| Z39 | ||
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| General Details | ||
| Type | 1936A (Mob) | |
| Pennant number | — | |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany | |
| Builder's number | 629 | |
| Contract placed | 19 September 1939 | |
| Laid down | 15 August 1940 | |
| Launched | 2 December 1941 | |
| Commissioned | 21 August 1943 | |
Fate |
To USA 1946. Redesignated DD939. To France 10 November 1947 and renamed Léopard, then Q 128. Not commissioned. Cannibalized for spares. Sold for scrap in 1958. |
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| 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 (4 from 1945) | |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 | 4 (12 from 1945) | |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 | 9 (10 from 1945) | |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes | 8 in two quadruple banks | |
| Mines | 60 | |
| Depth Charge launcher | 4 | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 21.08.1943 - 10.05.1945 | Korvettenkapitän Konrad Loerke | |
| Complement | ||
| Complement | 320-332 officers and men | |
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