Z34

Scuttled

Type	Destroyer
Class	Type 1936A (Mob)
War	Second World War
Main guns	3 × 5.9″ guns

Served in the Arctic and the Baltic. Handed to the United States after the war and scuttled in 1946.

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

Builder	AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen
Laid down	15 January 1941
Launched	5 May 1942
Displacement	2,657 long tons (2,700 t) (standard) 3,691 long tons (3,750 t) (deep load)
Length	127 m (416 ft 8 in) (o/a)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	316–336