[DOC] [TLE] Anti-submarine warfare - Wikipedia [PAR] Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface 
warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy 
enemy submarines. ... ASW also involves protecting friendly ships. ... The Royal 
Navy torpedo establishment, HMS Vernon, studied explosive grapnel sweeps; 
these... [DOC] [TLE] Depth charge - Wikipedia [PAR] A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon. It is intended to destroy a 
submarine by being dropped into the water nearby and detonating, subjecting 
the target to a powerful and destructive hydraulic shock. Most depth charges use 
high explosive charges and a fuze set to detonate ... Depth charges can be 
dropped by ships, patrol aircraft, and helicopters. [DOC] [TLE] Page 1 Page 2 United States General Accounting Office washington ... [PAR] projects to address the weaknesses in its mine countermeasures program. At the 
request ... The Navy uses ships, helicopters, and explosive ordnance units to 
detect and destroy ... detect and destroy enemy mines overseas in support of U.S. 
naval and ..... demolitions experts who are trained and equipped to locate, 
identify,. [DOC] [TLE] Patent US4628820 - Extended range mine - Google Patents [PAR] The drogue appendage being capable of being drawn by enemy vessel's 
propellor ... elongated appendage, equipped with sensors, for detecting enemy 
vessels, ... containing sensors to detect enemy ships and cause the mine to rise 
from its .... Item 35 is a metal flange for closure of explosive compartment 1 on 18 
(FIG. 6). [DOC] [TLE] submarine | naval vessel | Britannica.com [PAR] Any naval vessel that is capable of propelling itself beneath the water as well as 
on the ... to attach an explosive charge to the hull of an enemy ship in much the 
same ... but the Hunley was also destroyed by the explosion, and its crew was 
killed. .... less of a possibility of detection by Allied radar-equipped ships and 
aircraft. [DOC] [TLE] Minesweeper - definition of minesweeper by The Free Dictionary [PAR] A ship equipped for detecting, destroying, removing, or neutralizing explosive 
marine mines. ... a ship used for dragging a body of water to remove or destroy 
mines. ... Noun, 1. minesweeper - ship equipped to detect and then destroy or ... 
Force (MSDF) minesweeper Uraga returned Monday to its home base in 
Yokosuka,... [DOC] [TLE] Top Tester Tells Navy To Test Carrier, Destroyer Defenses With ... [PAR] Jan 31, 2014 ... But a shock trial tests the ship's structural strength, not its ability to ... to detect and 
destroy incoming enemy aircraft and missiles before they ... Previous testing 
using the existing SDTS equipped with the combat ... A US Navy carrier, the USS 
Roosevelt, undergoing full-ship shock trials using live explosives. [DOC] [TLE] Anti-Aircraft Missile Sinks Ship: Navy SM-6  Breaking Defense ... [PAR] Mar 7, 2016 ... The SM-6 isn't necessarily the ideal anti-ship or anti-ballistic missile weapon. ... 
The test was part of the Navy's effort to rebuild its firepower to destroy enemy 
fleets, .... to regress to an obsolete anti ship capability, they are easy to detect by 
long ... BTW the SLAM is also being equipped with Automatic Target... [DOC] [TLE] The Navy's LCS Can Finally Take-on Other Ships (And Maybe Even ... [PAR] May 12, 2016 ... ... its Littoral Combat Ship that can find and destroy enemy ships at distances up 
to 100 nautical miles. ... the missile is engineered to identify ships by ship class, 
Gary Holst, .... and ignore defending against a few bass boats w/ explosives. .... A 
frigate commanders wants to 'kill' because it's equipped so. [DOC] [TLE] Navy Mine Warfare: Budget Realignment Can Help Improve ... [PAR] ... uses ships, helicopters, and explosive ordnance units to detect and destroy 
enemy ... redirected its mine countermeasures program to detect and destroy 
enemy .... equipped with electronic sensors designed to ignore certain types of 
ships... [DOC] [TLE] F-35 Intercepts Cruise Missile To Defend Ship During Important Test ... [PAR] Sep 14, 2016 ... In a first-of

Question: It's a ship equipped to detect & destroy enemy explosives
Answer: a minesweeper