


M15
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Yard Number | 729 |
Ordered | 3 Mar 1937 |
Laid Down | 19 Jan 1939 |
Launched | 15 Aug 1939 |
Commissioned | 22 Feb 1940 |
Sunk | 20 Mar 1945 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M15 was completed in Feb 1940. She was lost in Mar 1945.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
M15 Operational Timeline
20 Mar 1945 | M15 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany. |
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