


M26
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Yard Number | 742 |
Ordered | 4 May 1938 |
Laid Down | 13 Nov 1939 |
Launched | 21 May 1940 |
Commissioned | 21 Dec 1940 |
Sunk | 15 May 1942 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M26 was completed in Dec 1940. She was lost in May 1942.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
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