Keywords: outdoor Lot-3478-26: British Activities, WWII. Working day and night in all weathers, the minesweepers keep 1,700 miles of channel clear for shipping around the Coast of Great Britain. In the first two years of the war, they swept about 4,000 mines all types – moored, magnetic, and acoustic. The importance and danger of the work of the minesweepers is indicated by the many awards won by the officers and men of the minesweeping fleet. Shown: Hoisting out of the Oropesa float which supports the outboard and of the long sweep wire. Lifebelts are worn all the time while out at sea. Office of Emergency Management. (2016/03/04). Lot-3478-26: British Activities, WWII. Working day and night in all weathers, the minesweepers keep 1,700 miles of channel clear for shipping around the Coast of Great Britain. In the first two years of the war, they swept about 4,000 mines all types – moored, magnetic, and acoustic. The importance and danger of the work of the minesweepers is indicated by the many awards won by the officers and men of the minesweeping fleet. Shown: Hoisting out of the Oropesa float which supports the outboard and of the long sweep wire. Lifebelts are worn all the time while out at sea. Office of Emergency Management. (2016/03/04). |