Destroyer Z45

Z45

Country	Germany
Ship Class	1936B-class Destroyer
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard Number	1030
Slip/Drydock Number	XI
Ordered	1 Sep 1943
Laid Down	1 Sep 1943
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 SHP
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

ww2dbaseZ45 was laid down by the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany in Sep 1943, and the ship was initially projected to be launched in Apr 1944. The lack of priority for surface ships by mid-war, however, meant her progress was slow right from the start. On 24 Jul 1944, it was decided that the Z45 project was to be abandoned, and her parts were to be removed to repair destroyer Z39. She was broken up on the slipway in 1946.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Jan 2021

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Z45 Operational Timeline

1 Sep 1943	The keel of Z45 was laid down at the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany.
24 Jul 1944	In Bremen, Germany, the construction of Z45 was halted, and her parts were to be removed to repair destroyer Z39.

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