Z23
Sunk
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Type 1936A |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns |
Narvik-class destroyer with 5.9-inch guns. Served in the Arctic and the Bay of Biscay; wrecked by Allied bombers at La Pallice in August 1944.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
- 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns
- 5 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 4 × depth charge launchers
- 60 mines
| Builder | AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 15 November 1938 |
| Launched | 15 December 1939 |
| Commissioned | 15 September 1940 |
| Displacement | 2,603 long tons (2,645 t) (standard) 3,605 long tons (3,663 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 127 m (416 ft 8 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 332 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
15 December 1939
Beaufort attack on Lützow
Survived
13 June 1941
Battle of the Bay of Biscay
Survived
27–28 December 1943
Fate
Sunk
Scuttled, 21 August 1944
Scrapped, 1951