1936B-class Destroyer

1936B-class Destroyer

Country	Germany
Ships in Class	8
Builders	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG: 5 (1 cancelled) Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft: 3 (all cancelled)
Displacement	2,559 tons standard; 3,599 tons full
Length	417 feet
Beam	39 feet
Draft	14 feet
Machinery	Six Wagner water-tube boilers, two Wagner geared steam turbine sets, two propellers
Bunkerage	835t fuel oil
Power Output	69,000 shaft horsepower
Speed	36 knots
Range	2,600nm at 19 knots
Crew	336
Armament	5x12.7cm 45cal SK C/34 guns, 2x2x3.7cm 80cal SK C/30 anti-aircraft guns, 3x4x2cm 65cal C/30 guns, 3x1x2cm 65cal C/30 guns, 2x4x53.3cm torpedo tubes, 4x depth charge launchers, 74 mines

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

This article refers to the entire Type 1936B-class; it is not about an individual vessel.

ww2dbaseThe Type 1936B destroyers were the succeeding design to Type 1936A, retaining the hull, exchanging reverting to the lighter main armament of the earlier Type 1936 to reduce top weight, and adding additional anti-aircraft weaponry. These ships' hulls were divided into 16 watertight compartments and they were fitted with a double bottom that covered 47% of their length amidships. It was originally planned to commission eight of these ships into service, but ultimately only three would serve. One was launched but not commissioned, one was laid down but never launched, and three were cancelled before keel laying. Z35 was the lead ship of this class, launched in Oct 1942 and commissioned in Feb 1944. All three commissioned Type 1936B destroyers served in the Baltic Sea with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla. Two of them were lost to mines, while the third was scuttled at the very end of the war.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Jan 2021

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1936B-class Destroyer Operational Timeline

17 Feb 1941	The order for destroyer Z43 was issued.
17 Feb 1941	The order for the construction of Z35 was issued.
17 Feb 1941	The order for the construction of Z36 was issued.
6 Jun 1941	The keel of Z35 was laid down by the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
15 Sep 1941	The keel of Z36 was laid down by the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
1 May 1942	The keel of Z43 was laid down by the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
1 Aug 1942	The keel of Z44 was laid down at the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
2 Oct 1942	Z35 was launched at the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
15 May 1943	Z36 was launched at the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
1 Sep 1943	The keel of Z45 was laid down at the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
22 Sep 1943	Z35 was commissioned into service, Korvettenkapitän Niels Bätge in command.
22 Sep 1943	Z43 was launched by the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
20 Jan 1944	Z44 was launched by the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
13 Feb 1944	Z35 arrived at Tallinn, Estonia.
19 Feb 1944	Z36 was commissioned into service with Korvettenkapitän Fredric von Hausen in command.
12 Mar 1944	Z35 and the German 6th Destroyer Flotilla laid a minefield in Narva Bay, Estonia while shelling Soviet positions on the eastern shore of the bay.
24 May 1944	Z43 was commissioned into service with Fregattenkapitän Carl Heinrich Lampe in command.
28 Jun 1944	Z35 and Z36 escorted heavy cruiser Lützow for the island of Utö, Finland, but the sortie would be canceled after her departure.
24 Jul 1944	In Bremen, Germany, the construction of Z45 was halted, and her parts were to be removed to repair destroyer Z39.
24 Jul 1944	In Bremen, Germany, the equipping work of Z44 was halted, and her parts were to be removed to repair destroyer Z39.
29 Jul 1944	Destroyer Z44 was sunk by a British RAF raid on Bremen, Germany.
30 Jul 1944	Z35 and Z36 sailed into the Gulf of Riga to bombard Soviet positions in Latvia.
1 Aug 1944	Z35 and Z36 sailed into the Gulf of Riga to bombard Soviet positions in Latvia.
5 Aug 1944	Z35 and Z36 escorted heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen off the Estonian island of Saaremaa (German: Ösel).
19 Aug 1944	Z35 and Z36 began escorting heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen off the Latvian coast.
20 Aug 1944	Z35 and Z36 completed the escorting of heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen off the Latvian coast. Z35 damaged her propellers on a rock, thus requiring her to sail to Gotenhafen, Germany (occupied Gdynia, Poland) for repairs.
16 Sep 1944	Destroyers Z28 and Z36 escorted the passenger ship Monte Rosa, with refugees aboard, from Paldiski (German: Baltisch-Port), Estonia to Gotenhafen, Germany (occupied Gdynia, Poland).
10 Oct 1944	Z35 and Z36 began escorting heavy cruisers Lützow and Prinz Eugen as the cruiser shelled Soviet targets in the areas of Klaipėda (German: Memel) and Liepāja (German: Libau), Latvia.
15 Oct 1944	Z35 and Z36 completed the escorting of heavy cruisers Lützow and Prinz Eugen as the cruiser shelled Soviet targets in the areas of Klaipėda (German: Memel) and Liepāja (German: Libau), Latvia.
23 Oct 1944	Off the Latvian coast, a shell exploded in the barrel of No. 3 gun of destroyer Z35, wounding one man and blowing the barrel and breech overboard.
24 Oct 1944	Z35 was struck by splinters during a Soviet air attack off the Latvian coast.
20 Nov 1944	Admiral Scheer, Prinz Eugen, Z35, Z36, and Z43 began shelling Soviet positions during the evacuation of the Sõrve (German: Sworbe) peninsula on the Estonian island of Saaremaa (German: Ösel).
24 Nov 1944	Admiral Scheer, Prinz Eugen, Z35, Z36, and Z43 completed shelling Soviet positions during the evacuation of the Sõrve (German: Sworbe) peninsula on the Estonian island of Saaremaa (German: Ösel).
11 Dec 1944	After sundown, German destroyers Z35, Z36, and Z43 and torpedo boat T28 began laying a new minefield off the Estonian coast, planning to deploy 68 mines each. Torpedo boat T23 provided escort for the group.
12 Dec 1944	German destroyer Z35 and Z36, while laying mines, accidentally sailed into the existing "Nashorn" minefield 2.5 nautical miles further north of their intended position off the Estonian coast. Z36 struck a mine at 0152 hours and Z35 struck another at 0200 hours. Both sank. 70 survivors of Z35 were rescued by the Soviets, while all aboard Z36 were lost.
27 Feb 1945	Z43 escorted ocean liner SS Hamburg to Sassnitz on the Jasmund peninsula on Rügen Island, Germany.
7 Mar 1945	Z43 escorted heavy cruisers Admiral Scheer and Lützow from Danzig Bay to Swinemünde, Germany (now Świnoujście, Poland).
11 Mar 1945	Z43 began shelling Soviet positions near Kolberg, Germany (now Kołobrzeg, Poland).
18 Mar 1945	Z43 completed the shelling Soviet positions near Kolberg, Germany (now Kołobrzeg, Poland) as German forces completed the city's evacuation.
27 Mar 1945	Heavy cruiser Lützow, destroyer Z43, and other German ships began shelling Soviet positions on the coast of the Danzig Bay.
7 Apr 1945	Heavy cruiser Lützow, destroyer Z43, and other German ships completed the shelling Soviet positions on the coast of the Danzig Bay.
9 Apr 1945	Z43 was struck by a Soviet bomb, but it failed to detonate.
10 Apr 1945	Z43 struck a mine, which blew a 15-meter by 4-meter hole in her hull and broke her keel, flooding the center and aft boiler rooms. Torpedo boat T33 towed her some distance before emergency repairs restored enough power for her to sail to Rostock, Germany for repairs.
2 May 1945	Z43 provided gunfire support in the Warnemünde area of Rostock, Germany, while unloading her anti-aircraft weaponry to local troops. Before departing for Kiel, Germany, she also provided some of her sailors to act as naval infantry.
3 May 1945	Z43 was scuttled at Kiel, Germany to prevent Allied capture.

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