YMS during mine sweeping activities in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. United States Navy YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway at sea as they sweep mines. Mines explode in the foreground and a pillar of smoke and water rises up. YMS in a column and mines explode. YMS underway at sea as mines explode in the background. Mines explode with YMS in the background.
YMS during mine sweeping activities in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. United States Navy YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway at sea as they sweep mines. Mines explode in the foreground and a pillar of smoke and water rises up. Mines explode with YMS in the foreground. Mines explode with YMS underway in the Atlantic. A helicopter in flight.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Four YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. A buoy along side a ship. Two depth chargers lowered down on the deck. A buoy anchored and another dropped in the water. A paravane with a flag attached to it floats in water with YMS in the background.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A YMS (Auxiliary Motor Minesweeper) underway in Atlantic. Men wearing life jackets on deck of a ship. YMS in the background. A paravane with a flag underway as it detects mines. YMS follows the paravane. A boat underway at sea. Two SDB Dauntless Naval dive bombers in flight. Four aircraft fly at a low altitude.
Mine sweeping training in Atlantic off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. Men aboard a vessel lower mine marker in the water. YMS underway at sea. YMS fires at mines in water and water splashes. (World War II period).
In World War II: Close up view of hand of a man as he pulls a lever to release a torpedo from a German plane in flight. View of German seaplane with pontoons in flight (possibly Heinkel He 114). View as torpedo is dropped from the German aircraft. View of torpedo running in water just below surface. Torpedo hits a mine and an explosion occurs at sea. Giant water plume from explosion.
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