German Destroyers
| Z31 | ||
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| General Details | ||
| Type | 1936A (Mob) | |
| Pennant number | — | |
| Builder | DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany | |
| Builder's number | 1001 | |
| Contract placed | 19 September 1939 | |
| Laid down | 1 September 1940 | |
| Launched | 15 May 1941 | |
| Commissioned | 11 April 1942 | |
| Fate |
To Britain 1945. Transferred to France and renamed Marceau. Sold for breaking up in 1958. | |
| 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 | 4,62 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 | 2.239 nm at 19 knots | |
| Armament | ||
| 15 cm L/48 C/36 | 4 (5 between 1943 and 1945, 3 from 1945 | |
| 10 cm L/45 C/32 | 1 (from 1945) | |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 | 4 (14 from 1945) | |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 | 12 (10 from 1945) | |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes | 8 in two quadruple banks | |
| Mines | 60 | |
| Depth Charge launcher | 4 | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 11.04.1942 - 09.12.1943 | Korvettekapitän/Fregattenkapitän Hermann Alberts | |
| 10.12.1943 - 16.05.1945 | Korvettekapitän Karl Paul | |
| Complement | ||
| Complement | 320-332 officers and men | |
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