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Old 04-05-2011, 06:52 PM   #1
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Years ago a mate went to an auction and bought an RAN sea-mine for thirty bucks - didn't have a use for it but he's a bower-bird / hoarder. It had some pipe fittings and valves welded on. No idea why. Some black oil inside.
More years pass and he moves all his junk pile a few hundred kays to his new block, and drops off the mine at my place to avoid having to shift it too far.
There it stays. I leave the ex and she inherits it.
Last week I wondered what sort of mine it is and send some pics to the RAN historical section and suggest forwarding them to HMAS Waterhen.
This morning an RAN lieutenant from HMAS Stirling (WA) rings and wants to look at it ASAP as they have to confirm that it is safe.
So I meet him and a couple of lads at noon (the three of them are clearance divers - the smallest one's legs weigh about as much as I do) - they turn up with a hiab-equipped truck. So off the mine goes away to be de-badded, not that it would go bang I guess, but they have to check this stuff out, especially in the modern security environment.



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Old 04-05-2011, 07:12 PM   #2
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Im having visions of that scene in Hot Fuzz !!!!!
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Old 04-05-2011, 08:32 PM   #3
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Once safe and degutted, they make excellent barbies
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Old 04-05-2011, 10:59 PM   #4
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Im having visions of that scene in Hot Fuzz !!!!!
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What a great movie that was!
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Old 05-05-2011, 05:41 AM   #5
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Sounds like the tale of the Grand Slam 20,000 lb bomb mounted as a gate guard at RAF Scampton for some years in the 1950's.
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Old 05-05-2011, 06:47 AM   #6
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If my ex had "inherited" it, I wouldn't have told anyone !!
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:20 AM   #7
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If my ex had "inherited" it, I wouldn't have told anyone !!

Haha, yep, had the same thought, was definitely not going to be the first to say that though...
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Old 05-05-2011, 07:49 AM   #8
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We had a chat about it last night and are in agreement that the navy's welcome to it - it would make a ripper room-heater for a country hall, but neither of us need it. Good to be friends with an ex as it saves a lot of yelling.
I can have it back after the navy's done making it safe, but probably won't bother, so they'll get a carton's worth of scrap steel or a new barby.
If anyone really wants it - PM me. (the mine is an RN / RAN mark XVII / 17)

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Old 05-05-2011, 08:06 AM   #9
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Im having visions of that scene in Hot Fuzz !!!!!
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"whats that"

"sea-mine"

"its a sea mine"
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Old 05-05-2011, 12:04 PM   #10
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Donate it to a museum somewhere? Im sure they will gladly take it off your hands....
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