"Royal Navy minelaying in detail - a film" Topic
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| Warspite1 | 13 Apr 2021 3:36 p.m. PST |
This is a 1976 Royal Navy training film on laying 'old school' naval mines from a ship.
While dating from the 1970s, the 'buoyant' (floating) mines are basically WW2 type and demonstrate WW2, even WW1 practice. The cylindrical mines are influence type, probably magnetic or acoustic but could be fused with a mixture of both influences. YouTube link The ship featured is N21 (HMS Abdiel) which was officially referred to as a training vessel but which could have laid mines operationally, in the event of war. Her details are here:
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This Wiki link even refers to this very film.
She was disposed off in 1988. Barry |
dragon6  | 13 Apr 2021 7:23 p.m. PST |
She operated as a mothership to the Hunt class in the Persian Gulf 1987 – 88. |
| Warspite1 | 14 Apr 2021 10:50 a.m. PST |
@dragon6:
Yes, referred to in the Wiki link. B |
| Bozkashi Jones | 24 Jun 2021 1:43 a.m. PST |
I missed this Warspite – nice find, thanks! Nick |
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