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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 (windsurfi ...
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 t ...
*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.
Its purpose is to allow the submarine to pass under nets and other marine defences, without the obstruction sn ...
(of a submarine)
*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.
Some net cutters are powered by explosives.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 naval auxiliary ship.
A net layer's primary function was to lay and maintain steel anti-torpedo or anti-submarine nets. Nets could be laid ...
* Torpedo net
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine weapons
An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war. In its simplest sense, an anti-submarine weapo ...
Auxiliary gateship classes
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