


M265
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | Atlas Werke AG |
Yard Number | 373 |
Launched | 21 Sep 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 Aug 1944 |
Transfer to USSR | 5 Nov 1945 |
USSR Commission | 28 Dec 1945 |
USSR Scrapping | 31 Jan 1964 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M265 was completed in Jan 1944. She was surrendered in May 1945. She was transferred to the Soviet Union in Dec 1945 and was renamed T-721.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
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