German Destroyers
Z29 | ||
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General Details | ||
Type | 1936A | |
Pennant number | — | |
Builder | DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany | |
Builder's number | 963 | |
Contract placed | 23 April 1938 | |
Laid down | 21 March 1940 | |
Launched | 15 October 1940 | |
Commissioned | 9 July 1941 | |
Fate![]() |
Loaded with gas ammunition and scuttled 16 December 1946 in the Skaggerak, North Sea. | |
Displacement | ||
Displacement, standard | 2.603 t | |
Displacement, full load | 3.597 t | |
Dimensions and Construction Details | ||
Lenght (waterline) | 121,9 m | |
Lenght (total) | 127 m | |
Beam | 12 m | |
Draft | 4,65 m | |
Machinery | ||
Boilers | Six Wagner 70 Kg/cm² | |
Turbines | Two Wagner geared | |
Turbo generators | Two of 200 kW each | |
Diesel generators | Four of 80 kW each | |
Shafts | 2 | |
Total performance | 70.000 shp | |
Speed | 37,5 knots | |
Range | 2.174 nm at 19 knots | |
Armament | ||
15 cm L/48 C/36 | 4 (5 from 1942, 1 in twin mounting and 3 in single mountings) | |
3,7 cm L/83 C/30 | 4 in twin mountings | |
2 cm MG L/65 C/30 | 5 in single mountings (12 from 1942) | |
53,3 cm Torpedo tubes | 8 in two quadruple banks | |
Mines | 60 | |
Depth Charge launcher | 4 | |
Commanding Officers | ||
09.07.1941 - 31.03.1943 | Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Kurt Rechel | |
01.04.1943 - 08.05.1945 | Korvettenkapitän Theodor von Mutius | |
Complement | ||
Complement | 320-332 officers and men |
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