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What (who) is minehunter - definition
VESSEL FOR DETECTING AND DESTROYING NAVAL MINES
Mine hunter; Coastal minehunter; Minehunters
![A minehunting ROV of the [[German Navy]] with explosive charges underneath the main body](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Minenjagddrohne Pinguin.jpg?width=200 "A minehunting ROV of the [[German Navy]] with explosive charges underneath the main body")
minehunter
¦ noun Brit. a warship used for detecting and destroying explosive mines.
Derivatives
minehunting noun
Minehunter
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines.
Coastal minehunter
Coastal minehunters are ships that are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom mines from vital waterways. Coastal minehunters are generally smaller and with lower sea-keeping and endurance than oceangoing minehunters.
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Minehunter
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV).
Examples of use of minehunter
1. A coastal minehunter with the original acquisition cost of $130.2 million was offered to Turkey with the sale price of $27.7 million.
2. The Prince of Wales served for five years in the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of lieutenant in command of his own ship, the minehunter HMS Bronington.
3. The HMS Hunter was discovered this month by a Norwegian minehunter participating in exercises with British, Dutch and other NATO warships off the Norwegian coast, Britain‘s Defense Ministry said.
4. "We want to bring it to the floor when we have the votes." The vessels to be granted to Turkey under Lantos‘ bill were one coastal minehunter worth $131 million and two guided missile frigates worth $124.7 million and $126.8 million.