| Z4 - Richard Beitzen | ||
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| Photo courtesy David Walker, Scotland | ||
| General Details | ||
| Type | 1934 | |
| Pennant number | 11 | |
| Builder | Deutsche Werke, Kiel, Germany | |
| Builder's number | 245 | |
| Contract placed | 7 July 1934 | |
| Laid down | 7 January 1935 | |
| Launched | 30 November 1935 | |
| Commissioned | 13 May 1937 | |
| Fate | Taken over by the British 14 May 1945 in Oslo, Norway. Transferred to Rosyth, UK, 5-7 February 1946. Transferred to Gateshead where it arrived 10 January 1949. It was scrapped in the following months. | |
Ship named after |
Kapitänleutnant Richard Beitzen. Commander of 14 Torpedobootshalb flotilla. Killed 30 March 1918 when his torpedo boat, G 87, struck a mine in an effort to rescue crewmembers from G 93 and G 94 which were both sinking after hitting mines. | |
| Displacement | ||
| Displacement, standard | 2.232 t | |
| Displacement, full load | 3.156 t | |
| Dimensions and Construction Details | ||
| Lenght (waterline) | 114 m | |
| Lenght (total) | 119 m | |
| Beam | 11,3 m | |
| Draft | 4,23 m | |
| Machinery | ||
| Boilers | Six Wagner 70 Kg/cm² | |
| Turbines | Two Wagner geared | |
| Turbo generators | Two of 200 kW each | |
| Diesel generators | Two of 60 kW each and one 50 kW | |
| Shafts | 2 | |
| Total performance | 70.000 shp | |
| Speed | 36 knots | |
| Range | 1.900 nm at 19 knots | |
| Armament | ||
| 12,7 cm L/45 C/34 | 5 in single mountings | |
| 3,7 cm L/83 C/30 | 4 in twin mountings | |
| 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 | 4-6 in single mountings | |
| 53,3 cm Torpedo tubes | 8 in two quadruple banks | |
| Mines | 60 | |
| Depth Charge launcher | 4 | |
| Commanding Officers | ||
| 13.05.1937 - 15.05.1938 | Korvettenkapitän Hans-Joachim Gadow | |
| 16.05.1938 - 24.10.1939 | Kapitänleutnant/Korvettenkapitän Moritz Schmidt | |
| 01.11.1939 - 30.01.1943 | Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Hans von Davidson | |
| 31.01.1943 - 19.01.1944 | Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Hans Hugo Eduard Dominik | |
| 20.01.1944 - 04.1944 | No commander of the ship | |
| 04.1944 - 06.1944 | Kapitänleutnant Walter Lüdde-Neurath | |
| 06.1944 - 09.09.1944 | Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Gade | |
| 09.09.1944 - 15.07.1945 | Korvettenkapitän/Fregattenkapitän Helmut Neuß | |
| Complement | ||
| Complement | 325 officers and men | |
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