Examples of 'minelaying' in a sentence

Meaning of "minelaying"

minelaying (verb) - the act of deploying explosive devices, known as mines, in water or on land for military or defensive purposes. Minelaying is a strategic tactic used in warfare to create barriers and zones of danger for enemy forces

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Her rounded stern was adapted for minelaying.
That minelaying system is a modularized overhead conveyor system.
Mines could also be carried for minelaying.
Submarine minelaying vessel.
The leaders were not fitted for minesweeping or minelaying.
Shielder minelaying system.
She had four torpedo tubes forward and two minelaying tubes aft.
Minelaying sorties around French ports did not incur losses from German defences.
The squadron was also the first Mosquito unit to carry out minelaying operations.
Further minelaying was done in July in the Sicilian Channel.
She was used for escort work and on minelaying duties in the northern Adriatic.
These ships were used for escorting convoys, shore bombardment and minelaying.
On completion of the programme the first Minelaying Squadron was disbanded.
German minelaying cruiser Bremse.
There, the ships were to start the minelaying operation.

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French minelaying cruiser Pluton.
The team found Iran Ajr, an amphibious landing ship equipped with minelaying racks.
In December she conducted minelaying operations off Haifa.
The fifth minelaying excursion was halted when 19 percent of the mines detonated prematurely.
The crews were trained only in minelaying and not anti-shipping operations.
Minelaying gear on Navy ship 's afterdeck.
The system was relatively simple, and minelaying operations were normally safe and expeditious.
The Russians quickly learned, and soon employed, the Japanese tactic of offensive minelaying.
Acts of banditry, new minelaying activities, and troop movements also increased.
The mine had been recently planted by the German coastal minelaying submarine UC-6.
Built as our first large minelaying submarine, she lacked proper submerged maneuverability during combat operations.
Germany, Britain and the United States made significant use of aerial minelaying.
Minelayer - Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines.
Some examples of minelaying vehicles,.
The Allied minelaying campaign was too brief to achieve decisive results, however.
She served with the Grand Fleet 's 1st Minelaying Squadron until the end of the war.
The minelaying company in the 1st Guards Engineer-Sapper Brigade is not a one-off, either.
After a refit, Welshman resumed minelaying operations in the Bay of Biscay in April.
P2V-6 Multi-role version with lengthened weapons bay and provision for aerial minelaying and photo-reconnaissance.
She carried out minelaying operations, patrol duty, and other routine work.
By the spring of 1940 her assignments were refocused on minelaying surveys rather than escort work.
Minelaying version with four VSM-1 dispensers.
Also, the two UE1-class minelaying boats laid minefields in the White Sea.
The type name, was shortened to Kirai Fusetsu Sensuikan ( 機雷敷設潜水艦, Minelaying submarine ).
The flotilla escorted another minelaying mission in the same area on 14-15 August.
On 7 and 8 October, she, Elsass, and four torpedo boats covered a minelaying operation.
Whilst minelaying off Norway in mid-1941, Rubis encountered and torpedoed a Finnish merchant ship.
On 30 March Charybdis sailed as an escort for another minelaying operation, SN87.

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