Z-26 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
Zerströrer 1936 A |
Builder: |
Deschimag Bremen, Germany |
Hull Number: |
N/A |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Launched: |
April 2, 1940 |
Keel Laid: |
April 1, 1939 |
Commissioned: |
January 11, 1941 |
Fate: |
Sunk Mar. 29, 1942 by HMS Trinidad, HMS Fury H-76 and HMS Eclipse H-08 (gunfire). Location: Barents Sea, 216 miles north of Murmansk, Russia. (72.07N - 32.15E) 243 crewmen killed, 88 survivors picked up by Z-24 & Z-25, 8 survivors picked up by U-378 & U-585. |
Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
Jan. 1, 1941 |
Mar. 29, 1942 |
Korvettenkapitän Ritter und Edler Herr von Berger. |
Combat Victories |
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Date |
Name |
Type |
Tons |
Nationality |
Notes |
Mar. 29, 1942 |
Bateau |
Freighter |
6,097 |
Panama |
(a) |
Total: 1 |
6,097 |
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Notes |
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(a): |
Sunk while scattered from convoy PQ-13, 41 crewmen killed, 5 survivors taken prisoner and interned in Milag Nord. |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Nov. 22, 2011 |