Type 1934A-class destroyer

Z5 Paul Jacobi c. 1938
Class overview
Builders:
Operators:
Preceded by: Type 1934 class
Succeeded by: Type 1936 class
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:
  • 119 m (390 ft 5 in) o/a
  • 114 m (374 ft) w/l
Beam: 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draft: 4.23 m (13 ft 11 in)
Installed power:
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 × Wagner geared 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-class destroyer consisted of a dozen ships laid down between July and November 1935. They were only slightly modified from the design of the preceding 1934 class and continued 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.

Design and description

The Type 1934A 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-class 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-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

Z5 Paul Jacobi Laid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 15 July 1935

Launched: 24 March 1936
Commissioned: 29 June 1937
Fate: Transferred to France as a reparation Desaix, scrapped 1958
Named after Paul Jacobi

Z6 Theodor RiedelLaid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 18 July 1935

Launched: 22 April 1936
Commissioned: 2 July 1937
Fate: Transferred to France as the Kleber, scrapped 1958
Named after Theodor Riedel

Z7 Hermann SchoemannLaid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 7 September 1935

Launched: 16 July 1936
Commissioned: 9 September 1937
Fate: sunk 2 May 1942 by the British cruiser Edinburgh
Named after Hermann Schoemann

Z8 Bruno HeinemannLaid down: DeSchiMAG Bremen, 14 January 1936

Launched: 15 September 1936
Commissioned: 8 January 1938
Fate: sunk 25 January 1942 by a mine near Calais
Named after Bruno Heinemann

Z9 Wolfgang ZenkerLaid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 23 March 1935

Launched: 27 March 1936
Commissioned: 2 July 1938
Fate: scuttled on 13 April 1940
Named after Wolfgang Zenker

Z10 Hans LodyLaid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 1 April 1935

Launched: 14 May 1936
Commissioned: 13 September 1938
Fate: Taken over by the United Kingdom after the war and used as a trials ship, scrapped 1946 - 1949
Named after Carl Hans Lody

Z11 Bernd von ArnimLaid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 26 April 1935

Launched: 8 July 1936
Commissioned: 6 December 1938
Fate: scuttled on 13 April 1940
Named after Bernd von Arnim

Z12 Erich GieseLaid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 3 May 1935

Launched: 12 March 1937
Commissioned: 4 March 1939
Fate: sunk 13 April 1940
Named after Erich Giese

Z13 Erich KoellnerLaid down: Germaniawerft Kiel, 12 October 1935

Launched: 18 March 1937
Commissioned: 28 March 1939
Fate: sunk 13 April 1940
Named after Erich Koellner

Z14 Friedrich IhnLaid down: Blohm & Voss Hamburg, 30 March 1935

Launched: 5 November 1935
Commissioned: 6 April 1938
Fate: Transferred to the Soviet Union, served in the Baltic Fleet as the Prytkiy (Прыткий) scrapped 1952
Named after Friedrich Ihn

Z15 Erich SteinbrinckLaid down: Blohm & Voss Hamburg, 30 March 1935

Launched: 24 September 1936
Commissioned: 31 May 1938
Fate: Transferred to the Soviet Union, served in the Baltic Fleet as the Pylkiy (Пылкий) scrapped 1958
Named after Erich Steinbrinck

Z16 Friedrich EckoldtLaid down: Blohm & Voss Hamburg, 14 November 1935

Launched: 21 March 1937
Commissioned: 28 July 1938
Fate: sunk 31 December 1942 by HMS Sheffield
Named after Friedrich Eckoldt

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Gröner, p. 199
  2. Whitley 1983, p. 26
  3. Whitley 1983, p. 23
  4. Whitley 1983, p. 299

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