Oropesa (minesweeping)

Oropesa minesweeping float

For other uses, see Oropesa (disambiguation).

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.[1][2][3][4] Oropesa are standard devices used on Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships.[5]

The device derives its name from the ship on which it was developed, HMS Oropesa, a converted British steam trawler.[6]

See also

• Paravane
• Naval mine

References

1. minesweepers.org.uk The 'Art' of Minesweeping, May 2013,
2. HMAS Castlemaine, minesweeper
3. "Dinburgh model boat club, WW2 mine sweeping, by Iain Moffatt, 1 July 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
4. The Friends of the Canadian War Museum, Minesweeping, by Capt (N) (Ret'd) M. Braha
5. AN/SLQ-38 Federation of American Scientists, Standard Mechanical Minesweep
6. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, page 114, By Samuel Eliot Morison

External links

Vrienden van de Koninklijke Marine. , Mechanical minesweeping