Crewmen handle electrical cables, or "mag-tail," during sweeping exercises aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONSTANT (MSO 427). The cables, used to simulate the magnetic pull of a vessel, are towed behind the ship to attract magnetic mines. The ship is assigned to the Naval Reserve Force (NRF)

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Crewmen handle electrical cables, or "mag-tail," during sweeping exercises aboard the ocean minesweeper USS CONSTANT (MSO 427). The cables, used to simulate the magnetic pull of a vessel, are towed behind the ship to attract magnetic mines. The ship is assigned to the Naval Reserve Force (NRF)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: USS Constant (MSO 427)

Country: Gulf Of Alaska

Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Lance Johnson

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

15/06/1983

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The U.S. National Archives

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