German destroyer Z43
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Z43 was a Type 1936B destroyer built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II. Completed in mid-1944, the ship spent the war in the Baltic Sea, escorting German ships, laying minefields, and bombarding Soviet forces. She participated in a minelaying operation in December 1944, where her sister ships Z35 and Z36 were sunk when they accidentally entered a German minefield. She was badly damaged by a mine on 10 April 1945, and scuttled on 3 May of that same year.
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Z43 during her sea trials in mid-1944 | |
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Nazi Germany | |
Name | Z43 |
Ordered | 17 February 1941 |
Builder | AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen |
Yard number | W1029 |
Laid down | 1 May 1942 |
Launched | 22 September 1943 |
Commissioned | 31 May 1944 |
Fate | Scuttled, 3 May 1945 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Type 1936B destroyer |
Displacement | |
Length | 127 m (416 ft 8 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 4.32 m (14 ft 2 in) |
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Speed | 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph) |
Range | 2,600 nmi (4,800 km; 3,000 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Complement | 316–336 |
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