Oropesa (minesweeping)

An oropesa is a streamlined towed body used in the process of minesweeping. The role of the oropesa is to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position from the sweeping ship.minesweepers.org.uk The 'Art' of Minesweeping, May 2013,The Friends of the Canadian War Museum, Minesweeping, by Capt (N) (Ret'd) M. Braha Oropesa are standard devices used on Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships.AN/SLQ-38 Federation of American Scientists, Standard Mechanical Minesweep

The device derives its name from the ship on which it was developed, HMS Oropesa, a converted British steam trawler.History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, page 114, By Samuel Eliot Morison

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External links Vrienden van de Koninklijke Marine, Mechanical minesweeping