British Navy use of .303 for shooting mines.

[Rob]

Chilean 7mm Mausers were acquired when Chilean warships being built in Britain were expropriated. The 7mm ammo made by Eley was issued in 10 rd packets with a stick on label "FOR MINE SHOOTING ONLY".

When was that?

 

[green]

When was that?

1914 two battleships and other vessels.

 

[Rob]

1914 two battleships and other vessels.

Interesting. My grand-uncle (is that what they are called?...I mean the brother of my grandmother)was the Captain of a British destroyer (HMS Narwal) at the battle of Jutland, and later went on to successfully ram U-boats and clear mines.

 

[MiG25]

7mm Mauser chambered Remington Rolling Blocks were also ordered by the Royal Navy during WW1 for this reason among others

And when the ships were returned to Chile the Mausers were gone and they had been equiped with Rosses.

 

[MiG25]

Think I would prefer some kind of machine gun myself.

Grizz

Apparently German ships had 2 Maxims for this purpose but they were exchanged for captured Mosins and sent to the trenches.