German Destroyers
| Z25 | ||
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| General Details | ||
| Type | 1936A | |
| Pennant number | — | |
| Builder | DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany | |
| Builder's number | 959 | |
| Contract placed | 23 April 1938 | |
| Laid down | 15 February 1939 | |
| Launched | 16 March 1940 | |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1940 | |
| Fate |
To France in 1946, renamed Hoche. Sold for breaking up in 1958. | |
| Displacement | ||
| Displacement, standard | 3.079 t | |
| Displacement, full load | 3.543 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 | ||
| 30.11.1940 - 07.1941 | Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Gerlach | |
| 07.1941 - 22.09.1941 | No commander of ship | |
| 23.09.1941 - 20.08.1943 | Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Heinz Peters | |
| 21.08.1943 - 30.11.1943 | Korvettenkapitän Heinz Birnbacher | |
| 01.12.1943 - 12.05.1945 | Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Alfred Gohrbrandt | |
| 12.1945 - 04.02.1946 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Liermann | |
| Complement | ||
| Complement | 320-332 officers and men | |
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