Raid to intercept Britain - Scandinavia trade together with battleship Gneisenau, CL Köln and destroyers Wilhelm Heidkamp, Erich Steinbrinck, Diether von Roeder, Theodor Riedel, Paul Jakobi, Bernd von Arnim, Friedrich Ihn and Friedrich Eckoldt. No results.
119,0 mOverall length
3156 tMaximum displacement
36,0 knMaximum speed
325Complement
Design and service
The story of Z3 Max Schulz
Z3 Max Schulz was operating in the Baltic Sea near Danzig at the outbreak of the war, later transferred to the North sea after the Polnish campaign. The ship took part on two mining operations in British coastal waters. During a mining mission on 22.02.1940 (Operation Wikinger), Max Schulz was attacked by a German Heinkel He 111 bomber at the Doggerbank. Run into a minefield while evading the bombs.
Sunk after bomb and mine hits.
Operational history
Service timeline
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Friedrich Eckold and Richard Beitzen against the Shipwash-Area. The mine laying destroyers are supported by Wilhelm Heidkamp, Theodor Riedel and Hermann Schoemann.
Operation "Wikinger": Together with Richard Beitzen, Erich Koellner, Theodor Riedel, Friedrich Eckold and Leberecht Maas, the Max Schulz operate against british fishing boats at the Doggerbank. On their way to the operations area, the destroyers are attacked by a German bomber, sinking the Leberecht Maas. During the evasive maneuvers, the destroyers run into British mines and the Max Schulz is lost after a mine hit.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.
Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 3156 t
- Length (Total)
- 119,0 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 114,0 m
- Beam
- 11,3 m
- Draft
- 4,23 m
- Crew
- 325
Armament
- 12,7 cm L/45 C/34
- 5
- 3,7 cm L/83 C/30
- 4
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
- 4-6
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 8
- Mines
- 60
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Wagner Geared Turbines
Performance
- Total Performance
- 70000 shp
- Speed
- 36,0 kn
- Range
- 1900 sm at 19 kn
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Models
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Construction record
Z3 Max Schulz
- Laid down
- Deutsche Werke Kiel, 02.01.1935
- Launched
- 30.11.1935
- Commissioned
- 08.04.1937
- Fate
- sunk after bomb and mine hits on 22.02.1940
- Cost
- 13,7 Mio Reichsmark