Anti-submarine weapon
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An anti-submarine weapon is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest
Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedo launching.
Mk. 17 depth bomb is being unloaded from a SOC Seagull scout plane on board the USS Philadelphia (CL-41) during an Atlantic U-boat sweep near Panama in June 1942.
Hedgehog, a 24-"barreled" anti-submarine mortar, mounted on the forecastle of the destroyer HMS Westcott, 28 November 1945. The 27-year veteran Westcott claimed the first-ever kill by Hedgehog February 2, 1942, when she sank U-581.
A U.S. Navy depth charge, used in WWII
Mark 24 mine
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The Mark 24 mine is an air-dropped anti-submarine acoustic torpedo developed by the United States during World War II; it was called a mine to conceal its capabilities. The torpedo entered service wit
Mark 24 acoustic torpedo
Mark 24 mine diagram