SWEEPING A SAFE ROUTE FOR THE MERCHANT FLEET. 7 TO 11 NOVEMBER 1943, ON BOARD HMS SHIPPIGAN. THE 750 TONS FLEET MINESWEEPERS, MOST OF THEM BUILT IN CANADA, HAVE DURING THE LAST YEAR, ESCORTED CONVOYS, ASSISTED IN THE DESTRUCTION OF U-BOATS, AND ACTED AS RESCUE SHIPS BETWEEN SPELLS OF MINESWEEPING. - A convoy passing through the swept channel while the sweepers are busy on another leg

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