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An anti-submarine net or anti-submarine boom is a
Isle of Bute during World War II - Anti-submarine net in the Clyde Estuary in Scotland (Item 4)
An anti-submarine net or anti-submarine boom is a boom
Boom may refer to:
Objects
* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
* Boom (windsurfin ...
placed across the mouth of a harbour or a strait for protection against submarines.
Examples of anti-submarine nets
* Lake Macquarie anti-submarine boom * Indicator net * Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign * Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom netIsle of Bute during World War II - Anti-submarine net in the Clyde Estuary in Scotland (Item 4)
See also
*Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are typ ...
* Jumping wire (of a submarine)
* Net cutter (submarine)
* Net laying ship
*Torpedo net
Torpedo nets were a passive ship defensive device against torpedoes. They were in common use from the 1890s until the Second World War. They were superseded by the anti-torpedo bulge and torpedo belts.
Origins
With the introduction of the White ...
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine weapons
Auxiliary gateship classes
References
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