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Captor mine
A captor mine is an American naval mine. It consists of a passive sonar and a torpedo (The name CAPTOR is short for enCAPsulated TORpedo). When an enemy vessel passes close by, the passive sonar detects it, and releases the torpedo. The idea is that the torpedo then homes in on the ship, as it would if launched conventionally, and destroy it.
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