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A journal of boating history and boats in contemporary culture, from the Curator of Watercraft

Plans for USN Minesweepers from WWII. Kept in a vault at Astoria Marine Construction Co, with an armed guard during the war. Naval minesweepers were built of wood for many years, since sub-sea mines are often magnetically detonated. The door is open, now, but the plans haven’t moved.

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