In Service: 8 April 1937 to 22 February 1940
Ordered:
Builder: Deutsche
Werke, Kiel
Construction No: 244
Laid down: 2 January 1935
Launched: 30 November 1935
Commissioned: 8 April 1937
Type: Destroyer / Zerstörer
Class: Zerstörer 1934
Displacement: 2,223 tons standard 3,156 tons full load
Length: 119.3 m
Beam: 11.3 m
Draft: 4.23 m
Propulsion: 2 × shafts 2 × Wagner geared
turbines
Power: 70,000 shp
Propellers:
Speed: 38.7 knots
Range: 1,825 nautical miles at 19 knots
Crew: 325 men and officers
Armament:
5 × 12.7 cm L/45 SK C/34
carried 600 rounds
4 × 3.7 cm L/83 SK C/30
carried 8000 rounds
6 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30
carried 12000 rounds
8 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 after mid 1942
carried 16000 rounds
8 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
8 torpedo's carried
4 × depth charge launchers
60 mines
Armour
Aircraft:
Variants:
Other: Destroyers
Articles:
Downloads:
Film Clips: Kriegsmarine
Film Footage
8 April 1937
The destroyer Max Schulz is commissioned.
27 August 1939 The destroyer Max Schulz hits the torpedo
boat Tiger and is lost with 2 crew lost.
8 October 1939
The destroyer Max Schulz patrol the Atlantic along with the
battleship Gneisenau, and light cruiser Köln and destroyers
Friedrich Eckoldt, Friedrich Ihn, Diether von Roeder, Theodor
Riedel, Paul Jakobi, Bernd von Arnim, Erich Steinbrinck and
Wilhlem Heidkamp.
9 to 10 February 1940
The destroyer Max Schulz carries out mine laying operations
along with the destroyers Hermann Schoemann, Wilhlem Heidkamp
Richard Beitzen, Theodor Riedel and Friedrich Eckold.
22 February 1940
The destroyer Max Schulz takes part in operation Wikinger
(German sortie into the North Sea) along with Erich Koellner,
Friedrich Eckold, Leberecht Maaas, Richard Beitzen, and Theodor
Riedel, They receive orders to proceed against British shipping
at Dogger Bank. On the way there a Luftwaffe bomber attacks
the destroyers, sinking the Lebercht Maas. During the rescue
of Lebercht Maas crew, Max Schulz hits a mine and is lost
with all hands
Martin
Baltzer
Takes command on April 1937
Ends command on October 1938
Klaus
Trampedach
Takes command on October 1938
Ends command on February 1940
German Warships, 1815-1945: Major Surface Vessels.
ISBN-10: 0851775330
German Warships, 1815-1945: U-boats and Mine Warfare Vessels.
ISBN-10: 155750301X
German warships of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0668040378
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