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M2

CountryGermany
Ship ClassM-class Minesweeper
BuilderH. C. Stülcken Sohn
Yard Number711
Ordered22 Nov 1935
Laid Down15 Jul 1936
Launched20 May 1937
Commissioned15 Mar 1939
Sunk11 Mar 1945

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ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M2 was completed in Mar 1939. She was lost in Mar 1945.

Last Major Revision: Jun 2019

M2 Operational Timeline

31 Oct 1940 Leonardo da Vinci arrived at Bordeaux, France at 1900 hours, escorted into the harbor by German minesweepers M2 and M13.
4 Jan 1941 German minesweepers M-2 and M-10 departed Royan, Aquitaine, France at 1830 hours to make rendezvous with Italian submarine Alpino Bagnolini, but their journey was delayed and contact was not made on this date.
6 Jan 1941 Italian submarine Alpino Bagnolini, escorted by German minesweepers M-2 and M-10, departed Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Aquitaine, France at 0645 hours. They were later joined by German minesweeper Sperrbrecher III. They arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Aquitaine, France at 1915 hours.




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