WW2 Minesweeper Waterline Model

A WW2 minesweeper as a flat-bottomed waterline model. A raised bow carries a single gun ahead of a boxy bridge and a tall pole mast. Behind them come a deckhouse with portholes, a single round funnel, a small gun mount and a short mast, while the stern is fitted with minesweeping gear: a winch drum, a sweep float and a gantry frame for streaming the sweep wires. Minesweepers were unglamorous but vital in both world wars, clearing moored and influence mines from harbour approaches, shipping lane…

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