Types of unexploded ordnance

The following documents detail a selection of ordnance items that may be encountered as unexploded ordnance (UXO).

This list is not exhaustive and is provided as an indication of the wide variety of ordnance types. The information in these documents is provided for interest only are not to be used or relied upon for any other purpose.

Land service ammunition

Projectiles (PDF, 4.2 MB)

Mortars (PDF, 2.38 MB)

Pyrotechnics (PDF, 1.16 MB)

Anti tank (PDF, 1.54 MB)

Grenades (PDF, 1.22 MB)

Naval ordnance

Projectiles (PDF, 4.19 MB)

Marine markers (PDF, 871.45 KB)

Air delivered ordnance

Practice bombs (PDF, 1.92 MB)

Projectiles (PDF, 847.56 KB)

Rockets (PDF, 813.19 KB)