Bureau of Ordnance reports of 1917 declared that the status of mining in the USN with these Naval Defense Mines was "very unsatisfactory" and recommended development of new types, …

Sea mammals (mainly the bottlenose dolphin) have been trained to hunt and mark mines, most famously by the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program. Mine-clearance dolphins were deployed …

Naval mines can be used to deny hostile forces access to the coastal zone and to defend important targets, such as ports, anchorages, and offshore structures, from amphibious or …

Subsequently, England used the first United States-designed mine, the Mark 5, a moored type with Hertz horns weighing a total of 1500 pounds with 500 pounds of TNT. Although the range …

The Anti-Tank Mine, General Service, Mk V was a cylindrical, metal-cased United Kingdom anti-tank blast mine that entered service in 1943, during the Second World War. [2] [3] It was …

During WW I, the British laid 116,000 mines and the Americans laid 56,000 mines in the North Sea and English Channel alone accounting for 150 enemy war vessels and naval auxiliaries …

Oct 7, 2021 · MANTA mine: A multi-influence shallow-water sea mine effective against landing craft, small-mid-tonnage vessels, and the occasional major surface combatant, MANTA can be …

Based on the Mk 37 torpedo, it can travel to areas not normally accessible to other mines. The absence of an all-new mine for almost 40 years is ample evidence that mines, mining, and …

The Type 5 moored contact mine was a 1916 design loaded with 80 kg (176 lbs) of picric acid (Shimose). The Japanese also had purchased thousands of surplus British and American …

Oct 8, 2021 · A sea (or naval) mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy surface ships or submarines. Mines provide a low-cost battle-space shaping and force …