


M266
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | Atlas Werke AG |
Yard Number | 374 |
Launched | 18 Mar 1944 |
Commissioned | 15 Aug 1944 |
Decommissioned | 2 Aug 1944 |
Sunk | 11 Mar 1945 |
Second Sinking | 11 Mar 1945 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M266 was completed in Aug 1944. She was lost in Mar 1945.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
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