Difference between revisions of "Submarine Mine Type II (UK)"

Revision as of 11:23, 7 February 2015

Submarine Mines Type I and II^[1]

The British Submarine Mine Type II was a moored mine designed to be fired from 21-in torpedo tubes.^[2]

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 [[File:CB1182_Plate31.jpg|thumb|256px|'''Moored'''{{UKGermanNavyPart4Sec3|Plate 31}}]] -->
 [[File:ARTS1915_Plate56.jpg|thumb|600px|'''Submarine Mines Type I and II'''{{ARTS1915|Plate 56}}]]
-The British '''Submarine Mine Type II''' was a moored mine designed to be fired from 18-in torpedo tubes.{{ARTS1915|pp. 150-153}}
+The British '''Submarine Mine Type II''' was a moored mine designed to be fired from 21-in torpedo tubes.{{ARTS1915|pp. 150-153}}
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+{|border=1
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 |colspan=2|'''Characteristics'''
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-|Weight||560 lbs.
+|Weight of Mine, primed||527 lbs.
 |-
-|Casing||0.2 in. welded steel
+|Weight of sinker||670 lbs.
 |-
-|Trigger||five impact horns, one being on top
+|Total Weight in air||1197 lbs.
 |-
-|Charge||180 lbs. wet gun cotton
+|Total Weight in water||415 lbs.
 |-
-|Primer||1 lb. 11 oz. dry gun cotton
+|Charge||220 lbs. amatol
 |-
-|Detonator||90 gr. fulminate of mercury
+|Total length, mine and sinker||7 ft 6 in
 |-
-|Buoyancy||250 lbs.
+|Total length of sinker||3 ft 6 in
 |-
-|Height||46 in.
+|Diameter||21 in.
-|-
-|Diameter||31.5 in.
 |}
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 ==Action of Laying and Detonation==