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− | The German '''Type V Mine''' was made especially for use by submarine minelayers.{{UKGermanNavyPart4Sec3|pp. 19-20}} | + | The German '''Type V Mine''' was made especially for use by submarine minelayers, but it could be sown by any vessel equipped with vertical minelaying tubes. The British found that these weapons were slight variations of the earlier [[Type IV Mine (DE)|Type IV]]. By mid-1917, these were the largest German mines found to date, as they featured a 12 inch cylindrical extensive to their charge.{{UKGermanNavyPart4Sec3|pp. 19-20}} |
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Revision as of 15:58, 3 January 2015
The German Type V Mine was made especially for use by submarine minelayers, but it could be sown by any vessel equipped with vertical minelaying tubes. The British found that these weapons were slight variations of the earlier Type IV. By mid-1917, these were the largest German mines found to date, as they featured a 12 inch cylindrical extensive to their charge.[1]
Characteristics[2] | |
Weight | 835 lbs. |
Charge | 361 lbs. T.N.T. |
Buoyancy | 281 lbs. |
Height | 46 in. |
Diameter | 34 in. |
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Admiralty (July, 1917). German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc. (C.B. 1182) The National Archives. ADM 186/228.