Destroyer minesweeper
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Destroyer minesweeper was a designation given by the United States Navy to a series of destroyers that were converted into high-speed ocean-going minesweepers for service during World War II. The hull
Minesweeper USS Hovey, June 1942, pre-conversion, 4 smokestacks, and 4" guns front and rear, around 8 x 50 cal AA guns
WWII paravane
How a bow-attached paravane cuts a moored mine
Cutting a moored mine. A paravane and kite replace the "Otter" and "Depressor", with the paravane doing the cutting
Naval mine
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A naval mine is a self-contained explosive weapon placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. Similar to anti-personnel and other land mines, and unlike purpose launched naval de
Polish wz. 08/39 contact mine. The protuberances near the top of the mine, here with their protective covers, are called Hertz horns, and these trigger the mine's detonation when a ship bumps into them.
British Mk 14 sea mine
A 14th-century illustration of a naval mine and page description from the Huolongjing
David Bushnell's mines destroying HMS Cerberus's tender on 13 August 1777