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Type 184

Country of Origin: Britain

The Type 184 is an anti-submarine search and attack sonar for use on surface ships. The system can operate in passive or active search modes.

The sonar includes a transducer, transmitter, receivers and display systems and is mounted in a radome that can accommodate the Type 117 sonar as an alternative.

Although the sonar originally used the Type 177 transducer, it became the first operational British sonar to switch to a cylindrical model. The transducer has a 4-ft diameter...

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