Minesweeping Collection

American submarine chasers, WW1
Six American submarine chasers during the First World War. They served in minesweeping operations in the North Sea. Date: 1917-1918

HMS Sutton, British minesweeper
HMS Sutton (N78), British Old Hunt class minesweeper. Date: circa 1920

British naval convoy system by G. H. Davis
The method of safeguarding the freedom of the seas: the British naval convoy system at work. Making the high seas safe for Allied

HMS Burslem, British minesweeper
HMS Burslem, British Hunt-class minesweeper. Date: 1922

HMS Cornflower, British minesweeping sloop
HMS Cornflower, British Arabis class minesweeping sloop. Date: circa 1920s

Crew of HMS Cornflower, British minesweeping sloop
Four crew members of HMS Cornflower, British minesweeping sloop. Date: circa 1920s

Mines and torpedoes by G. H. Davis
Navy Notes of the Week: the question of mines and torpedoes. Showing naval minesweepers at work, sweeping a wire across an underwater mine field; a modern high-speed long-range torpedo;

Bow of a Naval minesweeper, WWII
Gun crew on the circular table of a British naval minesweeper going through a practice Date: 1939

Getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield, WW1
The crew of a ship getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield during the First World War. The paravane is towed underwater in order to detect the presence of mines

Lowering a paravane on entering a minefield, WW1
Lowering a paravane on entering a minefield during the First World War. The paravane is towed underwater in order to detect the presence of mines. Date: 1914-1918

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