What Is A Limpet Mine And Does Iran Have Them? - RadioFarda

On June 13 the U.S. Central Command published a statement, alleging that an Iranian boat removed an “unexploded limpet mine, ” from the M/T Kokuka Courageous. What are limpet mines and does Iran have such devices?

A limpet mine named after the conically shaped sea creature that sticks to rocks is a military device that contains an explosive charge and can be attached to a vessel. Powerful magnets make it possible for the case with the explosives to be attached to the body of a ship or any other vehicle. Limpet mines can be designed to be trigged in various ways either through electronic means with timers or mechanical means where the explosion is triggered after a certain distance.

Limpet Mine Mk 1 Made in 1942 The mine has six horseshoe magnets attached to the charge and a rope carry handle. There are no markings.(Royal Australian Navy)

Limpet mines in naval warfare were extensively used during World War II by special operations commandos. In 1943 during World War II the Royal Australian Navy conducted operation Jaywick, which relied on the use of limpet mines. Using a confiscated motor sampan a commando of fourteen Australians sailors were able to enter port of Singapore which was then under Japanese control disguised as local fisherman.

Once in the port the commandos were able to attach the limpet mines to the ships by covertly sneaking up to the hull at night. The operation resulted in the damage or sinking of at least 6 Japanese ships.

An article published in October 2015 by Fars new agency covers an exhibition organized by the Iranian Navy. The exhibition in 2015 held in Northern Tehran on a 130 hectare plot of land was according to Iranian navy “the largest and most extensive ever.” The article details various weapons system owned by the Iranian military. Various types of rockets and missiles are displayed, with some bearing banners with ideological slogans aimed at the United States.

One item on display is a limpet mine using the Persian title “sticking mine”. According to the attached posters the device is produced by the Industrial Research & Self Sufficiency Jihad Organization associated with the Iranian Navy. The device weighs 42 kilos and is made of aluminum and steel.

A 2010 article from ISNA covers the military exercises conducted by Iran with observers from Iraq, Qatar and Oman. One of the points of the exercises which was a in Gulf of Oman was the placing of limpet mines on a “predetermined target.”

Photos released by the U.S. Military show a triangular shape on the side of M/V Kokuka Courageous. Iran has denied the allegations that it was behind the damaging of two tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

AT SEA -- A picture released by U.S. Central Command shows damage from an explosion (L) and a likely limpet mine, on the hull of the civilian vessel M/V Kokuka Courageous in the Gulf of Oman in the Arabian Sea, in waters between Gulf Arab states and Iran,

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2019-06-16 19:59:00Z
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