Tow Array on the stern of the mine countermeasures ship USS DEFENDER (MCM 2), an Avenger class designed as mine hunter-killers. The array is capable of sweeping mines using a variety of acoustic, magnetic, or mechanical sweep configurations. This equipment is towed behind the ship and destroys mines by simulating the noise and magnetic signatures of steel hulled ships. The DEFENDER is visiting the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland
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- 1998-08-08
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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Academy, Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Released to Public
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Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994
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- National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures
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- Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
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- Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk: Hard Drive
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Tow Array on the stern of the mine countermeasures ship USS DEFENDER (MCM 2), an Avenger class designed as mine hunter-killers. The array is capable of sweeping mines using a variety of acoustic, magnetic, or mechanical sweep configurations. This equipment is towed behind the ship and destroys mines by simulating the noise and magnetic signatures of steel hulled ships. The DEFENDER is visiting the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. 1998-08-08. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6526553. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994, (1998-08-08) Tow Array on the stern of the mine countermeasures ship USS DEFENDER (MCM 2), an Avenger class designed as mine hunter-killers. The array is capable of sweeping mines using a variety of acoustic, magnetic, or mechanical sweep configurations. This equipment is towed behind the ship and destroys mines by simulating the noise and magnetic signatures of steel hulled ships. The DEFENDER is visiting the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6526553
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- Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/6526553>.