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Z43

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Z35		1005	Deschimag, Bremen	6/1941	20.10.1942	9/1943	sunk 12.12.1944
Z36		1006	Deschimag, Bremen	9/1941	15.5.1943	2/1944	sunk 12.12.1944
Z43		1029	Deschimag, Bremen	5/1942	15.9.1943	5/1944	damaged 10.4.1945, scuttled 3.5.1945
Z44		1030	Deschimag, Bremen	8/1942	20.1.1944	---	sunk incomplete 29.7.1944
Z45		1031	Deschimag, Bremen	9/1943	15.4.1944	---	scuttled incomplete 20.7.1946

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	2519
Displacement full, t	3542
Length, m	121.9 wl 127.0 oa
Breadth, m	12.0
Draught, m	3.54
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Deschimag geared steam turbines, 6 Wagner boilers
Power, h. p.	70000
Max speed, kts	36
Fuel, t	Z35, 36: oil 835 Z43-45: oil 825
Endurance, nm(kts)	Z35, 36: 2600(19) Z43-45: 2950(19)
Armament	Z35, 36: 5 x 1 - 128/42 SK C/34, 2 x 2 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 3 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 4 - 533 TT, 4 DCT (30), 60 mines Z43: 5 x 1 - 128/42 SK C/34, 2 x 2 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 3 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 4 - 533 TT, 4 DCT (30), 60 mines
Electronic equipment	FuMO 24 radar, S-Gerät sonar, GHG hydrophone, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 4 Sumatra ECM suites
Complement	335

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Project history

Negative responses about destroyers with 150mm artillery together with necessity of fitting of stronger antiaircraft armament and electronic equipment have served as reason of return to 127mm guns on type 1936B(Mob). Antiaircraft artillery has been strengthened at the expense of fitting of 2 quadruple 20mm MGs on bridge wings and replacements of 37mm/83 semi-automatic guns by more quick-firing 37mm/69. In remaining these destroyers were identical to type 1936А (Mob), differing in only dropped temperature of a steam (426°С instead of 460°С).

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Z35 and Z36 were lost 12.12.1944 on mines in a mouth of Gulf of Finland. Z43 was damaged 10.4.1945 by a ground mine in the Danziger Bight, 3.5.1945 she was scuttled in Geltinger Bay. Z44 was sunk 29.7.1944 by Allied aircraft in outfitting basin in Bremen. Incomplete Z45 was scuttled by Allies in Skagerrack 20.7.1946.