TimothyC wrote:
The one major exception to the no wooden boats part of the above posts was one very specialized task - minesweepers. Even into the 1950s and 60s there were proposals for Aluminum framed, wood hulled, and bronze plated ships with wooden superstructures for the smallest magnetic signature around.
Actually, the US Avenger-class MCMs, built in the late '80s and early '90s and still in service, have wooden hulls with a fiber-glass outer coating, so wood is still considered the best material for mine-warfare vessels. Not only does it give them a very small magnetic signature, but the wood/fiber-glass combo gives them an amazing amount of shock protection from nearby explosions.
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