german destroyer type class destroyer built nazi_germany kriegsmarine mid-1930s beginning world war september ship initially deployed blockade polish coast quickly transferred north_sea lay defensive minefields late ship laid multiple offensive minefields english coast claimed merchant ships crippled british destroyer missions repair transferred france late participated engagements british ships destroyer ship returned germany late refit transferred norway june preparations german invasion soviet_union spent time beginning campaign conducting anti shipping patrols soviet waters generally fruitless escorted number german convoys arctic later year returning germany september machinery repairs ship returned norway badly damaged ran aground july return april participated german attack norwegian island north spent months convoy duties southern norway ship began lengthy refit april operational year spent april escorting convoys danish waters making voyage rescue refugees assigned royal_navy war training ship barracks ship broken scrap design description overall length meters meters long waterline ship beam meters maximum draft meters displaced long tons standard load long tons deep load wagner geared steam turbine sets driving propeller shaft designed produce metric horsepower shp steam provided high pressure wagner boilers ship designed speed knots mph reached maximum speed knots shp sea trials carried maximum metric tons long tons fuel oil intended range nautical miles speed knots mph ship proved heavy service fuel retained ballast low ship effective range proved nmi knots crew numbered officers enlisted men plus additional officers enlisted men serving flotilla flagship ship carried centimeter guns single mounts gun shields superimposed fore aft fifth gun carried aft superstructure anti aircraft armament consisted centimeter guns twin mounts abreast rear funnel centimeter guns single mounts carried water centimeter torpedo tubes power operated mounts pair torpedoes provided mount depth charge throwers mounted sides rear supplemented racks individual depth charges sides stern depth charges carried patterns charges rails fitted rear deck maximum capacity mines system passive designated fitted detect submarines active system scheduled installed february war ship light anti aircraft armament augmented times improved guns replaced original guns additional guns added guns aft shelter deck replaced point single quadruple mount probably refit received barbara anti aircraft refit existing guns replaced retained mount remainder anti aircraft armament consisted seven twin mounts twin mounts construction career named naval executed british spy world war ordered august laid kiel april yard number launched completed september destroyer assigned 8th completion participated homecoming celebrations commander lieutenant commander world war began september initially deployed baltic operate enforce blockade poland soon transferred german bight joined sisters laying defensive minefields loading mines september exploded aboard killing crewmen wounded slightly damaging ship stern ship later patrolled inspect neutral shipping goods losing man overboard injured storm end october night november commander flagship led friedrich laying minefield claimed seven ships gross register tons grt including polish ocean liner grt flagship left port morning december lay minefield ship severe boiler problems ordered return port late afternoon continued mission spotted ships approached destination including destroyers spotted return german destroyers withdrew having laid mines spotted british destroyers range meters closed attack range dropped meters fired torpedoes leading british ship fired jersey torpedoes struck target hit jersey abreast aft torpedo mount torpedo detonated oil fuel tank started major fire british ship spotted german destroyers continued turned help sister british ships totalling grt sunk minefield began refit december finished june tasked escort battleships heavy cruiser admiral hipper operation planned attack norway relieve pressure german garrison ships sortied june sank troop transport oil tanker route delivering coup german commander admiral ordered admiral hipper destroyers trondheim heavy weather arrived morning june battleships continued sortie sank aircraft carrier glorious escorting destroyers badly damaged torpedo destroyer engagement battleship escorted home sisters repairs destroyer lightly damaged air raid june service week later returned norway time screen crippled returned kiel july suffering minor collision battleship route transferred france september preparation planned invasion great_britain based brest ship helped lay minefield night september ships totalling grt sunk minefield royal_air_force air raid brest october slightly damaged bomb splinters losing crewmen killed seven wounded attack led destroyers sortie october intercepted british force light cruisers destroyers british opened fire extreme range forced face long range torpedo attacks luftwaffe bombers having hit german ships night november destroyers sortied brest bound land end area route encountered fishing ships south west engaged gunfire little effect german ships spotted small convoy sank damaged flash guns alerted destroyers british 5th intercept german destroyers dawn nights later german ship sortied area encountered barge sank barge totaling grt time 5th destroyer flotilla able intercept november germans opened fire destroyer firing torpedoes hit target hms torpedoes hit end ship blew bow stern british able tow home hit pounder shells engagement suffered casualties ship returned home december refit lasted april escorts battleship heavy cruiser trondheim sortied north_atlantic following month escorted heavy cruiser kiel norway ship attempted break british blockade aircraft spotted escorts route managed surprise ships torpedo cruiser early morning june forcing return germany repairs sent norway july 6th destroyer flotilla participated sortie july sank small soviet ships cost ammunition participation sortie july cancelled problems british aircraft carriers victorious furious attacked july destroyers far east catch british ships left area german destroyers sortied august sank small soviet patrol vessel flotilla assigned escort convoys missions submarine sank troop carrying despite destroyers depth charged significant effect rescued survivors ships ship departed germany repairs boilers september repairs completed screened heavy cruiser voyage trondheim laid minefield route damaged valve left open flooded starboard engine room early june required weeks repaired destroyers assigned escort battleship knight attack russia bound convoy ships sailed trondheim july stage operation destroyers including assigned escort ran aground dark heavy fog forced return port repairs temporary repairs towed kiel permanent repairs july days later ships attacked effect torpedo bombers assumed command august dockyard estimated time repair months kriegsmarine gave consideration repair persuaded repair sea trials february fire broke engine room repairs completed april ship returned norway september ship participated troops regiment regiment destroy norwegian facilities island battleship escorted destroyers successful operation primarily intended boost morale ships stationed arctic fuel shortages limited activities allies bases weeks later sisters spent months southern norway laying minefields entrance escorting convoys norway ordered kiel end april lengthy refit lasted february working ship assigned convoy escort duties april month later departed copenhagen load refugees aboard returned ship sailed kiel day decommissioned royal_navy assumed control following day sailed wilhelmshaven waited allies decided disposition captured ships allocated britain end arrived portsmouth january allocated pennant number later ship initially british high pressure boilers october accommodation ship southampton arrived 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German destroyer Z10 Hans Lody