Z22 Anton Schmitt

Destroyer

Service Data

In Service: 24 September 1939 to 10 April 1940

Production Data

Ordered:
Builder: Deschimag, Bremen
Construction No: 924
Laid down: 3 January 1938
Launched: 20 September 1938
Commissioned: 24 September 1939

Technical Data

Type: Destroyer / Zerstörer
Class: Zerstörer 1936

Displacement: 2,411 tons standard 3,415 tons full load
Length: 125.1 m
Beam: 11.8 m
Draft: 4.50 m
Propulsion: 2 × shafts 2 × Wagner geared turbines producing up to 70,000 shp
Propellers:
Speed: 28.5 knots
Range: 2,050 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
9 × 2 cm MG L/65 C/30 later
carried 18000 rounds
8 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
8 torpedo's carried
60 mines
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Operators: Kriegsmarine
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History

Career

24 September 1939
The destroyer Anton Schmitt is commissioned.

10 to 11 January 1940
The destroyer Anton Schmitt carries out mine laying operations against Newcastle. Along with the destroyers Richard Beitzen, Karl Galster, Wilhlem Heidkamp, Friedrich Ihn and Friedrich Eckold.

8 April 1940
The destroyer Anton Schmitt takes part in operation Weser�bung (Invasion of Denmark and Norway) along with Georg Thiele, Wilhlem Heidkamp, Diether von Roeder, Erich Giese, Erich Koellner, Bernd von Arnim, Hans Lüdemann, Hermann Künne and Wolfgang Zenker.

10 April 1940
The destroyer Anton Schmitt is sunk after engaging British destroyers. 52 crew lost. Position 68° 25N 17° 24E.

Commanders

Friedrich Böhme
Takes command on September 1939
Ends command on April 1940

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Sources

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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