neutralization+of+forces
131Minesweeper (ship) — US Navy Admirable class minesweeper USS Pivot in the Gulf of Mexico for sea trials on 12 July 1944 A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in… …
132USS Franklin (CV-13) — The fifth USS Franklin (CV 13) (also CVA 13, CVS 13, and AVT 8), nicknamed Big Ben , was an Sclass|Essex|aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. The name bestowed on America s thirteenth aircraft carrier in World War II was christened for the …
