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"1936 C" type destroyers (Z46)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z46 | 1071 | Deschimag, Bremen | 1943 | --- | --- | BU incomplete 1945 | |
| Z47 | 1072 | Deschimag, Bremen | 1943 | --- | --- | BU incomplete 1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 3071 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 3683 |
| Length, m | 121.5 wl 126.2 oa |
| Breadth, m | 12.2 |
| Draught, m | 3.88 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 sets Deschimag geared steam turbines, 6 Wagner boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 70000 |
| Max speed, kts | 37.5 |
| Fuel, t | oil 822 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(19) |
| Armament | 3 x 2 - 128/42 KM41, 3 x 2 - 37/69 Flak M/42, 3 x 2 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 4 - 533 TT, 4 DCT (30), 60 mines |
| Electronic equipment | FuMO 32, FuMO 63K, FuMO 231 radars, S-Gerät sonar, GHG hydrophone, FuMB 3 Bali, FuMB 6 Palau ECM suites |
| Complement | 335 |
Standard scale images
Z46
Project history
New feature of these destroyers were new very successful dual-purpose 128mm guns in twin turrets. Owing to bomb damages and shortage of materials building proceeded very slowly and suspended in 1944.
