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German destroyer Z5 Paul Jacobi

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Z5 Paul Jakobi c. 1938
History
Nazi Germany
NameZ5 Paul Jakobi
NamesakePaul Jakobi
Ordered9 January 1935
BuilderDeSchiMAG, Bremen
Yard numberW899
Laid down15 July 1935
Launched24 March 1936
Completed29 June 1937
CapturedMay 1945
History
France
NameDesaix, 4 February 1946
NamesakeLouis Desaix
AcquiredJanuary 1946
Out of serviceJanuary 1949
RenamedQ02, 17 February 1954
Stricken17 February 1954
FateSold for scrap, June 1954
General characteristics as built
Class and typeType 1934A-class destroyer
Displacement2,171 metric tons (2,137 long tons)
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119 m (390 ft 5 in) o/a
114 m (374 ft 0 in) w/l
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draft4.23 m (13 ft 11 in)
Installed power70,000 shp (52,000 kW)
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2 shafts, 2 × Wagner geared steam turbines
6 × water-tube boilers
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,825 nmi (3,380 km; 2,100 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement325
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5 × 1 - 12.7 cm (5 in) guns
2 × 2 - 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns
6 × 1 - 2 cm (0.79 in) guns
2 × 4 - 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
60 mines
32–64 depth charges, 4 throwers and 6 individual racks

Z5 Paul Jakobi was a Type 1934A-class destroyer built for the German Navy (German: Kriegsmarine) in the mid-1930s.

Design and description

Paul Jacobi had an overall length of 119 meters (390 ft 5 in) and was 114 meters (374 ft 0 in) long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of 11.3 meters (37 ft 1 in), and a maximum draft of 4.23 meters (13 ft 11 in). She displaced 2,171 metric tons (2,137 long tons) at standard and 3,110 metric tons (3,060 long tons) at deep load. The Wagner geared steam turbines were designed to produce 70,000 shaft horsepower (52,199 kW) which would propel the ship at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Steam was provided to the turbines by six high-pressure Wagner boilers[1] with superheaters. Paul Jacobi carried a maximum of 752 metric tons (740 long tons) of fuel oil which was intended to give a range of 4,400 nmi (8,100 km; 5,100 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph), but the ship proved top-heavy in service and 30% of the fuel had to be retained as ballast low in the ship.[2] The effective range proved to be only 1,825 nmi (3,380 km; 2,100 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph).[1]

Paul Jacobi carried five 12.7 cm SK C/34 guns in single mounts with gun shields, two each superimposed, fore and aft. The fifth gun was carried on top of the rear deckhouse. Her anti-aircraft armament consisted of four 3.7 cm SK C/30 guns in two twin mounts abreast the rear funnel and six 2 cm C/30 guns in single mounts. The ship carried eight above-water 53.3-centimeter (21.0 in) torpedo tubes in two power-operated mounts.[1][3] Four depth charge throwers were mounted on the sides of the rear deckhouse and they were supplemented by six racks for individual depth charges on the sides of the stern. Enough depth charges were carried for either two or four patterns of 16 charges each.[4] Mine rails were fitted on the rear deck that had a maximum capacity of 60 mines.[1]

Career

The ship was ordered on 9 January 1935 and she was laid down at DeSchiMAG, Bremen on 15 July 1935 as yard number W899. Paul Jakobi was launched on 24 March 1936 and completed on 29 June 1937.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Groener, p. 199
  2. ^ Whitley 1983, p. 26
  3. ^ Whitley 1983, p. 23
  4. ^ Whitley 1983, p. 299
  5. ^ Whitley 1983, p. 269

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)
  • Haarr, Geirr H. (2009). The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-310-9.
  • Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2003). German Destroyers of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-307-1.
  • 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. (1983). Destroyer! German Destroyers in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-143-9.
  • Whitley, M. J. (1991). German Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-302-8.
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