1939 ⟶ German Mining of the Thames Estuary Begins
The Luftwaffe and German U-boats start mining the Thames est...
Year
1939
1942
🚢 HMS Belfast Damaged by German Mine
The new German strategy of planting magnetic mines in the British seas obtains its first major success when a mine planted by the U-52 in the Firth of Forth put the light cruiser HMS Belfast out of service until the autumn of 1942.⟶
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💡 Intact Magnetic Mine Recovered, Leading to Degaussing
The Luftwaffe drops in the mud an intact magnetic mine off Shoeburyness at the mouth of the Thames Estuary. Once salvaged, Admiralty scientists invented degaussing that greatly decreased the danger represented by magnetic mines.⟶
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🚢 Convoy to Malta Decimated
A convoy to Malta is decimated by the Luftwaffe and U-boats.⟶
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