We one thinks of the British Navy the picture which immediately springs to mind is & formidable battle Armada of dreadnought ts, sleek, speedy cruisers and giant air craft carriers. In the face of this imposing array of sea power the smaller craft, humble armed trawlers, minesweepers and anti-submarine vessels, ate relegated to relative obscurity, but the truth of the matter is that these nondescript boats are seeing a lot more action in this war than any other branch of the fleet.
Gebers are: 2 minesweepers. Built by Thornycroft, Tune, Pavio, Lee 245. mei these vessels were primarily designed to operate in narrow seas or coastal waters. These little vessels are constructed with hulls of double skin mahogany that are divided into five water-tight compartments. These boats normally carry a crew of one officer, two C.P.O.s and nine other naval ratings. The motor minesweepofers are each equipped with two sweeping winches at the stern and are armed with four machine-guns each. They have a maximum speed of 18% knots but this is reduced to about 10 knots when engaged in ET It is of stopping any such outlets'or uriting down any under-sea raiders "which may have eluded the blockade that the anti-submarine vessels have
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