German destroyer Z45
History | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | Z45 |
Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel |
Laid down | 1942 |
Launched | 15 April 1944 |
Commissioned | Never commissioned |
Homeport | Deschimag in Bremen |
Fate | Scrapped in shipyard in 1946. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Zerstörer 1936B |
Displacement | 3,540 long tons (3,600 t) maximum |
Length | list error: <br /> list (help) 127 m (416 ft 8 in) o/a 121.5 m (398 ft 7 in) w/l |
Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 4.21 m (13 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × Wagner geared turbines, 70,000 shp 2 shafts |
Speed | 36.5 knots (42.0 mph; 67.6 km/h) |
Range | 2,600 nmi (4,800 km) at 19 kn (35 km/h) |
Complement | 330 |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 5 × 1 – 12.7 cm (5 in) guns 4 (later 10) 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 8 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 76 mines 4 × depth charge launchers |
Z45 was a German naval warship which operated for a short time during the latter period of World War II. She was a Type 1936B destroyer, laid down during 1942 at Deschimag in Bremen and launched on 15 April 1944. Work on the ship was cancelled as World War II drew to a close. Z45 was eventually scrapped in harbor in 1946.[1]
Design
Z45 was a Type 1936B-class destroyer, which meant that the twin 15.9 cm (6.3 in) turrest positioned on the bow and stern of the ship were removed.[2] This was because the older Type 1936A class of destroyers were deemed unstable.[2] The twin turrets, which were planned to have been used on the Template:Sclass2-s but diverted due to time constraints were removed and replaced with five single 12.7 centimetres (5.0 in) turrets, along with more anti-aircraft defences.[2] Besides that, the ship retained the main characteristics of the 1936A class.
Z45 displaced 2,527 tonnes (2,487 long tons), and were manned by 321 sailors and officers.[3] Although she had a maximum speed of 38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph), their range was 6,200 metres (6.2 km) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph).[3] Her main armament of five 12.7 cm SK C/34 naval guns[3] could be depressed to −10° and raised to 30°.[4] They had an arc of fire of 360°, meaning that they could rotate a full circle, able to fire at any given point.[4] The guns fired 28-kilogram (62 lb) high-explosive shells at a muzzle velocity of 830 metres per second (2,700 ft/s) to a range of 17,400 metres (19,000 yd).[4] The destroyer also carried four 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns and six 2 cm (0.79 in) anti-aircraft guns in pairs.[3] She had eight 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes and, when fitted as a minelayer, could carry 76 mines.[3]
References
- ^ "Z45 History". Kriegsmarine. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Type 1936B destroyer class history". Kriegsmarine. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk (2010). "German Destroyers". Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
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