German destroyer Z37

History
Nazi Germany
Name	Z37
Ordered	19 September 1939
Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Yard number	G627
Laid down	2 January 1941
Launched	24 February 1942
Completed	16 July 1943
Captured	6 May 1945
Fate	Scuttled, 24 August 1944; Scrapped, 1949
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer
Displacement	2,519 long tons (2,559 t) (standard) 3,691 long tons (3,750 t) deep load
Length	127 m (416 ft 8 in) o/a
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft	4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Installed power	70,000 PS (51,000 kW; 69,000 shp) 6 × water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × geared steam turbine sets
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range	2,950 nmi (5,460 km; 3,390 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	332
Armament	1 × twin, 2 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 7 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 mines

Z37 was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

References

• Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Vol. Volume 1: Major Surface Warships. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
• Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2003). German Destroyers of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-307-1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
• Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
• Whitley, M. J. (1991). German Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-302-8.

External links

• Kriegsmarine destroyers