List of ships of the Second World War (Z)

The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945. For smaller vessels, see also list of World War II ships of less than 1000 tons. Some uncompleted Axis ships are included, out of historic interest. Ships are designated to the country under which they operated for the longest period of the Second World War, regardless of where they were built or previous service history. Submarines show submerged displacement. [1][2][3][4]

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Ship Country or organization Class Type Displacement (tons) First commissioned Fate
Z1 Leberecht Maass  Kriegsmarine 1934 destroyer 2,230 14 January 1937 sunk 22 February 1940
Z2 Georg Thiele  Kriegsmarine 1934 destroyer 3,150 27 February 1937 sunk 13 April 1940
Z3 Max Schultz  Kriegsmarine 1934 destroyer 3,150 27 February 1937 sunk 13 April 1940
Z4 Richard Beitzen  Kriegsmarine 1934 destroyer 3,150 13 May 1937 ceded to UK, scrapped 1947
Z5 Paul Jakobi  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 29 June 1937 ceded to UK, then to France February 1946 and renamed Desaix, scrapped 1958
Z6 Theodor Riedel  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 2 July 1937 Ceded to UK, then to France February 1946, renamed Kleber, scrapped 1958
Z7 Hermann Schoemann  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 9 September 1937 sunk 2 May 1942
Z8 Bruno Heinemann  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 8 January 1938 sunk 25 January 1942
Z9 Wolfgang Zenker  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 2 July 1938 scuttled 13 April 1940
Z10 Hans Lody  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 13 September 1938 scrapped 1946 - 1949
Z11 Bernd von Arnim  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 6 December 1938 scuttled 13 April 1940
Z12 Erich Giese  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 4 March 1939 sunk 13 April 1940
Z13 Erich Koellner  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 28 March 1939 sunk 13 April 1940
Z14 Friedrich Ihn  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 6 April 1938 scrapped 1952
Z15 Erich Steinbrinck  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 31 May 1938 ceded to USSR, 5 November 1945, renamed Pylikiy; scrapped 1958
Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt  Kriegsmarine 1934A destroyer 3,100 28 July 1938 sunk 31 December 1942
Z17 Diether von Roeder  Kriegsmarine 1936 destroyer 4,400 29 August 1938 sunk 13 April 1940
Z18 Hans Lüdemann  Kriegsmarine 1936 destroyer 3,400 8 October 1938 sunk 13 April 1940
Z19 Hermann Künne  Kriegsmarine 1936 destroyer 3,400 12 January 1939 sunk 13 April 1940
Z20 Karl Galster  Kriegsmarine 1936 destroyer 3,415 21 March 1939 scrapped 1956
Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp  Kriegsmarine 1936 destroyer 3,400 10 June 1939 sunk 10 April 1940
Z22 Anton Schmidt  Kriegsmarine 1936 destroyer 3,400 24 September 1939 Sunk 10 April 1940
Z23  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 15 September 1940 decommissioned 21 August 1944, scrapped in 1951.
Z24  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 26 October 1940 sunk 25 August 1944
Z25  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 30 November 1940 taken by France after war, scrapped in 1958.
Z26  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 11 January 1941 sunk 29 March 1942
Z27  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 26 February 1941 sunk 28 December 1943
Z28  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 9 August 1941 sunk 3 March 1945
Z29  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 25 June 1941 taken by Britain after war, given to US, scuttled 16 December 1946
Z30  Kriegsmarine 1936A Narvik destroyer 3,605 15 November 1941 taken by Norway after war, given to Britain, scrapped 1949
Z31  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 11 April 1942 taken by France after war, scrapped in 1958.
Z32  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 15 September 1942 destroyed 9 June 1944
Z33  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 6 February 1943 taken by Soviet Union after war, sunk as target ship 1961.
Z34  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 5 June 1943 taken by USA after war, scuttled 26 March 1946
Z37  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 16 July 1942 scuttled 24 August 1944, scrapped in 1949
Z38  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 20 March 1943 taken by Britain after war, scrapped between 1949 and 1950.
Z39  Kriegsmarine 1936A Mob destroyer 3,691 21 August 1943 taken by Britain after war, scrapped in 1964.
Z35, Z36, Z43  Kriegsmarine Type 1936B destroyer 3,540 1943/44
Zambesi  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 18 July 1944 scrapped 1959
Zara  Regia Marina Zara-class heavy cruiser 11,500 20 October 1931 sunk 29 March 1941
Zealous  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 9 October 1944 to Israel after war
Zebra  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 13 October 1944 scrapped 1954
Zenith  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 22 December 1944 to Egypt after war
Zephyr  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 6 September 1944 paid off 1954
Zest  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 12 July 1944 paid off July 1968
Zetland  Royal Navy Hunt destroyer escort 1,050 27 June 1942 paid off 20 April 1946, scrapped 1965
Zinnia  Royal Navy Flower corvette 925 30 March 1941 sunk 23 August 1941 by U-564[5]
Zodiac  Royal Navy V destroyer 1,830 23 October 1944 to Israel after war
Zuihō  Imperial Japanese Navy Zuihō aircraft carrier 11,260 January 1941 sunk 25 October 1944
Zuikaku  Imperial Japanese Navy Shōkaku aircraft carrier 29,800 25 September 1941 25 October 1944
Zulu  Royal Navy Tribal destroyer 2,020 7 September 1938 sunk 14 September 1942

References

  1. ↑ Naval Vessel Register Index
  2. ↑ "US Navy Inactive Classification Symbols". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Index
  4. ↑ Archives, The National. "Royal Navy operations in the Second World War - The National Archives". The National Archives. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. ↑ HMS Zinnia (K 98) (British Corvette) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net
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