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). USS Constant (MSO-427) deploying the mag-tail

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