ClassType 1936A class
NavyKriegsmarine
CountryGermany
Builder / shipyardDeschimag, Bremen
Laid down1938-11
Launched1939-12-14
Completed1940-09
Recorded statusRetired
What is known about this ship
Z23 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: constructive total loss 12.8.1944.
Class context: Type 1936A class
The Type 1936A destroyers were enlarged German destroyers built around unusually heavy 150 mm guns.
Later service and disposition
constructive total loss 12.8.1944.
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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