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Updated: October 28, 2026
Thus the mine appears on the deck of the mine-laying ship before being lowered over the stern. Before the mine goes over, a windlass inside the plummet-sinker is revolved by hand until the length of cable between the plummet and the anchor-chamber has been reeled off equivalent to the depth below the surface at which the explosive mine is to float. Then the entire apparatus is hove overboard.