M31

CountryGermany
Ship ClassM-class Minesweeper
BuilderOderwerke AG
Yard Number815
Ordered4 May 1938
Laid Down1 Nov 1939
Launched13 Jul 1940
Commissioned19 Dec 1940
Sunk21 Oct 1944

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ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M31 was completed in Dec 1940. She was lost in Oct 1944.

Last Major Revision: Jun 2019

M31 Operational Timeline

3 Feb 1941 Alessandro Malaspina arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 1300 hours, ending her third war patrol. She was escorted into Le Verdon-sur-Mer by German minesweepers M9 and M21.




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