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.
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Last Major Revision: Jan 2021
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Z45 Operational Timeline
| 1 Sep 1943Â | The keel of Z45 was laid down at the DeSchiMAG shipyard in Bremen, Germany. |
| 24 Jul 1944Â | In Bremen, Germany, the construction of Z45 was halted, and her parts were to be removed to repair destroyer Z39. |
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