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R-boat
[Partial tr. G. R-boot, abbrev. of räumboot minesweeper.]
In the war of 1939–45, a German minesweeper.
1942Times 10 June 4/3 An R-boat is stated to be an armed motor minesweeper. 1945P. Scott Battle of Narrow Seas ii. 5 Besides E boats there were flotillas of R boats (corresponding roughly to our M.Ls.), used for minesweeping and defensive patrolling along the occupied coasts. 1961Granville & Kelly Inshore Heroes vii. 71 The Raumboot (R-boat) was a patrol vessel of between 85 and 115 feet, with a speed of about 20 knots. 1978F. Maclean Take Nine Spies v. 183 A whole group of German R-boats was sent from Sicily to the Aegean. |