Feb 22, 2008 · 10 Mk6 Moored Contact Mine. Mk 6 Moored Naval Contact Mine Specifications: Width: 34 inches Weight: 630lbs Warhead: 300lbs TNT Usable Water Depth : 30-3000 feet . Although developed during WWI, the Mk 6 Contact Mine was still in use in the late 1970s

My dad and crew came up with a miniature MK-6 moored contact mine. A real mk-6 mine, photo to right weights 630 lbs, 300 lbs of TNT, and 34inches across.

Jun 6, 2022 · Taiwan's brand new minelaying ships are training to employ the U.S.-designed Mk 6 naval mine, which was designed in 1917. A mine-loading exercise conducted by Taiwanese naval personnel revealed that World War II-era Mk 6 mines are aboard at least one of the country’s newly commissioned minelayers.

Feb 21, 2009 · Here's a little history about the Mark 6 mine. Spherical antenna type using a K-type pistol, 34 inches (87 cm) in diameter. This mine was designed specifically for the North Sea Mine Barrage of World War I. It was still being used operationally as late as 1978.

Mark 6 Mines. The Mk 6 mine was a 34 in (86 cm) diameter steel sphere containing a buoyancy chamber and 300 lb (140 kg) of TNT. Each mine was constructed of two steel hemispheres welded together. A Toxyl bursting charge was cast into the lower hemisphere.

May 6, 2019 · Here is a better picture. The MK6 mines were in operation from 1917-1978. Removed from inventory around 1985.

Oct 23, 2024 · This is a totally inert and empty BATF compliant United States Navy World War Two era Naval Mk 6 Mod 6 Sea Mine that measures 34 inches in diameter. It features original blue Naval paint and stenciled white lettering, though unfortunately the lettering is quite...

The Mark VI Contact Mine was a naval mine utilized in World War I and World War II by the United States Navy. Originally developed in July 1917, the Mark VI mine was formed by two hemispheres of steel welded together at its equator. The mines were manufactured at …

The USN Mark 6 mine was designed originally for use by the Royal Navy during the First World War to seal off the North Sea as an exit route for German U–boats. It was combination contact and galvanic initiated mine.

Bureau of Ordnance reports of 1917 declared that the status of mining in the USN with these Naval Defense Mines was "very unsatisfactory" and recommended development of new types, which led to the Mark 5 contact mine and the Mark 6 antenna mine.