


M8
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | Lübecker Flenderwerke AG |
Yard Number | 243 |
Ordered | 22 Nov 1935 |
Laid Down | 17 Oct 1936 |
Launched | 29 Sep 1937 |
Commissioned | 11 Jan 1939 |
Sunk | 14 May 1943 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M8 was completed in Jan 1939. She was lost in May 1943.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
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