| Type 1934A destroyers | |
|---|---|
|
Paul Jakobi.jpg Z5 Paul Jacobi c. 1938 | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Type 1934A destroyer |
| Builders: |
|
| Operators: |
 Kriegsmarine French Navy Soviet Navy Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Type 1934 destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Type 1936 destroyer |
| Built: | 1935–1936 |
| In commission: | 1937–1958 |
| Completed: | 12 |
| Lost: | 7 |
| Scrapped: | 5 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type: | Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,171–2,270 long tons (2,206–2,306 t) |
| Length: |
|
| Beam: | 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in) |
| Draft: | 4.23 m (13 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: |
|
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts; 2 × steam turbines |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 1,825 nmi (3,380 km; 2,100 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 325 |
| Armament: |
|
The Type 1934A destroyers, also known as the Z5-class, were a group of twelve destroyers built in the mid-1930s for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy). They were slightly modified versions of the preceding Type 1934 class and perpetuated their predecessors' limited endurance and magazine capacity - factors which contributed to the heavy German losses at the Second Battle of Narvik. Five survived the war.
Background[]
General characteristics[]
The Type 1934A destroyers had an overall length of 119 meters (390 ft 5 in) and were 114 meters (374 ft) long at the waterline. They had a beam of 11.3 meters (37 ft 1 in), and a maximum draft of 4.23 meters (13 ft 11 in). They displaced 2,171–2,270 long tons (2,206–2,306 t) at standard load and 3,110–3,190 long tons (3,160–3,240 t) at deep load. The Wagner geared steam turbines were designed to produce 70,000 metric horsepower (51,485 kW; 69,042 shp) which would propel the ship at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). Steam was provided to the turbines by six Wagner or Benson boilers with superheaters. The Wagner boilers had a pressure of 70 kg/cm2 (6,865 kPa; 996 psi) and a working temperature of 460 °C (860 °F) while the Benson boilers used 110 kg/cm2 (10,787 kPa; 1,565 psi) at 510 °C (950 °F).[1] The Type 1934A 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 ships 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]
The Type 1934A ships carried five 12.7 cm SK C/34 guns in single mounts, protected by large gun shields, two each superimposed, fore and aft. The fifth gun was carried on top of the rear deckhouse. Their 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 ships carried eight above-water 53.3-centimeter (21 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]
Ships[]
| Ship | Builder[5] | Laid down[6] | Launched[7] | Commissioned[7] | Fate[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z5 Paul Jacobi | DeSchiMAG, Bremen | 15 July 1935 | 24 March 1936 | 29 June 1937 | Transferred to France, renamed Desaix, scrapped 1958 |
| Z6 Theodor Riedel | 18 July 1935 | 22 April 1936 | 2 July 1937 | Transferred to France, renamed Kleber, scrapped 1958 | |
| Z7 Hermann Schoemann | 7 September 1935 | 16 July 1936 | 9 September 1937 | Sunk 2 May 1942 by the British cruiser Edinburgh | |
| Z8 Bruno Heinemann | 14 January 1936 | 15 September 1936 | 8 January 1938 | Sunk 25 January 1942 by a mine near Calais, France | |
| Z9 Wolfgang Zenker | Germaniawerft, Kiel | 23 March 1935 | 27 March 1936 | 2 July 1938 | Scuttled, 13 April 1940 |
| Z10 Hans Lody | 1 April 1935 | 14 May 1936 | 13 September 1938 | Taken over by the United Kingdom after the war and used as a trials ship, scrapped 1946 - 1949 | |
| Z11 Bernd von Arnim | 26 April 1935 | 8 July 1936 | 6 December 1938 | Scuttled, 13 April 1940 | |
| Z12 Erich Giese | 3 May 1935 | 12 March 1937 | 4 March 1939 | Sunk, 13 April 1940 | |
| Z13 Erich Koellner | 12 October 1935 | 18 March 1937 | 28 March 1939 | Sunk, 13 April 1940 | |
| Z14 Friedrich Ihn | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg | 30 March 1935 | 5 November 1935 | 6 April 1938 | Transferred to the Soviet Union, served in the Baltic Fleet as the Prytkiy (Прыткий), scrapped 1952 |
| Z15 Erich Steinbrinck | 30 March 1935 | 24 September 1936 | 31 May 1938 | Transferred to the Soviet Union, served in the Baltic Fleet as the Pylkiy (Пылкий), scrapped 1958 | |
| Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt | 14 November 1935 | 21 March 1937 | 28 July 1938 | Sunk 31 December 1942 by HMS Sheffield |
Service history[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gröner, p. 199
- ↑ Whitley 1983, p. 26
- ↑ Whitley 1983, p. 23
- ↑ Whitley 1983, p. 299
- ↑ Gröner 1990, p. 199.
- ↑ Koop & Schmolke 2003, p. 26.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Gröner 1990, p. 200.
References[]
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945, Major Surface Warships. I. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-790-6.
- Haarr, Geirr H. (2009). The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-310-9.
- Hervieux, Pierre (1980). "German Destroyer Minelaying Operations Off the English Coast (1940–1941)". In Roberts, John. Warship. IV. Greenwich, England: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 110–17. ISBN 0-87021-979-0.
- Hildebrand, Hans H.; Röhr, Albert; Steinmetz, Hans-Otto (1993) (in German). Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe (Band 5). Ratingen: Mundus Verlag. ASIN B003VHSRKE.
- Koop, Gerhard & Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2003). German Destroyers of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-307-9.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939–1945: The Naval History of World War Two (3rd rev. ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-119-8.
- Whitley, M. J. (1991). German Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-302-2.
External links[]
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The original article can be found at Type 1934A destroyers and the edit history here.