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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
Footnotes
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. Plate 56.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1915. pp. 150-152.
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