The R boats were a group of small naval vessels built as minesweepers for the Kriegsmarine before and during the Second World War. They were used for several purposes during the war, and were also use
Aldebaran class R boat (1958)
Faethon R-Boat Battle of Tillyria 1964 avoiding turkish aircraft fire in the bay of Xeros
Steam R boats at work, 1938
The M class were the standard minesweeper 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
R boat
…Motor Launch for the British equivalents M-class minesweeper (Germany) for larger German World War 2 minesweepers Sperrbrecher for another type of German World War 2 minesweeper…
M1940 series minesweeper in 1941
M1935 vessel in occupied France in 1941
Demilitarized M1940s in 1949