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Anti-submarine net

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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]

10 relations: Anti-submarine warfare, Boom (navigational barrier), Indicator net, Jumping wire, Lake Macquarie anti-submarine boom, Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign, Net cutter (submarine), Net laying ship, Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, Torpedo net.

Anti-submarine warfare

Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines.

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Boom (navigational barrier)

A boom or a chain (also boom defence, harbour chain, river chain, chain boom, boom chain or variants) is an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation.

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Indicator net

Constructed using light steel nets, indicator nets were often anchored at various depths to the sea bed around Allied naval bases during both world wars.

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Jumping wire

A jumping wire is a wire cable stretched between the bow and stern of a submarine, via the conning tower or periscope standards.

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Lake Macquarie anti-submarine boom

The Lake Macquarie anti-submarine boom was a submarine and small boat defence boom located at the entrance to Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia during World War II.

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Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign

The Naval Operations in the Dardanelles Campaign (17 February 1915 – 9 January 1916) took place against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War.

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Net cutter (submarine)

A submarine's net cutter is a device mounted on the bows of some naval submarines to cut through anti-submarine netting.

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Net laying ship

A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of small auxiliary ship.

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Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net

The Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net was an anti-torpedo and submarine defence net that was in Sydney Harbour during World War II.

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Torpedo net

Torpedo nets were a passive ship defensive device against torpedoes.

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Anti-submarine boom, Antisubmarine net, Net defense, Submarine net.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-submarine_net

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