Destroyer minesweeper was a designation given by the United States Navy to a series of destroyers that were converted into high-speed ocean-going minesweepers for service during World War II. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The hull number for such a ship began "DMS". Hull number is a serial identification number given to a Boat or Ship. Forty-two ships were so converted, beginning with the USS Dorsey (DD-117), converted to DMS 1 in late 1940, and ending with the USS Earle (DD-635), converted to DMS-42 in mid 1945. History Dorsey (DD-117 was launched 9 April 1918 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The type is now obsolete, its function having been taken over by purpose-built ships, designated as "minesweeper (high-speed)" with hull numbers beginning MMD.
The original ships were obsolete four-stack destroyers built during and after World War I with usable power plants. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The number 4 boiler, fourth stack, and torpedo tubes were removed, depth charge racks repositioned forward from the stern and angled outboard, and the stern modified to support sweep gear: davits, winch, paravanes, and kites. Depth Charge is a character in the Beast Wars: Transformers universe For the name of a person see David. A davit (dāv'ĭt dā'vĭt is a structure usually made of steel which is used to lower things over an edge of a long A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up or let out (wind out or otherwise adjust the " Tension " of a Rope or Wire rope Paravane may refer to Operation Paravane, a World War II operation Paravane (water kite, a towed winged underwater object A kite is a flying tethered object that depends upon the tension of a tethering system Two 60-kilowatt turbo-generators replaced the three original 25-kilowatt generators to improve capability for sweeping magnetic and acoustic mines. In Physics, magnetism is one of the Phenomena by which Materials exert attractive or repulsive Forces on other Materials. A naval mine is a self-contained Explosive device placed in water to destroy Ships or Submarines Unlike Depth charges mines are deposited
Conversion of the initial seventeen ships was completed in October and November 1940, and included eight Wickes class and nine Clemson class destoyers. Background With World War I now in its 2nd year and tensions between the United States of America and Germany increasing the U History Fourteen ships of the class were involved in the Honda Point Disaster in 1923 of which seven were lost An additional Wickes class destroyer was converted in 1941. The fictional USS Caine from Herman Wouk's novel The Caine Mutiny was such a ship. The Caine Mutiny is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. Herman Wouk ( "woke" born May 27, 1915) is a bestselling American Author with a number of notable Novels to his The Caine Mutiny is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. The 24 later ships in the series were Gleaves class destroyers built during the war. List of Gleaves class destroyers
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This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic