Type IV Mine (DE)

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The German Type IV Mine was adapted from their Type III mine for use by submarine minelayers, though it was also suitable for surreptitious use by vessels equipped with hidden vertical tubes.[1]

Type IV Mine[2]
Weight –
Charge 220 lbs. T.N.T.
Buoyancy –
Height 41.75 in.
Diameter 34 in.

This was the type of mine discovered aboard UC 5.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc.. pp. 19-20.
  2. ↑ German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc.. pp. 19-20.

Bibliography

  • Admiralty (July, 1917). German Navy: Part IV, Section 3. Torpedoes, Mines, Etc. (C.B. 1182) The National Archives. ADM 186/228.

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