USS Spectacle (AM-305)
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uss-spectacle-am-305-170-1794952
title:
USS Spectacle (AM-305)
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USS Spectacle (AM-305) was a steel-hulled Admirable class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. A trained crew boarded the new vessel, practiced with her minesweeping gear, and then proceeded to the Pacific Ocean to clear mines from Japanese beaches so that Allied forces could invade. While performing this dangerous task of mine clearance, a Japanese plane strafed her, and another deliberately crashed into her. When she returned to the United States, her battle damage was so s
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Minesweeper of the United States Navy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Spectacle_(AM-305)
date created:
2007-06-24T22:16:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:32:32Z
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