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
HMHS Britannic
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HMHS Britannic was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of ocean liners and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the younger sister of RMS Olympi
Naval mine
…the barrage after the war took 82 ships and five months, working around the clock. It was also during World War I, that the British hospital ship, HMHS Britannic, became the largest vessel ever sunk by a naval mine. The Britannic was the sister ship of the RMS Titanic, and the RMS Olympic. During World War II…
His Majesty's Hospital Ship (HMHS) Britannic
A postcard, after a painting by Charles Dixon, showing Britannic at sea in her original White Star livery
The Arrol Gantry towering above Britannic, circa 1914
One of Britannic's funnels being transported to Harland & Wolff shipyards