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Naval mineNaval mines are anti-ship or anti-submarine weapons, which like landmines are static weapons deposited by a navy, left there to wait until they are triggered by the approach of an enemy ship. They are extremely effective weapons, having caused more damage to US Navy ships since World War II than any other weapon. Fourteen US Navy ships have been sunk or damaged by mines since 1945; in comparison, only four US warships have been damaged by air and missile attack.Naval mines are often used to blockade ports. More early history required. Naval mines were used by both sides during the American Civil War. They were generally referred to as torpedoes at the time, hence Admiral David Farragut's famous quote. Naval mines were used in World War II, notably by Germany in the Battle of the Atlantic. Triggered by magnetic sensors, they were initially successful until an exploded mine was seized, the workings deciphered and countermeasures to either explode all the mines in a wide area, or prevent ships from triggering them, were devised. During the Gulf War, Iraqi naval mines severely damaged USS Princeton (CG-59) and USS Tripoli (LPH-10)[?]. The United States Navy MK56 ASW mine (the oldest still in use by the US) was developed in 1966. Since that time, more advances in technology have given way to the development of the MK60 CAPTOR (short for "encapsulated torpedo"), the MK62 and MK63 Quickstrike and the MK67 SLMM (Submarine Launched Mobile Mine). Most mines in the USN's arsenal today are delivered by aircraft to target.
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See also: Minesweeper, mine.
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