Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbour; or defensively, to create "safe" zones protecting friendly sea lanes, harbours, and …

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 . …

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 …

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 …

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.

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, …

The Mark 6 exploder was a United States Navy torpedo exploder developed in the 1920s. It was the standard exploder of the Navy's Mark 14 torpedo and Mark 15 torpedo. [a] A failed 1926 …

In service this mine was capable of blowing the tracks off medium and light tanks and severely damaging lesser armoured vehicles. [1] The mine's Egyptian origin (E.P. being Egyptian …

Mine-Carrying Capacity of Surface Vessels is based on the maximum physical limitations such as track space but also includes disassembled mines where such space is available. Normally …

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