Depth Charges and Mine Countermeasures

Naval devices used against submarines and mines, including the depth charge dropped to destroy submerged submarines and the paravane towed to cut the cables of moored mines. A weapon belongs here when its cited article describes it as an anti-submarine weapon or as a towed device against mines. It excludes torpedoes and naval guns. Depth charges were rolled or thrown from destroyers and escorts against U-boats, and paravanes were towed from the bows of ships to push moored mines aside and sever their anchor cables.