page_title: Paravane (weapon)
hierarchical_section_title: Paravane (weapon)
caption_attribution_description: Paravane mine-sweeping (Seaman's Pocket-Book, 1943).jpg
context_page_description: The paravane, a form of towed underwater "glider" with a warhead that was used in anti-submarine warfare, was developed from 1914–16 by Commander Usborne and Lieutenant C. Dennistoun Burney, funded by Sir George White, founder of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was used against naval mines and submarines.
context_section_description: The paravane /ˈpærəveɪn/, a form of towed underwater "glider" with a warhead that was used in anti-submarine warfare, was developed from 1914–16 by Commander Usborne and Lieutenant C. Dennistoun Burney, funded by Sir George White, founder of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was used against naval mines and submarines.
caption: Paravane mine-sweeping
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