


M103
Country | Germany |
Ship Class | M-class Minesweeper |
Builder | Rickmers |
Yard Number | 231 |
Ordered | 27 Sep 1939 |
Laid Down | 1 May 1941 |
Launched | 3 Dec 1941 |
Commissioned | 28 Apr 1942 |
Sunk | 15 Jun 1944 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGerman minesweeper M103 was completed in Aug 1942. She was lost in Jun 1944.
Last Major Revision: Jun 2019
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