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T6

CountryGermany
Ship Class1935-class Motor Torpedo Boat
BuilderDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard Number935
Ordered15 Jan 1936
Laid Down9 Jan 1937
Launched16 Dec 1937
Commissioned30 Apr 1940
Sunk7 Nov 1940

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T6 Operational Timeline

6 Nov 1940 German 1st and 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotillas (torpedo boats T1, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, and T10) departed Trondheim, Norway to intercept an Allied convoy sailing toward Kinnaird Head, Scotland, United Kingdom.
7 Nov 1940 German 1st and 2nd Torpedo Boat Flotillas (torpedo boats T1, T4, T6, T7, T8, T9, and T10), while sailing to intercept an Allied convoy sailing toward Kinnaird Head, Scotland, United Kingdom, entered a British minefield 40 miles north of the convoy. T6 struck a mine shortly after midnight at the beginning of this day and sank; the survivors were picked up by T7 and T8. The operation was canceled and the two flotillas returned to base.




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