Anti-submarine net
An anti-submarine net or anti-submarine boom is a boom placed across the mouth of a harbour or a strait for protection against submarines.[1][2]
An anti-submarine net used during WWII in Nova Scotia, Canada
Examples of anti-submarine nets
- Lake Macquarie anti-submarine boom
- Indicator net
- Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign
- Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net
- Isle of Bute during World War II - Anti-submarine net in the Clyde Estuary in Scotland (Item 4)
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See also
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- Anti-submarine warfare
- Jumping wire (of a submarine)
- Net cutter (submarine)
- Net laying ship
- Torpedo net
References
- "Net and Boom Defenses". maritime.org.
- "Notes on Anti-submarine Defenses ONI Publication No. 8". public2.nhhcaws.local.
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