| Z28 |
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland |
| General Details |
| Type |
1936A |
| Pennant number |
— |
| Builder |
DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany |
| Builder's number |
962 |
| Contract placed |
23 April 1938 |
| Laid down |
30 November 1939 |
| Launched |
20 August 1940 |
| Commissioned |
9 August 1941 |
| Fate |
Sunk 6 March 1945 by air attack in Sassnitz Bay. |
Ship named after
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Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Hans Carl Lody, executed by shot 6 November 1914 in the Tower of London on charges of espionage. |
| Displacement |
| Displacement, standard |
2.596 t |
| Displacement, full load |
3.519 t |
| Dimensions and Construction Details |
| Lenght (waterline) |
116 m |
| Lenght (total) |
121 m |
| Beam |
11,3 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 |
2.087 nm at 19 knots |
| Armament |
| 15 cm L/48 C/36 |
4 in single mountings |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 |
4 in twin mountings (10 from 1944) |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 |
6 in single mountings (10 from 1942) |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes |
8 in two quadruple banks |
| Mines |
60 |
| Depth Charge launcher |
4 |
| Commanding Officers |
| 09.08.1941 - 14.02.1943 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Hans Erdmenger |
| 15.02.1943 - 10.03.1943 |
Fregattenkapitän Hansjürgen Reinicke |
| 11.03.1943 - 14.01.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Karl Adolf Zenker |
| 15.01.1944 - 31.10.1944 |
Fregattenkapitän Heinrich Gerlach |
| 01.11.1944 - 10.01.1945 |
No commander of ship |
| 11.01.1945 - 06.03.1945 |
Fregattenkapitän Carl Heinrich Lampe |
| Complement |
| Complement |
320-332 officers and men |