| Z7 - Hermann Schoemann |
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland |
| General Details |
| Type |
1934A |
| Pennant number |
23 |
| Builder |
DeSchiMAG, Bremen, Germany |
| Builder's number |
901 |
| Contract placed |
9 January 1935 |
| Laid down |
7 September 1935 |
| Launched |
16 July 1936 |
| Commissioned |
9 September 1937 |
| Fate |
Scuttled 2 May 1942 after being immobilized in action with HMS Edinburgh and destroyers in the Barents Sea. Eight of her crew were lost. |
Ship named after
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Kapitänleutnant Hermann Friedrich Wolfgang Nestor Schoemann. Commander of the Torpedo boat flotilla Flandern. Died when his torpedo boat, A 2, was sunk by British destroyers 1 May 1915. |
| Displacement |
| Displacement, standard |
2.232 t |
| Displacement, full load |
3.156 t |
| Dimensions and Construction Details |
| Lenght (waterline) |
114 m |
| Lenght (total) |
119 m |
| Beam |
11,3 m |
| Draft |
4,23 m |
| Machinery |
| Boilers |
Six Wagner 70 Kg/cm² |
| Turbines |
Two Wagner geared |
| Turbo generators |
Two of 200 kW each |
| Diesel generators |
Two of 60 kW each and one 50 kW |
| Shafts |
2 |
| Total performance |
70.000 shp |
| Speed |
36 knots |
| Range |
1.900 nm at 19 knots |
| Armament |
| 12,7 cm L/45 C/34 |
5 in single mountings |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 |
4 in twin mountings |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 |
4-6 in single mountings |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes |
8 in two quadruple banks |
| Mines |
60 |
| Depth Charge launcher |
4 |
| Commanding Officers |
| 09.09.1937 - 25.10.1938 |
Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Erich Schulte Mönting |
| 26.10.1938 - 15.07.1940 |
Korvettenkapitän Theodor Detmers |
| 16.07.1940 - 19.10.1940 |
No commander of the ship |
| 20.10.1940 - 02.05.1942 |
Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Wittig |
| Complement |
| Complement |
325 officers and men |