"DSK" wrote in message Are you sure? I thought the
newer minesweeps were built of fiberglass.
The USN has some that were aluminum but this was both troublesome
(electrolysis) and flammable (bad characteristic in a warship).
** see
http://www.marine.forces.ca/mspa_fle...s_tech_e.asp**
The 'Kingston Class' Coastal Patrol/limited use minesweepers were
constructed at the Halifax Shipyard of steel.