Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
прорыватель минных заграждений
English translation:
pathfinder, Sperrbrecher
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Shvetsova A
Jul 4, 2013 10:30
10 yrs ago
Russian term
прорыватель минных заграждений
Russian to English
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History
text about armament
Контекст: "После раздела германского флота СССР (с ноября 1945 по март 1946 г.) получил 174 боевых корабля и судна:легкий крейсер, 11 эсминцев, 9 подводных лодок, сторожевой корабль, 3 сетевых заградителя, 4 прорывателя минных заграждений, 62 тральщика, 76 десантных барж..."
прорыватель минных заграждений - это не тральщик, у них разные функции, поэтому перевод "minesweeper" не подходит. Я не могу найти английский аналог термину "прорыватель минных заграждений (минный прорыватель)".
Помогите, пожалуйста!
прорыватель минных заграждений - это не тральщик, у них разные функции, поэтому перевод "minesweeper" не подходит. Я не могу найти английский аналог термину "прорыватель минных заграждений (минный прорыватель)".
Помогите, пожалуйста!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | pathfinder, Sperrbrecher |
Rachel Douglas
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| 4 +1 | mine barrier breaching ship |
Pavel Altukhov
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| 2 | Minehunter |
Helen Hagon
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Proposed translations
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Rachel Douglas
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United States
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Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
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pathfinder, Sperrbrecher
In English this type of vessel is sometimes referred to via the German: Sperrbrecher, literally "blockade breaker". It was evidently most frequently expressed in English as a pathfinder vessel, and was considered a subclass of minesweepers.
http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wreck_tours/1665617/wrecktour...
And here's a German page that calls them both "pathfinders" and "pathmakers"
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/minehunter/sper...
There is an older English term, "mine destroyer", but all the instances I found of it were from the World War I period and slightly earlier. Also, those "mine destroyers" didn't seem to be self-propelled and manned vessels, but rather older ships that were set adrift or towed toward mine defenses.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-07-04 11:56:39 GMT)
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Here the Sperrbrecher is described as a "combination minesweeper/flak cannon".
http://worddomination.com/sperrbrecher.html
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-07-04 12:04:04 GMT)
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Here they're described as "blockade runners".
http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1661_1_2561491.html
I kept wanting to say "mine runner", but haven't found that one.
http://www.divernet.com/Wrecks/wreck_tours/1665617/wrecktour...
And here's a German page that calls them both "pathfinders" and "pathmakers"
http://www.german-navy.de/kriegsmarine/ships/minehunter/sper...
There is an older English term, "mine destroyer", but all the instances I found of it were from the World War I period and slightly earlier. Also, those "mine destroyers" didn't seem to be self-propelled and manned vessels, but rather older ships that were set adrift or towed toward mine defenses.
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-07-04 11:56:39 GMT)
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Here the Sperrbrecher is described as a "combination minesweeper/flak cannon".
http://worddomination.com/sperrbrecher.html
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Note added at 1 hr (2013-07-04 12:04:04 GMT)
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Here they're described as "blockade runners".
http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/1661_1_2561491.html
I kept wanting to say "mine runner", but haven't found that one.
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Helen Hagon
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Perfectly polished prose
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Russian to English, French to English
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4
Minehunter
Perhaps these vessels are minehunters, rather than minesweepers:
"The minesweeper differs from a minehunter; the minehunter actively detects and neutralises individual mines" (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minehunter
"The minesweeper differs from a minehunter; the minehunter actively detects and neutralises individual mines" (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minehunter
Note from asker:
| I am not sure... прорыватель минных заграждений is a vessel that is made not to detect and destroy mines, but it is made in such way as to "run upon" the mines and activate them. Then other vessels could be free to go by the same route. |
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Pavel Altukhov
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Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, French to Russian, and 6 more.
mine barrier breaching ship
Англо-русский военный словарь (2 т)
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