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Z 7 Hermann Schoemann (1942)
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Named after Hermann Schoemann, commander of the
Flandern flotilla in World War I , who died
during a battle against British destroyers. |
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History
Z7 Hermann Schoemann was operating in Norwegian
waters as part of the 5th Z-Flottila until 1942. Then send to France
to support Operation Cerberus in February of 1942 and returned to
Norway again. Together with Z24 and Z25 , Z7
Hermann Schoemann attacked the damaged British cruiser Edinburgh
. In this battle, the destroyer was hit in the engine room and later
was sunk by torpedoes of Z24 on 02.05.1942 in the Barents
Sea.
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Data |
Dimensions |
Commanders |
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Laid down: |
Deschimag Bremen, 07.09.1935 |
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Launched: |
16.07.1936 |
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Commissioned: |
09.09.1937 |
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Fate: |
sunk 02.05.1942 |
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Costs: |
12,7 Mio Reichsmark |
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Size (Max): |
3110 t |
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Length (Total): |
119,0 m |
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Length (Waterline): |
114,0 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 Schulte Mönting: |
Sep 1937 - Oct 1938 |
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KK Detmers: |
Oct 1938 - Jul 1940 |
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KL Loerke: |
Jul 1940 - Oct 1940 |
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KK Wittig: |
Oct 1940 - May 1942 |
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Weapons |
Armour and
Aircraft |
Engines
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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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Total Performance: |
72100 shp |
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Speed: |
36,4 kn |
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Range: |
2040 sm at 19 kn |
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Shafts: |
2 |
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Turbines: |
2 |
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Type: |
Wagner Geared Turbines |
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Operational
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