![]() M1940 series minesweeper in 1941
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Class overview | |
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Name | M class |
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Built | 1937–1945 (not including older M1915 and M1916 ships) |
Completed |
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Lost |
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General characteristics : M1935[1] | |
Displacement |
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Length | 68.4 m (224 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 2.65 m (8 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft VTE engines with exhaust turbines, 2 oil-fired boilers, 3,200 hp (2,386 kW) |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Complement | 113 |
Armament |
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General characteristics : M1940[2] | |
Displacement |
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Length | 62.3 m (204 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft VTE engines with exhaust turbines, 2 coal-fired boilers , 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 80 |
Armament |
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General characteristics : M1943[3] | |
Displacement |
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Length | 67.8 m (222 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft VTE engines with exhaust turbines, 2 coal-fired boilers, 2,400 hp (1,790 kW) |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 107 |
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The M class were the standard minesweeper (German: Minensuchboot) of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The vessels were the primary force in Germany's harbor defense command and were organized administratively into minesweeper flotillas.