Hawk class minesweeper
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The Hawk-class were a minesweeper
Minesweeper (ship)
A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
class of the United States Navy
United States Navy
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during World War II
World War II
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All three vessels were originally fishing trawlers acquired by requisition purchase from the General Sea Foods Corp. of Boston. They patrolled off the New England
New England
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coast from 1942, until they were decommissioned in 1944.