| Z37 |
 |
| General Details |
| Type |
1936A (Mob) |
| Pennant number |
— |
| Builder |
Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany |
| Builder's number |
627 |
| Contract placed |
19 September 1939 |
| Laid down |
2 january 1940 |
| Launched |
24 February 1941 |
| Commissioned |
16 July 1942 |
Fate
|
Damaged in collision 30 January 1944 with Z32. Repairs not completed, ship disarmed and paid off. Abandoned 24 August 1944 while in dry dock in Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, France. |
| 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 |
5 |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 |
4 |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 |
9 |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes |
8 in two quadruple banks |
| Mines |
60 |
| Depth Charge launcher |
4 |
| Commanding Officers |
| 16.07.1942 - 14.10.1943 |
Fregattenkapitän Georg Langheld |
| 15.10.1943 - 12.02.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän Helmut von Mantey |
| 13.02.1944 - 15.03.1944 |
Oberleutnant zur See Otto |
| 16.03.1944 - 27.03.1944 |
Oberleutnant (Ing) Edmund Kalmring |
| 28.03.1944 - May 1944 |
Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm Ulrich |
| May 1944 - 22.06.1944 |
Oberleutnant (Ing.) Edmund Kalmring |
| 23.06.1944 - 24.08.1944 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Otto Heppe |
| Complement |
| Complement |
320-332 officers and men |