German Destroyers
| Z30 | ||
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland | ||
| General Details | ||
| Type | 1936A | |
| Pennant number | — | |
| Builder | DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany | |
| Builder's number | 964 | |
| Contract placed | 23 April 1938 | |
| Laid down | 15 April 1940 | |
| Launched | 8 December 1940 | |
| Commissioned | 15 November 1941 | |
| Fate |
To Britain 1946. Sold in 1948 and in September 1948 arrived at Arnott Young & Co, Dalmuir and broken up. | |
| Displacement | ||
| Displacement, standard | 2.603 t | |
| Displacement, full load | 3.597 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 | ||
| 15.11.1941 - 10.03.1943 | Fregattenlapitän/Kapitän zur See Heinrich Kaiser | |
| 11.03.1943 - 20.12.1944 | Korvettekapitän/Fregattenlapitän Carl Heinrich Lampe | |
| 21.12.1944 - 16.04.1945 | Korvettekapitän Dietrich Hoffman | |
| 17.04.1945 - 09.05.1945 | Korvettekapitän Heinrich Erdmann | |
| Complement | ||
| Complement | 320-332 officers and men | |
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