German destroyer Z19 Hermann Künne
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hermann Künne |
| Namesake: | Hermann Künne |
| Ordered: | 6 January 1935 |
| Builder: | AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen |
| Yard number: | W921 |
| Laid down: | 5 October 1936 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1937 |
| Completed: | 12 January 1939 |
| Fate: | Scuttled, 13 April 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 1936-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,806 tonnes (2,762 long tons) (standard) |
| Length: | 123.4 m (404 ft 10 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 11.75 m (38 ft 7 in) |
| Draft: | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power: | 70,000 shp (52,000 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × shafts 2 × Wagner geared steam turbine sets 6 × Wagner water-tube boilers |
| Speed: | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
| Range: | 2,090 nmi (3,870 km; 2,410 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 323 |
| Armament: | 5 × 1 - 12.7 cm (5 in) guns 2 × 2 - 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns |
Z19 Hermann Künne was a Type 1936-class destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.
Hermann Künne burning on 13 April 1940
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References
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Volume 1: Major Surface Warships. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9.
- Haarr, Geirr H. (2009). The German Invasion of Norway, April 1940. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-310-9.
- Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter (2003). German Destroyers of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-307-1.
- Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945: The Naval History of World War Two (Third Revised ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-119-2.
- Whitley, M. J. (1991). German Destroyers of World War Two. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-302-8.
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