German Destroyers
| Z19 - Hermann Künne | ||
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland | ||
| General Details | ||
| Type | 1936 | |
| Pennant number | 52 | |
| Builder | DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany | |
| Builder's number | 921 | |
| Contract placed | 6 January 1936 | |
| Laid down | 5 October 1936 | |
| Launched | 22 December 1937 | |
| Commissioned | 12 January 1939 | |
| Fate | Beached and scuttled 13 April 1940 in Herjangsfjord, Norway, during the second battle of Narvik. | |
| Ship named after |
Torpedomatrose Hermann Künne. Killed in action 23 April 1918 in a hand-to-hand fighting in Zeebrügge as leader of an assault troop of Marinekorps Flandern. | |
| Displacement | ||
| Displacement, standard | 2.411 t | |
| Displacement, full load | 3.415 t | |
| Dimensions and Construction Details | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 120 m | |
| Lenght (total) | 123 m | |
| Beam | 11,8 m | |
| Draft | 4,23 m | |
| Machinery | ||
| Boilers | Six Wagner 70 Kg/cm² | |
| Turbines | Two Wagner geared | |
| Turbo generators | Two of 200 kW each | |
| Diesel generators | One of 40 kW and two of 80 kW each | |
| Shafts | 2 | |
| Total performance | 74.482 shp | |
| Speed | 40,45 knots | |
| Range | 2.050 nm at 19 knots | |
| Armament | ||
| 12,7 cm L/45 C/34 | 5 in single mountings | |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 | 4 in twin mountings | |
| 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 | ||
| 12.01.1939 - 13.04.1940 | Korvettenkapitän Friedrich Kothe | |
| Complement | ||
| Complement | 323 officers and men | |
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