


M20
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | Lübecker Flenderwerke AG |
Yard Number | 257 |
Ordered | 3 Mar 1937 |
Laid Down | 10 Sep 1938 |
Launched | 16 Jun 1939 |
Commissioned | 11 Dec 1939 |
Sunk | 21 Jul 1944 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M20 was completed in Dec 1939. She was lost in Jul 1944.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
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