US Navy Museum - Mines, Torpedoes, and Depth Charges / 10 Mk 6 Moored Contact Mine
Bill Maloney
2/22/2008

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10 Mk 6 Moored Mine

10 Mk6 Moored Contact Mine

Mk 6 Moored Naval Contact Mine Specifications:

Width: 34 inches
Weight: 630lbs
Warhead: 300lbs TNT
Usable Water Depth : 30-3000 feet

Although developed during WWI, the Mk 6 Contact Mine was still in use in the late 1970s