A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited...
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Minesweeper (redirect from Mine sweeper)
designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear...
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Singer was a naval mine made and deployed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War. It was a manually laid moored contact mine. During the American...
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under Commander, Navy Region Southwest. Naval Base Point Loma consists of seven facilities: Submarine Base, Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command (previously...
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A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a...
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The Naval Mine 2000 (Finnish: Merimiina 2000) is an advanced naval mine developed by Patria for the Finnish Navy. It has stealth and advanced target-recognition...
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Mark 60 CAPTOR (redirect from Captor mine)
deep-water anti-submarine naval mine. It uses a Mark 46 torpedo contained in an aluminum shell that is anchored to the ocean floor. The mine can be placed by either...
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disable or destroy vehicles Minelaying, deployment of explosive mines at sea Naval mine, a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy ships...
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Huolongjing (section Land mines and naval mines)
device the mines will explode, sending pieces of iron flying in all directions and shooting up flames towards the sky. For the use of naval mines, he wrote...
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Moritz von Jacobi (section Naval mine)
proponent of the metric system. In 1853, Jacobi developed the Jacobi naval mine. The mine was tied to the sea bottom by an anchor, a cable connected it to...
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