His Majesty's Stationary Office (HMSO) Catalogue - Glossary Item 'Minesweeper'

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Glossary Item: Minesweeper

Name	Minesweeper
Description	A small naval ship designed to engage in minesweeping. It are equipped with mechanical or electrical devices, known as 'sweeps', for disabling mines and is also designed to reduce the chances of it detonating mines itself with a reduced acoustic and magnetic signature.

Books that contain this Glossary Item

Name	Bomber Command Continues. The Air Ministry Account of the Rising Offensive against Germany. July 1941 - June 1942
Category	Action in the Air
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Air Ministry
Published	Aug/1942
iTunes	Available

Name	His Majesty's Minesweepers
Category	Sea Defence
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	May/1943

Name	His Majesty's Submarines
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	Jul/1945
iTunes	Available

Name	Over to You, New Broadcasts by the R.A.F.
Category	Air Reference
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Dec/1943
iTunes	Available

Name	The Army At War. The Northern Garrisons. (By Eric Linklater)
Category	Action on Land
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	War Office
Published	Aug/1941
iTunes	Available

Name	The Battle of the Atlantic, The Official Account of the Fight Against The U-Boats, 1939 - 1945
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Central Office Of Information
Issued For	none
Published	Oct/1946
iTunes	Available

Name	The Mediterranean Fleet, Greece to Tripoli. The Admiralty Account of Naval Operations: April 1941 to January 1943
Category	Action at Sea
Issued By	Ministry Of Information
Issued For	Admiralty
Published	Sep/1944
iTunes	Available