Z4 Richard Beitzen

Survived

Type	Destroyer
Class	Type 1934
War	Second World War
Main guns	5 × 5″ guns

The only one of the four Type 1934s to survive. Fought British destroyers in the Channel, escorted Arctic and Norwegian convoys, and was handed to Britain after the war and scrapped.

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Armament and specifications

Armament

5 × single 12.7 cm (5 in) guns
2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
6 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
60 mines
4 depth charge throwers

Builder	Deutsche Werke, Kiel
Laid down	7 January 1935
Launched	30 November 1935
Commissioned	13 May 1937
Displacement	2,223 long tons (2,259 t) (standard) 3,156 long tons (3,207 t) (deep load)
Length	119 m (390 ft 5 in) (o/a) 114 m (374 ft 0 in) (w/l)
Speed	36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Complement	325