Z37
| Country | Germany |
| Ship Class | 1936A (Mob)-class Destroyer |
| Builder | Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft |
| Yard Number | 627 |
| Ordered | 19 Sep 1939 |
| Laid Down | 2 Jan 1941 |
| Launched | 24 Feb 1942 |
| Commissioned | 16 Jul 1943 |
| Displacement | 2,700 tons standard; 3,750 tons full |
| Length | 417 feet |
| Beam | 39 feet |
| Draft | 15 feet |
| Machinery | 6 water-tube boilers, 2 shafts, 2 geared steam turbine sets |
| Power Output | 69,000 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 36 knots |
| Range | 2,950nm at 19 knots |
| Crew | 316 |
| Armament | 1x2x15cm guns, 3x1x15cm guns, 2x2x3.7mm AA guns, 1x4x2cm AA guns, 3x1x2cm AA guns, 2x4x53.3cm torpedo tubes, 60 mines, 4 depth charge launchers |
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"Goddam it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!"Captain Henry P. Jim Crowe, Guadalcanal, 13 Jan 1943
21 Jul 2022 11:14:23 AM
Z37 was one of 17 Narvik-class destroyers,the most powerful destroyers in the world, virtually light cruiser. But they lacked range and trhe twin bow turrets, replacing earlier single mounts, handicapped them in heavy sea. In late December,1943, Z37 (Korvettenkapitän Langheld) was damaged in the three-hour Battle of the Bay of Biscay where eleven German destroyers and torpedo boats were defeated by the Royal Navy cruisers HMS Glasgow and HMS Enterprise. Z37 was eventually scuttled at Bordeaux on 24 August 1944.