U.S. Navy Mines |
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Description
The MK 62, MK 63, and MK 65 Quickstrike mines (aircraft delivered to target) and the MK 67 Slubmarine Launched Module Mine (SLMM) make up the current active inventory of Navy mines. |
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Point Of Contact
Office of Corporate Communication (SEA 00D)
Naval Sea Systems Command
Washington, D.C. 20376
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General Characteristics, MK 65 Quickstrike
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| Primary Function: Destroy enemy shipping. The Quickstrike is a family of shallow water aircraft-laid mines used primarily against surface craft. The MK 65 isa 2,000 lb. mine. Other Quickstrike versions (MK 62, MK 63) are converted general purpose 500- and 1,000-pound bombs. |
| Date Deployed: 1983 |
| Length: 128 inches |
| Diameter: 29 inches across the fins |
| Weight: 2,390 pounds |
| Depth: Shallow water. |
| Guidance System: Magnetic/seismic/pressure target detection devices (TDDs) are used on various models. |
| Warhead: Aircraft laid bottom mine. |
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General Characteristics, MK 67 Submarine Launched Mobile Mine (SLMM)
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| Primary Function: Destroy enemy shipping. The SLMM was developed as a submarine-deployed mine for use in areas inacessible for other mine deployment techniques or for covert mining of hostile environments. The SLMM is a shallow-water mine consisting basically of a modified MK 37 torpedo. |
| Date Deployed: 1987. |
| Length: 161 inches. |
| Diameter: 19 inches. |
| Weight: 1,658 poiunds. |
| Depth: Shallow water. |
| Guidance System: Magnetic/seismic target detection devices (TDDs). |
| Warhead: 510 pounds of high explosive. |
| Type: Submarine laid bottom mine. |
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| Last Update: 25 October 2012 |
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