Minehunter
（重定向自Mine hunter）
![A US Navy coastal minehunter](/Images/godic/202501/27/USS_Raven_MHC_61_Persian_Gulf3907.jpg")
![A minehunting ROV of the German Navy with explosive charges underneath the main body](/Images/godic/202501/27/Minenjagddrohne_Pinguin3907.jpg")
![Canadian Navy minehunting ROV](/Images/godic/202501/27/of_Canadian_Maritime_Operations_Group_4,_Maritime_Forces_Pacific,_based_in_Esquimalt,_British_Columbia,_lower_the_Dorado,_a_30-ft,_7-ton_Interim_Remote_Mine_Hunting_and_Detection_System_(IRMDS3907.jpg")
A minehunter is a naval vessel that actively detects and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV).