The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Goodwin Sands, England. Unidentified members of the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon standing beside a recently recovered German moored mine. The mine's contact horns have been removed,it has been made safe and its explosives steamed out and disposed of by burning . The three are standing in front of the row boat used to tow the mine into shallow waters and smoke from the burning explosives is billowing behind them. The rating in the centre smoking.
England. Unidentified members of the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon nonchalently waiting-two are smoking- for the explosive to be steamed out of an unexploded German aerial mine. A long
England. A German aerial mine lies beside a water filled ditch as its explosive is slowly steamed out. After being rendered safe by officers and men from the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Verno
Brighton, England. Informal portrait of three members of the Enemy Mining Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon standing at the rear of their work van. The three had just taken part in the retrieval, rendering
England. An unidentified member of the RN Enemy Mining Section of HMS Vernon standing astride a recently recovered German mine lying on the deck of a recovery vessel. He is being assisted out of his d
An unidentified member of the Enemy Mines Section (EMS) of HMS Vernon lashing a net covered floatation bag to a German aerial mine. The rubberized balloons were attached to submerged bombs and mines,
his Iraqi LUGM 145 mine was recovered by boarding parties from HMAS Kanimbla (II) four days into the Second Gulf War as part of Operation Falconer. Three Iraqi tugs were intercepted and detained by A
