German destroyer Z25
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Z25 |
| Ordered: | 23 April 1938 |
| Builder: | AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen |
| Yard number: | W959 |
| Laid down: | 15 February 1939 |
| Launched: | 16 March 1940 |
| Completed: | 30 November 1940 |
| Captured: | 6 May 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type 1936A-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,543 long tons (2,584 t) (standard) |
| Length: | 127 m (416 ft 8 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draft: | 4.43 m (14 ft 6 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: | 2,174 nmi (4,026 km; 2,502 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
| Complement: | 336 |
| Armament: | 4 × 1 - 150 mm (5.9 in) guns 2 × 2 - 37 mm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft (AA) guns 5 × 1 - 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × 4 - 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 mines |
| Service record | |
|---|---|
| Commanders: | Carl-Heinz Birnbacher |
Z25 was a Type 1936A-class destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine during World War II.
Notes
References
- Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships: 1815–1945. Volume 1: Major Surface Warships. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9.
- 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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