


M2
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Yard Number | 711 |
Ordered | 22 Nov 1935 |
Laid Down | 15 Jul 1936 |
Launched | 20 May 1937 |
Commissioned | 15 Mar 1939 |
Sunk | 11 Mar 1945 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
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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