The 15cm L/48 was gun was unique to Germany, and the largest main battery rifle to be mounted on a destroyer to date. What made the 1936A (Mob.) class stand out from other destroyers of the era was their main battery armament. The crew for a single vessel consisted of 11 officers and 320 men. The fuel capacity gave these ships a cruising range of up to 2,500 nautical miles. The displacement ranged between 2,600 and 3,700 tons depending on the loadout, and the engines - with a combined 70,000 shaft horsepower - would allow for a speed of 36 knots (during speed trials, speeds up to 38.5 knots were achieved).

The ships sported a 127 meter long and 12 meter wide hull with a draft of up to 4.65m. This was done in order to reduce construction time during war time, hence the name, 1936A 'Mobilisation' (mobilization). The destroyers of the Zerstörer 1936A (Mob.) class were a class of destroyers that simplified the preceding class, the 1936A class, while keeping their general characteristics. Torpedoes Eight (2x4) 550mm torpedo tubes Performance 38.5 knots at 70,000 shaft horsepowerĪnti-Aircraft Fourteen (6x2 + 2x1) 37mm guns Specifications 2,757 tons displacement, standard Z-31, 1945 Construction Deschimag Bremen, Germany

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