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Intermarine Shipyard Aerial View of the Facilities at Savannah, Georgia. |
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Three Mine Hunters Rafted out at Intermarine USA
Shipyard (MHC-52 can be seen in Background) MHC-51, MHC-55, & MHC-58 |
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Mine Hunters are composed of GRP, A Composite Plastic. After leaving the mold, additional layers of fiberglass are brushed on. |
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The first Mine Hunter of this type was the Gaeta Class,
which was built for the Italian navy. |
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Intermarine also constructed Huon Class Minehunters,
for the Australian navy. |
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USS Osprey MHC 51
First of the Class Cruising down the Savannah River past the Waving Girl Statue. Underway for Acceptance Trials. |
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USS
Oriole (MHC-55) MHC-51, 52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, and 62 were built by Intermarine USA in Savannah, Georgia. MHC-53, 54, 56, and 57 were built by Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana |
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The MHC Class ship's can Turn On A Dime,
due to their unique counter rotating paddle blade propulsion system. |
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GRP is Tough Stuff. USS Osprey undergoes Shock Trials,
at the Army testing facility in Aberdeen, Maryland. |
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My son, granddaughter and I view] Intermarine Shipyard and Minehunters from a Savannah Paddle Boat while on a river cruise. |
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I've included a couple of interior shots of the Ship's Mess and the Engineering Spaces to round
Intermarine also builds 12 Meter, 16.5 Meter, and 27 Meter Fast Patrol Boats and for the open |
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