Lead ship of a new class of destroyers, armed with the 105mm dual-purpose gun previously used as a secondary mounting on the Ersatz Medusa class CLs.
Z-214, Germany Destroyer laid down 1929
Displacement:
1,586 t light; 1,673 t standard; 1,856 t normal; 2,003 t full load
Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
407.65 ft / 393.70 ft x 34.45 ft x 11.98 ft (normal load)
124.25 m / 120.00 m x 10.50 m x 3.65 m
Armament:
8 - 4.13" / 105 mm guns (4x2 guns), 35.32lbs / 16.02kg shells, 1928 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline amidships, all raised guns - superfiring
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1929 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
8 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1928 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 294 lbs / 133 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300
8 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes
Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.97" / 50 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 1.97" / 50 mm
2nd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
3rd: 0.79" / 20 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
- Conning tower: 1.97" / 50 mm
Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 36,209 shp / 27,012 Kw = 34.00 kts
Range 4,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 329 tons
Complement:
140 - 183
Cost:
£0.849 million / $3.395 million
Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 37 tons, 2.0 %
Armour: 36 tons, 1.9 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 30 tons, 1.6 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 6 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 899 tons, 48.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 564 tons, 30.4 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 271 tons, 14.6 %
Miscellaneous weights: 50 tons, 2.7 %
Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
531 lbs / 241 Kg = 15.0 x 4.1 " / 105 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.31
Metacentric height 1.6 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 11.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 51 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.44
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.03
Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.400
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.43 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.70 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 63 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Stern: 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Average freeboard: 14.38 ft / 4.38 m
Ship tends to be wet forward
Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 175.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 78.9 %
Waterplane Area: 8,664 Square feet or 805 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 71 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 35 lbs/sq ft or 170 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.50
- Longitudinal: 1.30
- Overall: 0.55
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
10 tons reserved for depth charges, DC racks, and DC launchers.
40 tons reserved for reload torpedoes, mines, and growth.