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Friday, 19 September 2025

British spherical moored mine pendulum mine Mark 1 pre First World War

Museo Maritimo Nacional, Valparaiso, Chile, April 2025

Anchored in intermediate waters and activitated by a pendulum (an inertial exploder) triggered with the mine made contact with a ship’s hull. Armed with 100 pounds powder cotton. 

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