Type 1936A destroyer
The Zerstörer 1936A class destroyers, or Narvik class destroyers as they were known to the Allies were a class of German destroyers of the Second World War.
In terms of armament they were closer to light cruisers than the typical destroyer. The use of 6 inch (150 mm) guns was atypical of destroyers which temded to have guns around 4 inch (120 mm) in calibre. They were intended to carry the forward guns in twin turrets, but as the twin turrets were not ready for in time they initially carried single mounted guns.
Ships of Zerstörer 1936A class were all laid down between 1938 and 1940. Destroyers from Z31 to Z39 were classed as Zerstörer 1936A (Mob). They were slightly larger and had some internal modifications from the original design to speed build times. Zerstörer 1936A (Mob) class ships were laid down between 1940 and 1941.
Zerstörer 1936A Specifications
- Displacement: 3,605 tons
- Speed: 37.5 knots
- Range:2,150 miles at 19 knots
- Armament:
- Five 6 inch guns.
- Four 37 mm guns. (later 10)
- Eight 20 mm guns. (later 20)
- Eight torpedo tubes.
- 60 mines.
- Four depth charge launchers
Zerstörer 1936A (Mob) Specifications
- Displacement: 3,690 tons
- Speed: 37.5 knots
- Range:2,240 miles at 19 knots
- Armament:
- Five 6 inch guns.
- Four 37 mm guns. (later 14)
- Nine 20 mm guns. (later 18)
- Eight torpedo tubes.
- 60 mines.
- Four depth charge launchers
Ships
The class including the 36A (M) consisted of 17 ships,
Ship | Laid down | Commissioned | Fate |
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Z23 | 15 November 1938 | 15 September 1940 | Badly damaged by bomb hit on 12 August 1944 and decommissioned on 21 August. Taken over by France after the war and renamed Leopard. Scrapped in 1951. |
Z24 | 2 January 1939 | 26 October 1940 | Sunk on 25 August 1944 near Le Verdon by British bombers. |
Z25 | 15 February 1939 | 30 November 1940 | Taken over by France after the war and renamed Hoche. Scrapped in 1958. |
Z26 | 1 April 1939 | 11 January 1940 | Sunk in battle with British cruisers Trinidad and Eclipse on 29 March 1942 in Arctic Sea. |
Z27 | 27 December 1939 | 26 February 1941 | Sunk in battle with British cruisers Glasgow and Enterprise on 28 December 1943 in Bay of Biscay. |
Z28 | 30 October 1939 | 9 August 1941 | Sunk by British bombers on 3 March 1945 near Saßnitz in Baltic Sea. |
Z29 | 21 March 1940 | 25 June 1941 | Taken over by Britain after the war and given to USA. Scuttled because of bad condition by United States Navy on 16 December 1946 near Jutland. |
Z30 | 15 April 1940]] | 15 November 1941]] | Taken over by Norway after the war and Britain. Used as a target ship and scrapped in 1949. |
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