Download or read book Submarine Mines And Torpedoes As Applied to Harbour Defence (1889) written by John Townsend Bucknill (Late Major R. E. and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A specialist how to book detailing the methods used to protect vital ports and harbours up to the late 1880s by means of the fast-evolving weapons of submarines, mines and torpedoes. The author, a former Royal Engineers officer, goes into great technical detail on the specifics of mine casings, the quantities of explosives used, electrical mines, and even the personnel best employed to operate the weaponry. The text is well-illustrated by diagrams, plans and maps as well as tables of explosive formulae etc. A must have book for all who are interested in the early development of mine and submarine warfare.