| Z20 - Karl Galster |
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland |
| General Details |
| Type |
1936 |
| Pennant number |
42 |
| Builder |
DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany |
| Builder's number |
922 |
| Contract placed |
6 January 1936 |
| Laid down |
14 September 1937 |
| Launched |
15 June 1938 |
| Commissioned |
21 March 1939 |
Fate
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Arrived 10 May 1945 in Kiel. Overtaken by the British. 24 December 1945 handed over to Sovjet. 5-7 February 1946 transferred together with Z14 - Friedrich Ihn and fleet tender Otto Wünsche to Liebau, Sovjet Union. Fleet tender Otto Wünsche returned to to Germany two days later. Z20 - Karl Galster now renamed to Prochnyi joined the Sovjet Baltic fleet. 28 November 1954 it was renamed to PKZ-99. 30 November 1954 it was reclassified as floating barrack. The ship was removed from fleet lists 25 June 1956 and scraped afterwards. |
| Ship named after |
Kapitänleutnant Karl Galster. Killed in action as commander of torpedo boat S22, 25 March 1916. |
| Displacement |
| Displacement, standard |
2.411 t |
| Displacement, full load |
3.415 t |
| Dimensions and Construction Details |
| Lenght (waterline) |
120 m |
| Lenght (total) |
125 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 |
| 21.03.1939 - 03.08.1942 |
Korvettenkapitän Theodor Freiherr von Mauchenheim, gen. von Bechtolsheim |
| 04.08.1942 - 04.01.1945 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Fro Harmsen |
| 05.01.1945 - 10.05.1945 |
Fregattenkapitän Kuno Schmidt |
| Complement |
| Complement |
323 officers and men |