| Z15 - Erich Steinbrinck |
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland |
| General Details |
| Type |
1934A |
| Pennant number |
31, 32 |
| Builder |
Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany |
| Builder's number |
504 |
| Contract placed |
19 January 1935 |
| Laid down |
30 May 1935 |
| Launched |
24 September 1936 |
| Commissioned |
31 May 1938 |
| Fate |
In June 1944 the destroyer was badly damaged during an air raid on Hamburg and decommissioned on 7 May 1945. Initially taken over by the British and then handed over to the Sovjet Union. 2-6 January 1946, Z15 - Erich Steinbrinck transferred to Liebau, Sovjet Union, together with the light cruiser Nürnberg, torpedo boats T 33, T 107, target ship Hessen, Fernlenkboot Blitz and fleet tender Otto Wünsche. Z15 - Erich Steinbrinck was renamed to Pylikyi. Served in the Sovjet Baltic fleet. The ship was disarmed and reclassified as floating barrack PKZ-2, 30 April 1949 at the Kronshtadt Naval Fortress. 24 December 1955 it was transferred to Leningrad, removed from fleet lists 12 February 1958 and scrapped afterwards. |
Ship named after
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Kapitänleutnant Erich Karl Steinbrinck. Commander of the torpedo boat V 29. His boat was sunk during the Battle of Jutland 31 May 1916. He was saved by the torpedo boat S 35 (commanded by Friedrich Ihn). Shortly after the S 35 was sunk and Erich Karl Steinbrinck lost his life. |
| Displacement |
| Displacement, standard |
2.270 t |
| Displacement, full load |
3.190 t |
| Dimensions and Construction Details |
| Lenght (waterline) |
116 m |
| Lenght (total) |
121 m |
| Beam |
11,3 m |
| Draft |
4,23 m |
| Machinery |
| Boilers |
Six Benson 110 Kg/cm² |
| Turbines |
Two Wagner geared |
| Turbo generators |
Two of 200 kW each |
| Diesel generators |
Two of 60 kW each and three 50 kW each |
| Shafts |
2 |
| Total performance |
70.000 shp |
| Speed |
38 knots |
| Range |
2.680 nm at 19 knots |
| Armament |
| 12,7 cm L/45 C/34 |
5 in single mountings (4 from 1944) |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 |
4 in twin mountings (12 from 1944) |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 |
6 in single mountings |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes |
8 in two quadruple banks |
| Mines |
60 |
| Depth Charge launcher |
4 |
| Commanding Officers |
| 31.05.1938 - 19.01.1942 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Rolf Johannesson |
| 20.01.1942 - 28.12.1942 |
Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven |
| 29.12.1942 - 03.11.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Otto Teichmann |
| 04.11.1944 - 14.11.1944 |
Kapitänleutnant Dietrich von Rödgisch-Ballas |
| 15.11.1944 - 09.05.1945 |
Fregattenkapitän Werner Röver |
| 12.1945 - 06.01.1946 |
Fregattenkapitän Karl Heinz Lampe |
| Complement |
| Complement |
325 officers and men |