Estonian_Mineships_Division

Estonian Mineships Division

Estonian Mineships Division

Estonian military unit

The Estonian Mineships Division was the main Estonian Naval Unit and the part of Estonian Navy. The top priority for the Navy is the development of a mine countermeasures capability, as that is also one of the Navy's peacetime responsibilities: during World War I and II more than 80,000 sea mines were laid in the Baltic Sea. Since 1995 a number of mine clearance operations have been carried out in Estonian waters in close co-operation with other navies of the Baltic Sea region in order to find and dispose of ordnance and contribute to safe seagoing.[1] Estonian MCM vessels also participate in NATO naval exercises.

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    "Mine warfare". Estonian Navy. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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