Minelaying Royal Navy (1976) March 9, 2020 Unipro2013main British Armed Forces, Featured Military Videos, Royal Navy </p> <h2>Minelaying</h2> <p> Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines.”Mine planting” was the term for installing controlled mines at predetermined positions in connection with coastal fortifications or harbor approaches that would be detonated by shore control when a ship was fixed as being within the mine’s effective range.<br /> <br /> Credit to : Royal Navy</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
