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Z33

Z33

Survived

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

TypeDestroyer
ClassType 1936A (Mob)
WarSecond World War
Main guns1 × twin, 3 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns

Served in Norway and the Baltic. Given to the Soviet Union after the war.

The former German destroyer Z 39 underway off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 22 August 1945. The U.S. Navy designated the destroyer DD-939. Photo: Robert F. Sumrall, U.S. Navy, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 1 × twin, 3 × single 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
  • 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 2 × quadruple and 2 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 60 mines
  • 4 × depth charge launchers
BuilderAG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen
Laid down22 December 1940
Launched15 September 1941
Commissioned6 February 1943
Displacement2,657 long tons (2,700 t) (standard) 3,691 long tons (3,750 t) (deep load)
Length127 m (416 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement316–336

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

Career

Launched

15 September 1941

8 September 1943

Had to be towed

26 December 1943

Sent off to search for the convoy; never engaged

Fate

Survived

Scrapped, 1962