A motor minesweeper is a small minesweeper, powered by an internal combustion engine, very often of wooden construction, designed to locate and destroy mines in coastal waters and harbours. Many navies have used such ships.
The term might refer to any of the following:
- Auxiliary Motor Minesweepers (YMS), United States Navy, Second World War
- Bluebird class minesweeper, United States Navy, Cold War
- BYMS class minesweeper, built in the USA for the Royal Navy, Second World War
- MMS class minesweeper, Royal Naval, Second World War
- R boat, German Navy, Second World War
- YMS-1 class minesweeper, United States Navy, Second World War
Famous quotes containing the word motor:
“We disparage reason.
But all the time it’s what we’re most concerned with.
There’s will as motor and there’s will as brakes.
Reason is, I suppose, the steering gear.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)