North Sea Mine Barrage
Large minefield laid by the United States in World War I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the minefield laid in World War II, see Northern Barrage.
The North Sea Mine Barrage, also known as the Northern Barrage, was a large minefield laid easterly from the Orkney Islands to Norway by the United States Navy (assisted by the Royal Navy) during World War I. The objective was to inhibit the movement of U-boats from bases in Germany to the Atlantic shipping lanes bringing supplies to the British Isles. Rear Admiral Lewis Clinton-Baker, commanding the Royal Navy minelaying force at the time, described the barrage as the "biggest mine planting stunt in the world's history."[1] Larger fields with greater numbers of mines were laid during World War II.[2]
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