German Destroyers of World War II

by Koop, Gerhard; Schmolke, Klaus-Peter

• ISBN13: 9781591143079
• ISBN10: 1591143071
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr

Summary

Restricted by the 1919 Versailles Treaty to sixteen destroyers of no more than 800-tons, Germany's true destroyers did not make their appearance until the mid-1930s and the Anglo-German Naval Treaty. This new English translation of a volume by noted German warship historians Gerhard Koop and Klaus-Peter Schmolke examines the destroyer's development from the nascent Mowe-class and Wolf-class destroyers through its full-service history. The operational narrative of this dauntless class of warship, considered the workhorse of the Kriegsmarine, is supplemented by war diary extracts, combat reports, technical tables, detailed ship plans, and a comprehensive selection of photographs, many published in an English reference for the first time. The book makes a fine addition to the history of German warships of the World War II era.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(2)
Introduction	9	(15)
Technical Data	24	(8)
Differences, Modifications, Conversions	32	(2)
Armament	34	(7)
Fire Control and Sensors	40	(1)
Machinery	41	(4)
Flotillas, Flotilla Commanders and the Fuhrer der Zerstorer	45	(1)
The Second World War	46	(31)
From 1938 to Narvik	46	(19)
From Narvik to the Capitulation	65	(12)
Individual Ships' Careers	77	(45)
Photo Gallery: The Zerstorer	122	(78)
Photo Gallery: Requisitioned Destroyers	200	(2)
Photo Gallery: Zerstorer Life	202	(13)
Camouflage Schemes	215	(5)
Conclusions	220	(3)
Index of Ships	223