Osprey class coastal minehunter
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 USS Raven (MHC-61) |
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| Displacement: | 893 tons (907 metric tons) full |
| Length: | 188 feet |
| Beam: | 36 feet |
| Draft: | 11 feet |
| Propulsion: | Two diesels (800 hp each); two Voith-Schneider (cycloidal) propulsion systems |
| Speed: | 10 knots |
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| Endurance: | 15 days |
| Complement: | 5 officers, 46 enlisted |
| Armament: | Two .50 caliber machine guns, Mine Neutralization System and other mine countermeasures systems. |
Osprey-class coastal minehunters are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom naval mines from vital waterways. They use sonar and video systems, cable cutters and a mine detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control.They are the first large mine countermeasures ships built in the United States in nearly 27 years.Osprey class are the world's largest mine hunters to be constructed entirely of fiberglass and designed to survive the shock of underwater explosions.Their primary mission is reconnaissance, classification, and neutralization of all types of moored and bottom mines in littoral areas, harbors and coastal waterways. The ships are equipped with a high definition, variable-depth sonar, and a remotely-operated, robotic submarine used to neutralize mines.
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Osprey | Heron | Pelican | Robin | Oriole | Kingfisher | Cormorant | Black Hawk | Falcon | Cardinal | Raven | Shrike |
| List of minehunters of the United States Navy List of minehunter classes of the United States Navy |
