Difference between revisions of "Submarine Mine Type I (UK)"
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|Total Weight in water||357 lbs. | |Total Weight in water||357 lbs. | ||
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|Total length, mine and sinker||9 ft 2 in | |Total length, mine and sinker||9 ft 2 in | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 7 February 2015
Submarine Mines Type I and II[1]
The British Submarine Mine Type I was a moored mine designed to be fired from 18-in torpedo tubes.[2]
| Characteristics | |
| Weight of Mine, primed | 420 lbs. |
| Weight of sinker | 580 lbs. |
| Total Weight in air | 1000 lbs. |
| Total Weight in water | 357 lbs. |
| Charge | 125 lbs. Amatol |
| Total length, mine and sinker | 9 ft 2 in |
| Total length of sinker | 4 ft 8 in |
| Diameter | 17.7 in. |
Action of Laying and Detonation
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