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Mined Areas and Safe Channels


JohnC

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I thought readers of this topic might be interested in the chart below. It shows the minefields around Britain that were still present in July 1919. The paper is too large for me to scan but I've included photos of the mined areas. There is a similar chart at the US Library of Congress from August 1918, viewable online, which also shows the amount of mines retreived and landed at various ports. I knew that the land battlefields took years to clear but until I saw this chart I'd never thought too much about the corresponding effort at sea and the enduring danger to mariners.

John

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Leith Lockhart Mining History reports that the British East coast was reported swept by 15 September 1919.The British coast would largely have been cleared by 1920 although ships were still blowing up in 1919. Some here will be aware of the Northumbria tragedy of January 1919.  The Helgoland Bight, I do not know

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