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German destroyer Z12 Erich Giese information


Her sister ship Z5 Paul Jakobi c. 1938
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German destroyer Z12 Erich GieseNazi Germany
NameZ12 Erich Giese
NamesakeErich Giese
Ordered9 January 1935
BuilderGermania, Kiel
Yard numberG538
Laid down3 May 1935
Launched12 March 1937
Completed4 March 1939
FateSunk, 13 April 1940
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeType 1934A-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,171 long tons (2,206 t) (standard)
  • 3,190 long tons (3,240 t) (deep load)
Length
  • 119 m (390 ft 5 in) o/a
  • 114 m (374 ft 0 in) w/l
Beam11.30 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draft4.23 m (13 ft 11 in)
Installed power
  • 70,000 PS (51,000 kW; 69,000 shp)
  • 6 × water-tube boilers
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range1,530 nmi (2,830 km; 1,760 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement325
Armament
  • 5 × single 12.7 cm (5 in) guns
  • 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns
  • 6 × single 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns
  • 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes
  • 60 mines
  • 32–64 depth charges, 4 throwers and 6 individual racks

Z12 Erich Giese was a Type 1934A-class destroyer built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was used in the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters. In late 1939 the ship made one successful minelaying sortie off the English coast that claimed two merchant ships. While returning from that sortie, she torpedoed a British destroyer without being detected and continued on her way. During the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign, Erich Giese fought in both naval Battles of Narvik in mid-April 1940 and was sunk by British destroyers during the Second Battle of Narvik.

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