depth charge

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A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) weapon designed to destroy submarines by detonating in the water near the target and subjecting it to a destructive hydraulic shock. Most depth charges use high explosives with a fuze set to detonate the charge, typically at a specific depth from the surface. Depth charges can be dropped by ships, patrol aircraft and helicopters.

Sailors aboard HMS ESKIMO hoisting a depth charge into position on its thrower, 1942. A7413Sailors aboard HMS ESKIMO hoisting a depth charge into position on its thrower, 1942. A7413
British Diplomacy, 1914-1918 Q19271British Diplomacy, 1914-1918 Q19271
REPRODUCTION OF DEPTH CHARGE EQUIPMENT, OF A DESTROYER, CORVETTE OR SLOOP, USED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. ERECTED IN NO. 26 SHED, GLADSTONE DOCK, LIVERPOOL. 13-15 AUGUST 1942. A11063REPRODUCTION OF DEPTH CHARGE EQUIPMENT, OF A DESTROYER, CORVETTE OR SLOOP, USED FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. ERECTED IN NO. 26 SHED, GLADSTONE DOCK, LIVERPOOL. 13-15 AUGUST 1942. A11063
A V W class destroyer dropping a depth charge (6105881914)A V W class destroyer dropping a depth charge (6105881914)
The Royal Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Q18233The Royal Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Q18233
ARA Heroína (P-32) dropping a depth charge patternARA Heroína (P-32) dropping a depth charge pattern
Ścigacze okrętów podwodnych na morzu (2-2524)Ścigacze okrętów podwodnych na morzu (2-2524)
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A13370The Royal Navy during the Second World War A13370
Niemiecki ścigacz okrętów podwodnych (2-2527)Niemiecki ścigacz okrętów podwodnych (2-2527)
The Polish Navy during the Second World War A14797The Polish Navy during the Second World War A14797