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"1942" type destroyer (Z51)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z51 | 1109 | Deschimag, Bremen | 1943 | 2.10.1944 | --- | sunk incomplete 21.3.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 2330 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2720 |
| Length, m | 108.0 wl 114.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.0 |
| Draught, m | 3.98 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 6 2-stroke double action MAN diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 57000 |
| Max speed, kts | 36 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 553 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500(19) |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 128/42 SK C/34, 4 x 2 - 37/69 FlaK M/42, 3 x 4 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 3 - 533 TT (18), 4 DCT (30), 50 mines |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 32, FuMO 63K radars, S-Gerät sonar, GHG hydrophone, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
| Complement | 247 |
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Z51
Project history
Trial ship to gain experience with diesel propulsion, in others was similar to standard German destroyer design. Z51 was sunk by British bombers being fitting out and scrapped in situ in 1946 - 1948.
