Oropesa (minesweeping) explained

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

External links

Vrienden van de Koninklijke Marine., Mechanical minesweeping

Notes and References

1. http://www.minesweepers.org.uk/sweeping.htm minesweepers.org.uk The 'Art' of Minesweeping, May 2013
2. http://hmascastlemaine.org.au/minesweeping/ HMAS Castlemaine, minesweeper
3. Web site: Dinburgh model boat club, WW2 mine sweeping, by Iain Moffatt, 1 July 2005 . 1 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406131202/http://edinburghmodelboatclub.org.uk/resources/minesweepinginfofinal.pdf . 6 April 2016 . dead .
4. https://www.friends-amis.org/index.php/en/document-repository/english/fact-sheets/245-minesweeping/file The Friends of the Canadian War Museum, Minesweeping, by Capt (N) (Ret'd) M. Braha
5. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/an-slq-38.htm 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