The LUGM-145 was an
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...
i produced naval moored contact mine. The mine had a 145 kilogram explosive warhead. In February 1991, during the
Gulf War
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, struck a LUGM-145 mine, losing a third of its fuel, and sustaining damage that would cost 3.5 million
US dollars
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it int ...
to repair.
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Naval mines
Weapons of Iraq
Iraqi Navy
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