Together with the cruisers Köln, Leipzig, Nürnberg and other destroyers operations in the Danzig Beight.
121,0 mOverall length
3190 tMaximum displacement
37,0 knMaximum speed
325Complement
Design and service
The story of Z11 Bernd von Arnim
Z 11 Bernd von Arnim 1940 Bernd von Arnim was part of the 6th Destroyer Division at the outbreak of the war, operating in the Baltic Sea near Danzig and later transferred to the North Sea after the Polnish campaign. In September 1939 it was ordered to the North Sea for commerce warfare and was able to capture two Danish transports on their way to England. The ship took part in one mining operation in British coastal waters.
During in Operation Weserübung the Bernd von Arnim was part of the Kriegsschiffgruppe 1 heading for Narvik. On 08. 04.
1940 it engaged the British destroyer Glowworm which was later sunk by the heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. The ship was scuttled on 13. 04.
1940 in the Rombakkenfjord near Narvik after a battle with British destroyers because out of ammo and fuel. In 1962, the wreck was broken down.
Operational history
Service timeline
Together with Friedrich Eckold, Theodor Riedel and the mine layers Cobra, Hansestadt Danzig, Kaiser, and Roland, the Bernd von Arnim lays the mine field "b" MARTHA-EINS in the North Sea. 960 Mines are laid during this operation, 240 from Bernd von Arnim.
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, Max Schulz, Friedrich Ihn and Friedrich Eckoldt. No results.
Mine laying operations together with the destroyers Wilhelm Heidkamp and Hermann Künne against the Themse estuary. The returning ships are escorted by the light cruisers Nürnberg and Köln and the torpedo boats Iltis, Leopard, and Seeadler.
Mine laying operation with Erich Giese and Hans Lody against Cromer. During the operation, the German destroyers attack the British destroyers Juno and Jersey, damaging the Jersey with a torpedo fired from Erich Giese.
Operation Weserübung: Bernd von Arnim joins the destroyers Georg Thiele, Wolfgang Zenker, Anton Schmitt, Erich Giese, Erich Koellner, Diether von Roeder, Hans Lüdemann, Hermann Künne and Wilhelm Heidkamp in the Narvik Attack Group.
Operation Weserübung. Together with Wilhelm Heidkamp the Bernd von Arnim sinks the Norwegian coast defence ships Norge and Eidsvold with torpedo hits at Narvik.
Operation Weserübung: After running out of fuel and ammunition, the destroyer is scuttled in the Rombarksbotten.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.
Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 3190 t
- Length (Total)
- 121,0 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 116,0 m
- Beam
- 11,3 m
- Draft
- 4,23 m
- Crew
- 325
Armament
- 12,7 cm L/45 C/36
- 5
- 3,7 cm L/83 C/30
- 4
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
- 6
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 8
- Mines
- 60
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Wagner Geared Turbines
Performance
- Total Performance
- 70000 shp
- Speed
- 37,0 kn
- Range
- 2680 sm at 19 kn
Construction record
Z11 Bernd von Arnim
- Laid down
- Germaniawerft Kiel, 26.04.1935
- Launched
- 08.07.1936
- Commissioned
- 06.12.1938
- Fate
- scuttled on 13.04.1940
- Cost
- 13,4 Mio Reichsmark