ZH1
Scuttled
Royal Netherlands Navy, then Kriegsmarine (Germany)
| Type | Destroyer |
|---|---|
| Class | Gerard Callenburgh |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 2 × twin, 1 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns |
Service
| to 1942 | Gerard Callenburgh | |
| from 1942 | ZH1 Raised and completed by the Germans |
Laid down for the Dutch navy as Gerard Callenburgh and scuttled unfinished at Rotterdam in May 1940; the Germans raised and completed her. Torpedoed by Ashanti at the Battle of Ushant on 9 June 1944 and scuttled.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × twin, 1 × single 12 cm (4.7 in) guns
- 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
- 4 × single 2 cm (0.79 in) AA guns
- 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
- 4 × depth charge throwers
- 24 × mines
| Builder | Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 12 October 1938 |
| Launched | 12 October 1939 |
| Commissioned | 11 October 1942 |
| Displacement | 1,604 long tons (1,630 t) (standard) 2,228 long tons (2,264 t) (deep load) |
| Length | 106.7 m (350 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
| Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Complement | 230 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
12 October 1939
Battle of Ushant
Scuttled
9 June 1944
Bow blown off by Ashanti