Concept definition: |
A <COMBATANT_VESSEL> that is designed to employ <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE>s in warfare or countermeasures against <EXPLOSIVE_NAVAL_MINE>s while operating in coastal <WATERBODY_SURFACE_REGION>s; mine countermeasure vessel. Such a <COMBATANT_VESSEL> is also designed to be carried aboard larger <VESSEL>s. |