ClassType 1936A class
NavyFrench Navy
CountryFrance
Builder / shipyardDeschimag, Bremen
Laid down1939-02
Launched1940-03-16
Completed1940-11
Recorded statusTransferred
What is known about this ship
Z25 is documented as an ships with chronological service identities where transfers, renamings, or conversions occurred.
Service history
Member of the WAR-CL-000194 roster; source-recorded final disposition: surrendered 5.1945; to France 2.1946 (Hoche).
Class context: Type 1936A class
The Type 1936A destroyers were enlarged German destroyers built around unusually heavy 150 mm guns.
Later service and disposition
surrendered 5.1945; to France 2.1946 (Hoche).
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Type 1936A class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Type 1936A destroyers (Z23) (1940–1941) ↗Navypedia · accessed 2026-09-18
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1922–1946Conway Maritime Press
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