Foreign destroyers under German control

Captured Destroyers

Dutch, French, Greek and Norwegian destroyers were captured in service or on occupied slipways.

9 captured destroyers

A mixed destroyer force

Completed ships and captured projects

Some captured destroyers returned to sea under German designations, while others remained incomplete or supplied material for more promising projects.

Their prefixes recorded their origins: ZH for Dutch, ZF for French, ZG for Greek and ZN for Norwegian ships.

Profile of ZH1

Captured destroyer

ZH1

1942–1944
sunk 09.06.1944Explore ship →
Profile of ZH2

Captured destroyer

ZH2

1939–1942
scrapped 1942Explore ship →
ZH3

Captured destroyer

ZH3

1929–1941
scrapped 1941Explore ship →
Profile of ZF2

Captured destroyer

ZF2

1939–1945
scrapped 1945Explore ship →
Profile of ZG3

Captured destroyer

ZG3

1939–1943
sunk 07.05.1943Explore ship →
Profile of ZF4

Captured destroyer

ZF4

1927–1941
scrapped after 1941Explore ship →
Profile of ZF7

Captured destroyer

ZF7

1939–1971
scrapped 1971Explore ship →
Profile of ZN4 / TA7

Captured destroyer

ZN4 / TA7

1939–1945
scrapped 1945Explore ship →
Profile of ZN5 / TA8

Captured destroyer

ZN5 / TA8

1939–1956
scrapped 1956Explore ship →