D.K.M. Z32
1943
(Neptun 1061T)
- Class: Type 36A (MoB) - 7 destroyers of 1939
- Displacement: 2,600 tons
- Dimensions: 416.5 (oa) x 39.5 x 13 ft
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, 70,000 shp = 36 knots
- Armament: 5-5.9in (1x2+3x1) guns, 4-37mm AA (2x2), 10-20mm AA (2x4+2x1) guns; 8-21.7in (2x4) TT; fitted for minelaying, 60 mines
- Complement: 332
- Builder: Deschimag, Bremen
- Laid Down: 1 Nov 1940
- Launched: 15 Aug 1941
- Commissioned: 15 Sep 1942
- Notes: Driven ashore near Cherbourg and burnt 9 Jun 1944 after a confused night action between a German flotilla of 4 destroyers attempting to attack the Allied invasion forces off Normandy, and a force of 8 British, Canadian, and Polish destroyers.
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