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The Iron Harvest Military Museum

The Magnetic Mine is Defeated

"Hitler’s secret weapon," as the magnetic mine was nicknamed was not secret for long: neither was it long before countermeasures were devised.

Extract from’ The War Illustrated’ April 5th 1940

‘During the past few weeks many British ships have been fitted with a special secret device that renders them immune from damage from magnetic mines.’
To ensure that this ‘special device’ was operating properly monitoring stations were established around the coast line. The Bay Museum was one of the stations, known locally as the ‘Canvey Loop’.

It is a unique building in its own right, as it is the only surviving fully intact example of this type of MOD Property on the North side of the Thames Estuary.
To find out more about the history of the de-Gaussing process, how it was utilised and the operation of the Nazi murder mine - give our Museum a visit when you have the time.
We assure you of a warm ‘Canvey Island Welcome’.