Profile of ZF4
1800 tDisplacement
105,77 mLength
33knSpeed
1927Service status

Wartime history

Capture and fate

The French destroyer Cyclone was captured in June 1940 while being under repairs in Brest. to avoid that the ship was falling into German hands, it was blown up by the retreating French troops, but despite the damages the Germans decided to repair the ship in October 1940. Renamed to ZF4 the repairs continued until August of 1941 when the project was canceled and the ship was scrapped.

Ship data

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and machinery.

Dimensions

Displacement
1800 t
Length
105,77 m
Beam
9,64 m
Draft
4,30 m

Armament

Main battery
4 x 13 cm
Secondary battery
2 x 3,7 cm
Heavy anti-aircraft
4 x MG
Light anti-aircraft
6 x 55 cm torpedoes

Performance

Machinery and speed
31000 shp, 33kn

Service record

Construction record

Laid down
F. et Chant. de la Méditerranée, 1933
Launched
24.01.1925
Commissioned
1927
Fate
scrapped after 1941