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Named after the toprpedo
boat commander Erich Giese in World War I. |
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History
Z12 Erich Giese
took part in one mining operation in British coastal waters on
07.12.1939 where it torpedoed the British destroyer Jersey
, damaging the ship heavily.
During in Operation Weserübung the Z12
Erich Giese was part of the Kriegsschiffgruppe 1 heading for
Narvik, where it was sunk on 13.04.1940 after a battle with 6
British destroyers.
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Data |
Dimensions |
Commanders |
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Laid down: |
Germaniawerft Kiel, 03.05.1935 |
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Launched: |
12.03.1937 |
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Commissioned: |
04.03.1939 |
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Fate: |
sunk 13.04.1940 |
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Costs: |
13,4 Mio Reichsmark |
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Size (Max): |
3190 t |
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Length (Total): |
121,0 m |
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Length (Waterline): |
116,0 m |
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Beam: |
11,3 m |
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Draft: |
4,23 m |
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Crew: |
325 |
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KK Smidt: |
Mar 1939 - Apr 1940 |
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Weapons |
Armour and
Aircraft |
Engines
& Performance |
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12,7 cm L/45 C/36: |
5 |
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3,7 cm L/83 C/30: |
4 |
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2 cm MG L/65 C/30: |
6 |
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53,3 cm Torpedo tubes: |
8 |
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Mines: |
60 |
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Shafts: |
2 |
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Turbines: |
2 |
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Type: |
Wagner Geared Turbines |
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Total Performance: |
70000 shp |
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Speed: |
37,0 kn |
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Range: |
2680 sm at 19 kn |
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Operational
History
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