Z1 Leberecht Maass

Sunk

Type	Destroyer
Class	Type 1934
War	Second World War
Main guns	5 × 5″ guns

Bombed by mistake by a German He 111 in the North Sea on 22 February 1940, during Operation Wikinger, and sank in a British minefield; most of her crew were lost.

Destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass, booklet for identification of ships, published by the Division of Naval Inteligence of the Navy Department of the United States. Photo: Division of Naval Intelligence of the Navy Department of the United States, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × single 12.7 cm (5 in) guns
2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
6 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
60 mines
4 depth charge throwers and 6 individual racks for 32–64 depth charges

Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Laid down	10 October 1934
Launched	18 August 1935
Commissioned	14 January 1937
Displacement	2,223 long tons (2,259 t) (standard) 3,156 long tons (3,207 t) (deep load)
Length	119 m (390 ft 5 in) o/a 114 m (374 ft 0 in) w/l
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	325

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

18 August 1935

Action off Hel

Damaged

3 September 1939

Hit twice by Gryf

Operation Wikinger

Sunk

22 February 1940

Bombed by a German He 111