| Z23 |
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland |
| General Details |
| Type |
1936A |
| Pennant number |
— |
| Builder |
DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany |
| Builder's number |
957 |
| Contract placed |
23. April 1938 |
| Laid down |
15. November 1938 |
| Launched |
15. December 1939 |
| Commissioned |
14. September 1940 |
Fate
|
Damaged by air attack at La Pallice, France on 12. August 1944. Paid off 20. August and handed over to La Pallice Navy Yard the next day. Towed to Cherbourg in 1947 and cannibalized for spares. Stricken on 7. October 1951. |
| Displacement |
| Displacement, standard |
2.603 t |
| Displacement, full load |
3.605 t |
| Dimensions and Construction Details |
| Lenght (waterline) |
121,9 m |
| Lenght (total) |
127 m |
| Beam |
12 m |
| Draft |
4,65 m |
| Machinery |
| Boilers |
Six Wagner 70 Kg/cm² |
| Turbines |
Two Wagner geared |
| Turbo generators |
Two of 200 kW each |
| Diesel generators |
Four of 80 kW each |
| Shafts |
2 |
| Total performance |
70.000 shp |
| Speed |
37,5 knots |
| Range |
2.174 nm at 19 knots |
| Armament |
| 15 cm L/48 C/36 |
4 (5 from 1942, 1 in twin mounting and 3 in single mountings) |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 |
4 in twin mountings |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 |
5 in single mountings (12 from 1942) |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes |
8 in two quadruple banks |
| Mines |
60 |
| Depth Charge launcher |
4 |
| Commanding Officers |
| 14.09.1940 - 12.05.1942 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Friedrich Böhme |
| 13.05.1942 - 11.03.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Wittig |
| 12.03.1944 - 21.08.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Helmut von Mantey |
| Complement |
| Complement |
320-332 officers and men |