1939 ⟶ HMS Belfast Damaged by German Mine
The new German strategy of planting magnetic mines in the Br...
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1939
🚢 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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💥 German Battleships Sink HMS Rawalpindi
The Scharnhorst-class_battleship" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">German battleships Gneisenau and the Scharnhorst sink the British armed merchant cruiser HMS Rawalpindi between Iceland and the Faroe Islands. About 270 crewmen die, while only 38 survive.⟶
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🚢 HMS Nelson Damaged by Mine
The British battleship HMS Nelson is incapacitated for six months by yet another magnetic mine left this time by the U-52 off Loch Ewe.⟶
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🚢 HMS Barham Damaged by U-Boat
While patrolling the Butt of Lewis the British battleship HMS Barham is damaged by the German U-30 and put out of service for four months.⟶
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