U.S. Pacific Fleet - The mine countermeasures ships USS Patriot (MCM 7) and USS Pioneer MCM 9 sail through the South China Sea ahead of a recent port visit in the Philippines. #AroundtheFleet | Facebook
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In 1967 a minesweeper on the Mississippi was supposed to be 'a real slick thing.' It sank just like a riverboat
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