Z38

Survived

Type	Destroyer
Class	Type 1936A (Mob)
Later service	Nonsuch (Royal Navy)
War	Second World War
Main guns	3 × 5.9″ guns

Served in the Arctic. Handed to Britain after the war and commissioned for trials as HMS Nonsuch.

The former German destroyer Z39 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
10 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
60 mines

Builder	Germaniawerft, Kiel
Laid down	15 April 1940
Launched	15 August 1941
Displacement	2,519 long tons (2,559 t) (standard) 3,691 long tons (3,750 t) deep load
Length	127 m (416 ft 8 in) o/a
Speed	38.5 knots (71.3 km/h; 44.3 mph)
Complement	332

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

Career

Launched

15 August 1941

Battle of the North Cape

Survived

26 December 1943

Sent off to search for the convoy; never engaged

Action off the Sognefjord

Survived

28 January 1945

Fate

Survived

Sold for scrap, 8 November 1949