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Type 1936C Destroyer
The Type 1936C destroyer was a planned class of destroyer for the ''Kriegsmarine''. The class was intended to consist of five ships, ''Z46'', ''Z47'', ''Z48'', ''Z49'' and ''Z50''. They were designed to be an improvement of Type 1936A-class destroyer, Type 1936A and Type 1936B destroyer, B destroyers. Only two of the five ships, ''Z46'' and ''Z47'', were ever laid down, and work was halted for a year between 1942 and 1943. Construction was constantly interrupted by numerous problems, dominantly due to air raids, material supply delays and a shortage of copper. The two ships that were laid down, ''Z46'' and ''Z47'', were blown up by Allies of World War II, Allied troops in 1945. Characteristics The Type 1936C destroyers were to be Waterline length, long at waterline, and Length overall, long overall. They were to have a breadth of , and a depth of . They were to have a Draft (hull), draught of at standard load, at German design load, design load, and at full load. They were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deschimag
Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft (abbreviated Deschimag) was a cooperation of eight German shipyards in the period 1926 to 1945. The leading company was the shipyard AG Weser in Bremen. History The Deschimag was founded in 1926 when influential Bremen merchants and bankers decided to found a cooperation of great German shipbuilding companies under the leadership of the shipyard AG Weser. The intention was to coordinate and concentrate activities of German shipyards for higher efficiency but last not least mainly to support Bremen's shipyard AG „Weser“ in the upcoming economic and financial crisis of 1930s. While the largest shipbuilding companies in Germany as Blohm & Voss and Bremer Vulkan AG because of their own strong market position at that time were not interested in this cooperation, eight other large German shipyards merged. These were: * Actien-Gesellschaft "Weser", Bremen (closed 1983) * Vulkan-Werke Hamburg A.G., Hamburg (1930 sold to Howaldtswe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |