General Characteristics
Primary Function: Destroy enemy shipping
Additional Background: The SLMM was developed as a submarine deployed mine for use in areas inaccessible for other mine deployment techniques or for covert mining of hostile environments. The SLMM is a shallow water mine consisting basically of a modified MK-37 torpedo.
Type: Submarine laid bottom mine
Detection System: Magnetic/seismic or Magnetic/seismic/pressure target detection devices (TDDs).
Dimensions: 19 inches x 161 inches (48.5 centimeters x 409 centimeters)
Depth Range: Shallow water
Weight: 1658 pounds (754 kilograms)
Explosives: 510 pounds (230 kilograms) of high explosive
Date Deployed: 1987