It ain't over till the last mine explodes

[sotonmate]

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For information of the nautical among you.

Reading Lloyd's War Losses - First World War in the local Reference Library yesterday,my interest focussed on an Addendum entitled Cargo Ship sinkings by Mine after WW1 had ended,from 13.11.1918 to 2.5.1925.

A total of 145 vessels sunk in this way !

1918 (Nov to end) 13

1919 108

1920 24

1921 19

1922 5

1923 4

1924 1

1925 1

Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the water without a zig-zag course or a team of lookouts !

Sotonmate

[Michael Lowrey]

Sotonmate,

It's also extremely likely that a double digit number of vessels listed in the "Missing and Untraced" section of Lloyd's War Losses - First World War sank on mines without survivors.

Best wishes,

Michael