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M6

CountryGermany
Ship ClassM-class Minesweeper
BuilderOderwerke AG
Yard Number789
Ordered22 Nov 1935
Laid Down31 Dec 1936
Launched8 Jan 1938
Commissioned1 Jun 1939
Sunk23 Oct 1941

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ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M6 was completed in Jun 1939. She was lost in Oct 1941.

Last Major Revision: Jun 2019

M6 Operational Timeline

18 Feb 1941 Maggiore Baracca arrived at Pauillac, France at 1303 hours, ending her third war patrol. She was escorted into port by German minesweepers M6, M9, and M21 and German auxiliary cruiser Sperrbrecher 16.




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