Minesweeper M16

M16

Country	Germany
Ship Class	M-Class Minesweeper
Builder	H. C. Stülcken Sohn
Yard Number	730
Order Date	3 Mar 1937
Laid Down Date	1 Apr 1939
Launch Date	15 Nov 1939
Commission Date	1 Jun 1940
Sunk Date	20 Mar 1945

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M16 was completed in Jun 1940. She was damaged on 4 Nov 1943 and was never repaired. She was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany.

Last Major Revision: Jun 2019

M16 Operational Timeline

4 Nov 1943	M16 was badly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland.
20 Mar 1945	M16 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany.

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