sweepers3945 “R” is right beside “T.” It happens. I type “O” quite a bit while hunting for “P” as an examole.
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Mine Destructor Ships - colliers witted with massive electro-magnetic coils - were our only means of countering magnetic mines in the first year of hostilities. 3 were lost before German mine advances rendered them obsolete.
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A number of minesweeping Motor Launches were also lost in WW2. They became increasingly important to the sweeping effort, invariably conducting a shallow skim-sweep ahead of the deeper-draught Fleet Sweepers when entering mined waters.
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The heaviest losses were incurred by trawlers requisitioned for sweeping duties. Out of ca 1000 requisitioned, over 200 were sunk: a 20% loss rate. Most losses were off Britain’s East & South Coasts where, in addition to the mine threat, they were vulnerable to air attack.
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Also wooden hulled, and also manned by the RNPS, British Yard Minesweepers (BYMS) were designed & built in the USA. They were bargain-basement jacks-of-all-trades and the RN operated 150 of them. As with the MMS they were excellent for shallow water sweeping. 6 were lost.
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Massive help for the Fleet sweepers arrived in the form of wooden-hulled Motor Minesweepers (MMS). Manned by the RNPS, almost 400 were built in small British & Canadian yards. They performed magnetic & acoustic sweeping in inshore waters, but lost 34 of their number.
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The bulk of the RN’s sweepers in WW2 were auxiliaries, and these bore the heaviest losses. Paddle Steamers were formed into several flotillas when war commenced; their large deck space was ideal for sweep gear. 10 were lost & most finished the was as AA platforms.
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Cdr George Ericson
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Bathurst class minesweeper HMAS Cowra (J 351): Laid down 12.08.42.
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Cdr George Ericson
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Tree class minesweeper trawler HMT Walnut (T 103): Launched 12.08.39.
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