Submarine Mine Type I (UK)
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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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