German Destroyers, Zerstorer

German Destriyers or Zerstorer and Large Torpedo Boats or gross Torpedoboote were basically the same and had very little distinction between them. The term Destroyer did not come into effect witht he German navy7 until the B.97 class which was built in 1914/1915. Unto this time the Torpedo Boats and Destroyers were not named except with a consecutive number and a letter denoting the Naval yard it was built at. The three main builders up to 1912 was Germaniawerft, (prefaced with B) A.G Vulcan (prefaced with V ) and Schichau (prefaced with S) another three yards started building after 1912 and they were Blohn and Voss (prefaced with B) Howaldtswerke (prefaced with H ) and Wilhelmshaven Imperial Dockyard prefaced with W ) In 1912 New lettering system was introduced starting with V.1 and boats which were still in operation were renamed with there number but the letter changed to V. Brief Naval histories of the German destroyers of the Kriegsmarine from pre 1906 until the end of World War Two.
Ships Name	Launch Date		Fate
Destroyers 1890s - 1904

D10	1898		Served in WW1 as coastal defence and was scrapped in 1922.
T90 Class (T90 - T101 ) Ocean n going Torpedo Boats Click here to View Class Displacement: 310 tons, Speed 26.5 to 27 knots. Crew Two officers and 55 other ranks. Armament: three 4pdr and three 18 inch Torpedo tubes.
S90 (T90)	26th July 1899		Renamed as T class in 1914. Deliberately beached during the siege of Tsingtao in 1914. and wrecked on the Chinese
T91 (ex S91)	25th September 1899		Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T92 (ex S92)	15th May 1900		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T93 (ex S93)	24th march 1900		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T94 ( ex S94)	24th April 1900		Stricken 26th October 1920 and scrapped at Wilhelmshaven 1921
T95 (ex S95 )	20th February 1900		--Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T96 (ex S96 )	31st January 1900		--Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T97 (ex S97 ) ex Sleipner	16th December 1899		Became tender to the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern and renamed Slepnir. Renamed as T class in 1914. Reconverted to war ship in WW1. Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T98 (ex S98 )	28th July 1900		--Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T99 (ex S99)	4th September 1900		--Stricken 22nd march 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T100 (ex S100)	13th November 1900		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after colliding with another vessel in 1915.
T101 (ex S101 )	22nd December 1900		Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T102 Class (T102 - T107 ) Displacement: 315 tons, Speed: 28 Knots. Crew 57 Armament: Three 4 pdr, Three 18 inch Torpedo Tubes. T102. T103, and T104 were re armed with 1 3.4 inch gun and two 4 pdr. guns. and In 1915 used for escort duties,and training
T102 (ex S102 )	18th April 1901		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T103 (ex S103)	15th May 1901		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T104 ( ex S104)	22nd June 1901		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T105 ( ex S105 )	7th August 1901		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T106 ( ex S106)	7th September 1901		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Dusseldorf
T107 ( ex S107 )	17th October 1901		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
G108 class G108 to G113 Click to View Class Displacement: 400 tons. Speed: 27.5 knots. Range: 1225 miles at 17 Knots. Crew two officers and 55 ratings. Armament: Three 5cm / 40 cal. QF Guns and Three 45cm Torpedo Tubes (deck)
T 108 (ex G108)	1900 -1902		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Hamburg
T109 (ex G109)	1900 -1902		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T110 (ex G110)	1900 -1902		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Hamburg
T111 ( ex G111)	1900 -1902		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Kiel
T112 (ex G112	1900 -1902		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Keil
T113 ( ex G113)	1900 -1902		--Stricken 22nd March 1921 and scrapped at Wilhelmshaven

S114 - 131 Class Destroyer.
S114	1902		--
S115 (T115)	1902		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
S116 (T116)	1902		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 6th October 1914 by torpedoes from the British submarine E9.
S117 (T117)	1902		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
S118 (T118)	1902		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.
S119 (T119)	1902		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk on 17th October 1914 by British destroyers and HMS Undaunted.

S120	1903/4		--
S121	1903/4		--
S121, 1904. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5551 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5551
S122 (T122)	1903/4		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after hitting a mine in 1918.
S123 (T123)	1903/4		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after hitting a mine in 1916.
S124 (T124)	1903/4		Renamed as T class in 1914. Sunk after colliding with another vessel in 1914.

S125 (T125)	1903/4		Renamed as T class in 1914. Lost in 1915.

S126	1904/5		Lost in 1905 she was raised and then scrapped in the 1920s.
S127	1904/5		--
S128	1904/5		--
S129	1904/5		--
S130	1904/5		--
S131	1904/5		--

Taku	1898		Captured from the Chinese she took part in the siege of Tsingtao in 1914 but was lost.
Destroyers Built from 1906 until the end of WW1
G132 - 136 Class Destroyer.
G132	12th May 1906		Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 28th May 1921.
G133	30th June 1906		Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 28th May 1921.
G134	23rd July 1906		Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 13th May 1921.
G135	7th September 1906		Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 10th October 1921.
G136	25th August 1906		Served during WW1. Sold for scrap on 20th August 1921.

G137	24th January 1907		Served as training ship renamed T137 in 1916. Sold for scrap on 28th May 1921.
Destroyer G137.

S138	22nd September 1906		Sunk by mine on 7th July 1918.
S139	12th November 1906		Became a radio controlled target ship renamed Pfeil after 1918. Scrapped in 1945.
S140	22nd December 1906		Sold for scrap on 8th June 1921.
S140, plus others of the class, and their crews. We think this is the torpedo boat S140, as well as three other torpedo boats of the same class in the background. The men shown are most likely the crew of all 4 ships together. The original postcard is postmarked from Sassnitz, 1913. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGD047
S141	7th February 1907		Became a radio controlled target ship renamed Blitz after 1918. Scrapped in 1933.
S142	6th March 1907		Sold for scrap on 13th June 1921.
S143	6th April 1907		Sunk by mines on 3rd August 1914 she was later raised & repaired, eventually sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
S144	27th April 1907		Sold for scrap on 10th April 1929.
S145	8th June 1907		Sold for scrap on 8th June 1921.
S146	27th June 1907		Sold for scrap on 10th April 1929.
S147	3rd August 1907		Sold for scrap on 21st May 1921.
S148	11th September 1907		Scrapped in 1935.
S149	19th October 1907		Scrapped after 1927.
S138 - 149 Class Destroyer.

V150	1st August 1907		Sank after colliding with V157 on 18th May 1915.
V151	14th September 1907		Given to America after the war she was scrapped in 1949.
V152	11th October 1907		Scrapped in 1935.
V153	13th November 1907		Given to America after the war and scrapped in 1949.
V154	19th December 1907		Scrapped in 1935.
V155	28th January 1908		Scuttled on 22nd April 1945.
V156	29th February 1908		Scuttled on 3rd May 1945.
V157	29th May 1908		Sunk by mines on 22nd October 1943.
V157 (T157), 1908. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5552 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5552
V158	23rd June 1908		Given to Russia after the war and scrapped.
German V Class Destroyers (V158 nearest). Reproduction of this photo is available by permission of Walker Archives. Photographic image size 10" x 7" approx , price £20 plus £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here
V159	18th July 1908		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V160	12th September 1908		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V Class Destroyers, 1915. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5553 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5553
V150 - V160 Class destroyer. armament 2 x 24 pounder and 2 machine guns, 3 x 18in TT.

V161	21st April 1908		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.

V162	9th May 1909		Sunk by mines on 15th August 1916.
V163	24th May 1909		Scrapped in 1921.
V164	27th May 1909		Scrapped in 1920.

S165	26th November 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
S165, launched on 26th November 1910. Sunk HMS Goliath on 13th May 1915. Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGD017
S166	27th December 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
S167	15th February 1911		Sold for scrap on 3rd September 1921.
S168	16th March 1911		Scrapped after 1927.

G169	29th December 1908		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G 169. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGD018
G170	3rd March 1909		Sold for scrap on 27th September 1921.
G171	28th May 1909		Sank after colliding with Zähringen on 4th September 1912.
G172	10th July 1909		Sunk by mines on 7th July 1918.
G173	28th July 1909		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G174	8th January 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G175	24th February 1910		Became dispatch ship Sleipner after 1918. Scrapped after 1926.

S176	12th April 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
S177	21st May 1910		Sunk by mines on 23rd December 1915.
S178	14th July 1910		Sank after colliding with German cruiser Yorck on 4th March 1913.
S179	27th August 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.

V180	15th October 1909		Given to Brazil after the war. Scrapped in 1921.
V181	6th November 1909		Given to Japan after the war. Scrapped in 1922.
V182	1st December 1909		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V183	23rd December 1909		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V184	26th February 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V185	9th April 1910		Renamed Blitz in 1933 and given to the USSR after the war.
V186	28th November 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V187	11th January 1911		Sunk on 28th August 1914.
V188	8th February 1911		Sunk by torpedo from British sub on 26th July 1915.
V189	14th March 1911		Given to Britain after the war but grounded herself and was scrapped in 1922.
V190	12th April 1911		Given to America after WW2 and was scuttled in 1946.
V191	2nd June 1911		Sunk by mines on 17th December 1915.

G192	5th November 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G193	10th December 1910		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G194	12th January 1911		Sank after being rammed by HMS Cleopatra on 26th March 1916.
G195	8th April 1911		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
G196	24th May 1911		Became a trials ship in the Reichsmarine and after WW2 became the Russian ship Pronsitelniy.
G197	23rd June 1911		Given to Britain after WW1 and scrapped in 1921.

V1	11th September 1911		Scrapped after 1929.
V2	14th October 1911		Sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
V3	15th November 1911		Grounded herself in 1911 but was refloated. Sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
V4	23rd December 1911		Sunk by torpedo on 1st June 1916.
V5	25th April 1913		Sold for scrap on 25th March 1930.
V6	28th February 1913		Scrapped after 1929.

G7	7th November 1911		Renamed T107 and then given to USSR after WW2 being renamed Porashayushtshiy.
G8	21st December 1911		renamed T108 and then given to Britain after WW2 and scrapped.
G9	31st January 1912		Sunk by mines on 3rd May 1918
G10	15th March 1912		Scuttled on 5th May 1945.
G11	23rd April 1912		Sunk on 3rd April 1945.
G12	15th July 1912		Sunk on 8th September 1915 after colliding with V1.

S13	7th December 1911		Blew up on 6th November 1914.
S14	2nd March 1912		Blew up on 19th December 1915.
S15	23rd March 1912		Sunk by mines on 21st August 1917.
S16	22nd June 1912		Sunk by mines on 16th May 1917.
S18	10th August 1912		Scrapped in 1935.
S19	17th October 1912		Sold for scrap on 4th February 1935.
S20	4th December 1912		Sunk by gunfire on 5th June 1917.
S21	11th January 1913		Sank after colliding with the cruiser Hamburg on 21st April 1915.
S22	15th February 1913		Sunk by mines on 26th March 1916.
S23	29th March 1913		Became a training ship and renamed Komet in 1939. Given to Russia after WW2.
S24	28th June 1913		Given to Britain after WW1 but grounded herself during towing in December 1920 and was scrapped.

V25	29th January 1914		Sunk by mines on 13th February 1915.
V26	21st February 1914		Given to Britain after WW1 and scrapped in 1922.
V27	26th March 1914		Sunk by a British cruiser on 31st May 1916.
V28	9th May 1914		Given to Britain after WW1 and scrapped in 1922.
V29	18th August 1914		Sunk by torpedo from HMS Petard.
V30	18th September 1914		Given to Britain after WW1 but was sunk by mines on 20th November 1918 during transfer.

S31	20th December 1913		Sunk by mines on 19th August 1915.
S32	28th February 1914		Scuttled on 21st June 1919 she was raised and scrapped in 1925.
S33	4th April 1914		Sunk by torpedo from L11 on 3rd October 1918.
S34	13th June 1914		Sunk by mines on 3rd October 1918.
S35	30th August 1914		Sunk on 31st May 1916 at the battle of Jutland.
S36	17th October 1914		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.

G37	12th December 1914		Sunk by mines on 4th November 1917.
G38	23rd December 1914		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
G39	16th January 1915		Scuttled on 21st September 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
G40	27th December 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1929.
G41	24th April 1915		Scuttled on 3rd October 1918.
G42	20th May 1915		Sunk by HMS Swift and HMS Broke on 21st April 1917.

V43	27th January 1915		Given to America and used as a target. She was sunk on 15th July 1921 by USS Florida.
V44	24th February 1915		Given to Britain after the war and scrapped in 1922.
V45	29th March 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in Britain in 1924.
V46	23rd December 1914		Given to France and scrapped in 1924.
V47	10th June 1915		Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V48	6th August 1915		Sunk on 31st May 1916.

S49	10th April 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
S50	24th April 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
S51	29th April 1915		Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
S52	12th June 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
S53	18th September 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1927.
S54	11th October 1915		Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1921.
S55	6th November 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
S56	11th December 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1928.
S57	8th January 1916		Sunk by mines on 10th November 1916.
S58	5th February 1916		Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
S59	16th February 1916		Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
S60	3rd April 1916		Scrapped in 1920.
S61	8th April 1916		Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
S62	13th May 1916		Sunk by mines on 10th July 1918.
S63	27th May 1916		Given to Italy becoming Ardemitoso until 1937.
S64	21st August 1916		Sunk by mines on 18th October 1917.
S65	14th October 1916		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
S66	21st November 1916		Sunk by mines on 10th July 1918.

V67	3rd August 1915		Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V68	24th August 1915		Sunk by mines on 8th August 1918.
V69	18th August 1915		Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V70	14th October 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1929.
V71	1st September 1915		Scrapped in 1921.
V72	30th December 1915		Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
V73	24th September 1915		Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
V74	29th October 1915		Scuttled on 3rd October 1918.
V75	15th January 1916		Sunk by mines on 10th November 1916.
V76	27th February 1916		Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
V77	28th February 1916		Scuttled on 2nd November 1918.
V78	19th February 1916		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
V79	18th April 1916		Given to France after the war and renamed Pierre Durand until scrapped in 1933.
V80	Unknown		Beached on 21st June 1919 she was given to Japan but was scrapped in England in 1922.
V81	27th May 1916		Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
V82	5th July 1916		Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
V83	10th June 1916		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1928.
V84	17th August 1916		Sunk by mines on 26th May 1917.

G85	24th July 1915		Sunk by HMS Swift and HMS Broke on 21st April 1917.
G86	24th August 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
G87	22nd September 1915		Sunk by mines on 30th March 1918.
G88	16th October 1915		Sunk by torpedo on 8th April 1917.
G89	11th December 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1926.
G90	15th January 1916		Sunk by mines on 11th November 1916.
G91	16th November 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1924.
G92	15th February 1916		Beached on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1921/22.
G93	11th July 1916		Sunk by mines on 30th June 1918.
G94	1st August 1916		Sunk by mines on 30th March 1918.
G95	29th August 1916		Scrapped in 1921/22.

G96	16th September 1916		Sunk by mines on 26th June 1917.

B97	15th December 1914		Given
B98	2nd January 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped.
V99	9th February 1915		Sunk on 17th August 1915.
V100	8th March 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1921.
B109	11th March 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1926.
B110	31st March 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925/6.
B111	8th June 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1926.
Torpedo boat B111 after being mined just forward of the Bridge on the 18th October 1917 in Kassar Wik. her forecastle sagged to the bottom and kept B111 anchored till next day, when it broke off completely. 5 crew died and 16 were injured. Note the torpedoes are still in place in tubes. Port tube blown upside-down. Here sister ship B98 had the same fate in the area in October 1917. with a destroyed forecastle after hitting a mine. both ships were repaired. (info sent in by Bjarne Kaastrup)
B112	17th June 1915		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1926.

G101	12th August 1914		Scuttled at the end of the war and raised. Scrapped in 1926.
G102	16th September 1914		Scuttled at the end of the war and raised. Given to America and used as a target and sun k on 13th July 1920.
G103	14th November 1914		Scuttled at the end of the war and raised. Sank in severe weather in November 1925.
G104	28th November 1914		Scuttled at the end of the war and raised. Scrapped in 1926.

V105	26th August 1914		Given to Poland and renamed Mazur in 1920.
V106	26th August 1914		Scrapped in 1920.
V107	12th December 1914		Sunk by mines on 8th May 1915.
V108	12th December 1914		Given to Poland and renamed Kaszub in 1920.

S113	31st January 1918		Given to France at the end of the war and renamed Admiral Senes until she was scrapped in 1936.

V116	2nd March 1918		Given to Italy and renamed Premuda until she was scrapped in 1937.
V117	4th May 1918		Scrapped in 1921.
V118	6th July 1918		Scrapped in 1921.
G119	8th October 1918		Scrapped in 1921.

V125	18th May 1917		Scrapped in 1922.
V126	30th June 1917		Beached at Scapa Flow then given to France and scrapped in 1925.
V127	28th July 1917		Given to Japan at the end of the war and scrapped in 1922.
V128	11th August 1917		Scrapped in 1922.
V129	19th October 1917		Scrapped in 1922.
V130	20th November 1917		Given to France after the war and renamed Buino until she was scrapped in 1934.

S131	3rd March 1917		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1925.
S132	19th May 1917		Given to America after the war and used as a target and sunk on 15th July 1921 by USS Delaware and USS Herbert.
S133	1st September 1917		Given to France after the war and served under the name Chastang until she was scrapped in 1934.
S134	25th August 1917		Given to France after the war and served under the name Vesco until she was scrapped in 1935.
S135	27th October 1917		Given to France after the war and served under the name Mazare until she was scrapped in 1935.
S136	1st December 1917		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1928.
S137	9th March 1918		Beached on 21st June 1919 and scrapped in 1922.
S138	22nd April 1918		Scrapped in 1926.
S139	24th November 1917		Given to France after the war and served under the name Deligny until she was scrapped in 1934.

H145	11th December 1917		Scuttled on 21st June 1919, raised and scrapped in 1928.
H146	23rd January 1918		Given to France after the war and served under the name Rageot de la Touche until she was scrapped in 1935.
H147	13th March 1918		Given to France after the war and served under the name Marcel Delage until she was scrapped in 1935.
Destroyers Built after World War One
Leberecht Maass class 1934 Type VIEW CLASS Laid down in 1934 / 1935. They were the first German Destroyers to be fitted with Quadruple mounted Torpedo Tubes. Displacement: 2,200 tons Speed: 30 knots, Crew 315 Range: 4,400 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Five 5 -inch guns , Four 37mm AA in pairs, Six 20mm AA guns, Eight Torpedo Tubes. When fitted as a minelayer they carried 60 mine..
Leberecht Maas (Z1)	18th August 1935		Sunk by mine in the North Sea North West of Borkum on 22nd February 1940.
Georg Thiele (Z2)	18th August 1935		Scuttled after damage during the second battle of Narvik, on 13th April 1940.
Max Schultz (Z3)	30th November 1935		Sunk on 22nd February 1940. by mine along with Z1
Richard Beitzen (Z4)	30th November 1935		Given to Britain after the end of WW2. and broken up in 1947
(Leberecht Maass class )1934A Type VIEW CLASS
Paul Jacobi (Z5)	24th March 1936		Given to France at the end of WW2 and served under the name of Desaix until scrapped in 1951.
Theodor Riedel (Z6)	22nd April 1936		Given to France at the end of WW2 and served under the name of Kleber until scrapped in 1958.
Hermann Schoemann (Z7)	16th July 1936		Scuttled on 2nd May 1942 after an attack by the cruiser HMS Edinburgh. in Northern waters
Bruno Heinemann (Z8)	15th September 1936		Sunk by mines on 25th January 1942.
Wolfgang Zenker (Z9)	27th March 1936		Sunk on 13th April 1940, raised and scrapped in 1960.
Hans Lody (Z10)	14th May 1936		Given to Britain at the end of WW2 she served as R38 until scrapped in 1949.
Bernd von Arnim (Z11)	8th July 1936		Sunk on 13th April 1940, raised and scrapped in 1962.
Erich Giese (Z12)	12th March 1927		Sunk on 13th April 1940.
Erich Koellner (Z13)	18th March 1937		Sunk on 13th April 1940.
Friedrich Ihn (Z14)	5th November 1935		Given to the USSR at the end of WW2 and served as Pospeshnyi until scrapped in the 1950s.
Erich Steinbrinck (Z15)	24th September 1936		Given to the USSR at the end of WW2 and served as Pylkij until scrapped in the early 1960s.
Friedrich Eckoldt (Z16)	21st March 1937		Sunk by HMS Sheffield on 31st December 1942.
Von Roeder Class VIEW CLASS Last class of German destroyers laid down before World War Two Displacement: 2,400 tons Speed: 38 knots, Crew 315 Range: 4,850 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Five 5 -inch guns , Six 37mm AA in pairs, Twelve 20mm AA guns, Eight 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. When fitted as a minelayer they carried 60 mine..
Diether von Roeder (Z17)	19th August 1937		Scuttled after second Battle of Narvik on 13th April 1940.
Hans Lüdemann (Z18)	1st December 1937		Scuttled after second Battle of Narvik on 13th April 1940.
Hermann Künne (Z19)	22nd December 1937		Scuttled after second Battle of Narvik on 13th April 1940, raised and scrapped in 1960s.
Karl Galster (Z20)	15th June 1938		Given to the USSR at the end of the war and served as Protshnyi until scrapped in the 1950s.
Wilhelm Heidkamp (Z21)	2nd August 1938		Sunk on 10th April 1940. during the first Battle of Narvik
Anton Schmitt (Z22)	2nd August 1938		Sunk on 10th April 1940. during the first Battle of Narvik
1936A Type Z23 to Z34 ( "8 Zerstorer-Flotille Narvik") VIEW CLASS 12 Destroyers all built by Deschimag at Bremen, and laid down between 1939 - 1940, This class of destroyer was known by their crews as the "Narviks" Most of this class were to become the 8th destroyer flotilla or better known in Germany as "8 Zerstorer-Flotille Narvik" Displacement: 2,600 tons Speed: 38.5 knots, Crew 321 Range: Z23 - Z27 was 5000 miles at 19 knots, Z28 - Z29 was 5800 miles at 19 knots, Z30 - Z34 was 5900 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Four 5.9 -inch guns , Four 37mm AA in pairs, Fourteen 20mm AA guns, Eight 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. When fitted as a minelayer they carried 60 mine..
Z23	14th December 1939		Bombed and sunk 21st August 1944 at La Pallice but some info suggests it was Scrapped in 1948.
Z24	7th March 1940		Sunk on 24th August 1944.
Z25	16th March 1940		Given to France at the end of the war. as Hoche and finally broken up 1956
Z26	2nd April 1940		Sunk on 29th March 1942. in the Arctic Ocean of Murmansk by HMS Trinidad and Destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Fury
Z27	1st August 1940		Sunk on 28th December 1943. in the Bay of Biscay by HMS Glasgow and HMS Enterprise
Z28	20th August 1940		Sunk on 6th March 1945. by Bombing at Sassnitz
Z29	15th October 1940		Scuttled at Skaggerak on 16th December 1946. after being given to the USA
Z30	8th December 1940		Given to Britain at the end of the war. and blown up in Explosive experiments.
1936A (Mobilisation) Type
Z31	15th May 1941		Given to France at the end of the war and served as Marceau until scrapped in 1958.
Z31. Contributed by David Walker.
Z32	15th August 1941		Beached on 8th June 1944 and scuttled after taking heavy damage from RCN Haida and RCN Huron. HMS Ashanti, HMS Tartar and Polish Blyskawica,
Z33	15th September 1941		Given to the USSR at the end of the war and served as Provornyj until scrapped in 1960s.
Z34	5th May 1942		Damage by a Russian torpedo on 16th April 1945, after WW2 she was transferred to America but was scuttled on 26th March 1946.
Z37, Z38, Z39 these Destroyers were laid down in 1940 and built by Germania Werft at Kiel Displacement: 2,603 tons Speed: 38 knots, Crew 321 Range: 5,900 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Five 5.9 -inch guns , Four 37mm AA in pairs, Fourteen 20mm AA guns, Eight 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. When fitted as a minelayer they carried 60 mines.
Z37	24th February 1941		Scuttled on 24th August 1944 at Bordeaux scrapped in 1949.
Z37. Contributed by David Walker.
Z38	5th August 1941		Given to Britain at the end of the war and served as HMS Nonsuch and sold for scrap after 1949.
D107 HMS Nonsuch, October 1948. Ex - German Z38. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP2172 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP2172
Z39	2nd December 1941		Given to America at the end of the war and renamed DD939 she was sold to France in 1947 for spares.
Z39. Contributed by David Walker.
1936B Type Z35 and Z36 Both Destroyers were laid down in 1941 and built by Desching at Bremen Displacement: 2,527 tons Speed: 38 knots, Crew 321 Range: 6,200 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Five 5 -inch guns , Four 37mm AA in pairs, six 20mm AA guns, Eight 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. When fitted as a minelayer they carried 76 mines.
Z35	20th October 1942		Sunk by mine on 12th December 1944. in the Gulf of Finland
Z36	15th May 1943		Sunk by mine on 12th December 1944. in the Gulf of Finland
Z43 , Z44, Z 45 Destroyers Displacement: 2,527 tons Speed: 38 knots, Crew 321 Range: 6,200 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Five 5 -inch guns , Four 37mm AA in pairs, six 20mm AA guns, Eight 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. When fitted as a minelayer they carried 76 mines.
Z43	September 1943		Scuttled on 3rd May 1945,after being badly damaged in Geltinger Bay raised and scrapped in 1953.
Z44	20th January 1944		Sunk on 29th July 1944 by bombing while on stocks and was scrapped in 1948.
Z45	1944		Not completed and broken up on stocks 1946
Z 51 , 1942 Type Displacement: 2,053 tons Speed: 36 knots, Crew 235 Range: 13,500 miles at 19 knots, Armament: Four 5 -inch guns , Eight 37mm AA in pairs, Twelve 20mm AA guns, six 21 inch Torpedo Tubes. fitted as minelayer they carried 40 mines.
Z51	1944		damaged during a air raid 21st March 1945 and scrapped in late 1946/47.
Destroyers Built after World War Two
Ex - US Fletcher Class Destroyers
Zerstorer 1 (ex - USS Anthony) (D170)	Acquired 17th January 1958		Sunk as target 16th May 1979
Zerstorer 2 (ex - USS Ringold) (D171)	Acquired 14th July 1959		Sold to Greece September 1981
Zerstorer 3 (ex - USS Wadsworth) (D172)	Acquired 6th October 1959		Sold To Greece October 1980
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. Zerstorer 3 (ex USS - Wadsworth). Original Postcard. Publisher Details Unknown. Price £18. Click here to order. Order Code PGD024
Zerstorer 4 (ex - USS Claxton) (D178)	Acquired 15th December 1959		Sold to Greece February 1981
Zerstorer 5 (ex - USS Dyson) (D179)	Acquired 23rd February 1960		Sold to Greece February 1982
Zerstorer 6 (ex - USS Charles Ausburne) (D180)	Acquired 12th April 1960		Sold for breaking up October 1968
Hamburg Class Destroyers
Hamburg (D181)	26th March 1960		Decommissioned 24th February 1994
FGS Hamburg. Closing to fuel from RFA Black Rover off Portland, 1978. Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code GM262
Hamburg, October 1966. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5563 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5563		Hamburg, January 1975. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5564 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5564
Hamburg, June 1977. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5565 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5565		Hamburg, June 1977. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5566 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5566
Schleswig-Holstein (D182)	20th August 1960		Decommissioned 15th December 1994
FGS Schleswig Holstein. Closing to store from RFA Regent. North Sea, October 1975. Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code GM140		Schleswig Holstein, October 1966. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5567 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5567
Bayern (D183)	14th August 1962		Sold for breaking up 25th April 1995
Bayern, July 1969. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5568 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5568
Hessen (D184)	4th May 1963		Sold for breaking up 8th September 1991
Hessen, 1969. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original negative / photo under license from MPL, the copyright holder. A signed numbered certificate is supplied. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code XMP5569 Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5569
Lutjens Class guided missile destroyers
Lutjens (D185)	11th August 1967		In service 1995
D185 FGS Lutjens arriving at Malta, 15th May 2003. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD009		Lutjens (D185). Closing to fuel from RFA Green Rover, English Channel, August 1984. Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code GM260
D185 FGS Lutjens at Malta, May 2003. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD746		D185 FGS Lutjens at Malta, May 2003. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD745
D185 FGS Lutjens at Malta, May 2003. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD877		FGS Lutjens at Malta. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code DPD006
Molders (D186)	13th April 1968		In service 1995
Rommel (D187)	1st February 1969		In service 1995
Rommel (D187). Closing to fuel from RFA Bayleaf off Portland, 1987. Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code GM196		D187 Rommel. From the collection of Patrick D'Agostino. No Reproductions Available. PDX056
D187 Rommel at Malta. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD402		D187 Rommel at Malta. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD418

Unknown German destroyer. If you can identify her contact us at cranston@onetel.net Reproduction of this photo is available by permission of Walker Archives. Photographic image size 10" x 7" approx , price £20 plus £3 post for UK £10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here		A German Destroyer ashore on Fara c.1919. Sent in by email
A German Destroyer Creating a Smokescreen Courtesy of Walker Archives		Crew of a German destroyer taking to the boats, 21st June 1919. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PGD042

*German Destroyers 1939 - 45 by Gordon Williamson* The German Destroyer fleet of World War II consisted of nine classes: the Diether von Roeder class, the Leberecht Maas class and the wartime classes Z23, Z35, Z37, Z40, Z43, Z46 and Z52. These vessels, though fewer in number than the British destroyer fleet, tended to be much bigger and more powerful than their Allied counterparts. They served their country well throughout operations in the Channel, North Sea, the Far North and in the rescue of civilians from East Prussia during the final days of the war. This title describes their design, development and operational use from the fjords of Narvik through to the end of the war		Book price £8.99. Book serial number Osprey NV91. Post: UK- £2.50 (max post for multiple books £6.00). For Europe £3.00 (each plus one charge of £3.00 recorded fee per total shipment) Rest of World £6.00 (each plus one charge of £3.00 recorded fee per total shipment) To order your copy: secure order form