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Picture Z5

General Facts
Built by Consolidated Steel Corporation 
Orange, Texas
Keel laid 25 June 1941
Launched 15. April 1942
Commissioned US Navy 30. December 1942
Transfer to the German Navy 23. February 1960
Transfer Location Pier A, United State Naval Base Charleston, South Carolina
Typ of Ship Destroyer of Fletcher Class
NATO-Number D 179
Complement 254
Length 376 Feet
Beam 39 Feet
Displacement 2050 Tons
Draft 14 Feet
Speed 35 Knots
Shaft Power 60.000 HP
Range about 4900 Nautical Miles

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