On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:48:21 +0000, Fred Miller wrote:


I believe that our navy continues to employ minesweepers with wood hulls
and bronze and stainless steel metallic parts to minimize their magnetic
signature for obvious reasons. See, for example,
http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/02idx.htm

I believe they have all been decommissioned.

http://www.indwes.edu/Faculty/bcupp/Story/combflt.htm

Interestingly, since WWII, 14 U.S. ships have been sunk or damaged by
mines, and only two have been sunk by enemy fire. Yet, our mine sweeping
capabilities are quite limited.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...storyId=943641

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/mso-422.htm