ZG3 1942
ZG3 Hermes 1942
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| ZG3, 8.1942- ZG3 Hermes (ex-Βασιλεύς Γεώργιος Α' [Vasilefs Georgios I]) | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK | 2.1937 | 3.3.1938 | 12.1938 // 3.1942 | damaged 30.4.1943, scuttled 7.5.1943 |
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Displacement standard, t |
1414 |
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Displacement full, t |
2088 |
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Length, m |
98.5 wl 101.2 oa |
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Breadth, m |
10.4 |
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Draught, m |
2.34 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 3 Yarrow 3-drum boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
34000 |
|
Max speed, kts |
32 |
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Fuel, t |
oil 465 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4800(19) |
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 128/42 SK C/34, 2 x 2 - 37/80 SK C/30, 5 x 1 - 20/65 C/38, 2 x 4 - 533 TT, 2 DCT (30) |
| Electronic equipment | S-Gerät sonar |
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Complement |
225 |
Project history: Ex-Greek destroyer Vasilefs Georgios I. She was similar to British H-class ships, but was equipped with German main guns and fire-control system. She was sunk by German aircraft at Piraeus 20.4.1941, salvaged and after repair commissioned 21.3.1942 as ZG3. In battle conditions destroyer made to 33.6kts.
Modernizations: 1944: - 2 x 1 - 20/65; + 2 x 4 - 20/65 C/38
Naval service: 30.4.1943 Hermes was damaged by US aircraft and 7.5.1943 scuttled at Tunis.
ZG3 Hermes
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