Z31
Survived
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Type 1936A (Mob) |
| Later service | Marceau (French Navy) |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 4 × 5.9″ guns |
Served in the Arctic and off Norway, where British cruisers badly damaged her in January 1945. Given to France after the war as Marceau.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
- 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns
- 1 × quadruple and 5 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 60 mines
| Builder | AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 1 September 1940 |
| Launched | 15 May 1941 |
| Commissioned | 11 April 1942 |
| Displacement | 2,603 long tons (2,645 t) (standard) 3,597 long tons (3,655 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 May 1941
Battle of the Barents Sea
Survived
31 December 1942
Raid on Spitsbergen
Damaged
8 September 1943
Hit eight times off Barentsburg
Operation Goodwood
Damaged
22–29 August 1944
Strafed on 29 August
Action off the Sognefjord
Damaged
28 January 1945
Hit seven times; 55 killed
Gotenhafen and Danzig Bay
Survived
10 March – 8 April 1945
Towed Gneisenau into place
Fate
Survived
Scrapped early 1960s