Naval mines can be used offensively, to hamper enemy shipping movements or lock vessels into a harbour or defensively, to protect friendly vessels and create "safe" zones. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, any vessel or a particular vessel type, akin to anti-infantry or anti-vehicle mines. An explosion of a Naval mineĪ naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines. The protuberances near the top of the mine, here with their protective covers, are called Hertz horns, and these trigger the mine's detonation when a ship bumps into them. For civilian resource extraction, see deep sea mining.
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