Dimensions
- Size (Max)
- 3691 t
- Length (Total)
- 127,0 m
- Length (Waterline)
- 121,9 m
- Beam
- 12,0 m
- Draft
- 4,62 m
- Crew
- 320 - 332
127,0 mOverall length
3691 tMaximum displacement
37,5 knMaximum speed
320 - 332Complement
Design and service
The story of Z34
Z34 was sent to Norway in November 1943, the ship was part of the 4th destroyer division and escorted the battlecruiser Scharnhorst on its final mission. In January 1945 the complete division was ordered to return to Germany. During this transfer, the ship was attacked by the British CL Diadem and Mauritius near the Sogne-Fjord and was hit once.
Z34 was then used in the final battles in the Baltic Sea where it was damaged by Russian torpedo boats near Danzig on 15.04.1945.
Taken over by the US at the end of 1945. Because of its bad condition, the ship was sunk with gas ammo on 26. 03.
1946 near Jutland.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament, protection and performance.
Armament
- 15 cm L/48 C/36 (5,9")
- 5
- 3,7 cm L/83 C/30
- 4 (6 since 1945)
- 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
- 9 (18 since 1945)
- 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes
- 8
- Mines
- 60
- Depth Charge launcher
- 4
Machinery
- Shafts
- 2
- Turbines
- 2
- Type
- Wagner (Deschimag build)
Performance
- Total Performance
- 70000 shp
- Speed
- 37,5 kn
- Range
- 2239 miles at 19 kn
The archive
Models
Ship models in 1/1250 scale.
Construction record
Z34
- Laid down
- Deschimag Bremen, 14.01.1941
- Launched
- 05.05.1942
- Commissioned
- 05.06.1943
- Fate
- scuttled 26.03.1946