M8

CountryGermany
Ship ClassM-class Minesweeper
BuilderLübecker Flenderwerke AG
Yard Number243
Ordered22 Nov 1935
Laid Down17 Oct 1936
Launched29 Sep 1937
Commissioned11 Jan 1939
Sunk14 May 1943

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ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M8 was completed in Jan 1939. She was lost in May 1943.

Last Major Revision: Jun 2019


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