


M16
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | H. C. Stülcken Sohn |
Yard Number | 730 |
Ordered | 3 Mar 1937 |
Laid Down | 1 Apr 1939 |
Launched | 15 Nov 1939 |
Commissioned | 1 Jun 1940 |
Sunk | 20 Mar 1945 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M16 was completed in Jun 1940. She was damaged on 4 Nov 1943 and was never repaired. She was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
M16 Operational Timeline
4 Nov 1943 | M16 was badly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. |
20 Mar 1945 | M16 was sunk during an Allied air raid on Kiel, Germany. |
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