Description
The anti-ship “Turtle” mine is hemispherical in shape. Its flat-surfaced bottom is magnetized with two rows of circular magnets mounted nearly flush with the mine’s bottom surface. After being attached by the magnetized bottom to a metal surface, an approx. 45 lb pull is required to pull the mine loose. A folding handle is attached near the bottom. The mine has 3 separate fuzes - two main detonator fuzes and 1 antidisturbance fuze. The mine can blow a hole 2 feet in diameter in the average ship.
The mine Is attached to a ship’s side, below the waterline, to damage or sink the ship.
Functioning
No information about functioning.
See Also
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Source(s)
TM 5-280, Foreign Mine Warfare Equipment (chg 1, 1971)
