buoyant mine

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• buoyant mine — buoyant mine, a mine that floats on or just below the surface of the water …   Useful english dictionary

• bouquet mine — In naval mine warfare, a mine in which a number of buoyant mine cases are attached to the same sinker, so that when the mooring of one mine case is cut, another mine rises from the sinker to its set depth. See also mine …   Military dictionary

• creeping mine — In naval mine warfare, a buoyant mine held below the surface by a weight, usually in the form of a chain, which is free to creep along the seabed under the influence of stream or current …   Military dictionary

• Naval mine — Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances around the top of the mine, called Hertz horns, are part of the detonation mechanism …   Wikipedia

• USS Buoyant (AM-153) — was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was built to clear minefields in offshore waters, and served the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. At war s end, she returned home with one battle star to her credit.She was launched 24 November… …   Wikipedia

• List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy — This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy.Cruiser Minelayers* USS Baltimore (CM 1) * USS Tahoe (CM 2) * USS Aroostook (CM 3) * USS Shawmut (CM 4) * USS Terror (CM 5) * USS Miantonomah (CM 10) * USS Shawmut (CM 11) * USS… …   Wikipedia

• snagline mine — A contact mine with a buoyant line attached to one of the horns or switches which may be caught up and pulled by the hull or propellers of a ship …   Military dictionary

• МИНА — (Mine) герметически закупоренное вместилище, содержащее заряд взрывчатого вещества и помещаемое под водою в целях разрушения подводной части корпуса неприятельских судов. Современные М. по способу взрывания подразделяются на следующие виды:… …   Морской словарь

• Operation Ellamy — Part of 2011 military intervention in Libya A Eurofighter Typhoon from the RAF …   Wikipedia

• flooder — In naval mine warfare, a device fitted to a buoyant mine which, on operation after a preset time, floods the mine case and causes it to sink to the bottom …   Military dictionary

• Professional diving — Hardhat diving redirects here. Often, hardhat diving is used to specifically mean diving in the old type Standard diving dress. A US Navy diver at work. The umbilical supplying air from the surface is clearly visible Professional diving is a type …   Wikipedia