S.34

Fleet

HochSeeFlotte

Ship Type

Destroyer

Nickname

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Ship Class

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Grouping

IX Torpedo Boat Flotilla, II Scouting Group (V.28 leader). Part of the XVIII Half Flotilla

Command

Hipper

Builder's Yard

Shichau

Budget Year

–

Construction Notes

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Date Laid Down

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Launch Date

13.06.1914

Completed date

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Commission date

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Year laid down

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Year launched

1914

Year completed

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Commission Year

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Pennant No

–

Photo Details

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Sister ships

S.31 - S.36

Eventual Fate

03.10.1918 mined and sun in the North Sea

Jutland result

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Ready for action after dock repairs

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Commander

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Noteable Officers

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Crew complement

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Officers

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Ratings

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Killed

–

Wounded

–

Prisoners

–

Displacement full Load (tons)

802

Artefacts Data

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Ship's Model

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Length (ft)

261'

Length (mtrs)

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Beam (ft)

27' 6"

Beam (mtrs)

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Draught (ft)

11'

Draught (mtrs)

–

Max. Speed (knots)

33 - 36

Range (miles)

–

Range (kilometres)

–

Fuel

oil

Propulsion

Oil fired twin shaft rated at 23,500 - 25,000 shp.

Armour Main Belt

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Deck Armour

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Turret Armour IN CM

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Conning Tower Armour

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Barbette Armour

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Weight of armour

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Armour / Displacement Ratio

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Watertight compartments

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General Notes

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Fire Control Table

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Fire Control - Clock

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Primary Gun calibre

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No. Primary Turrets

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Guns (No.barrels)

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Primary gun layout

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Rounds per main gun

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Effective broadside guns

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Primary shell Weight (inches or cm)

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Primary Broadside Weight

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Secondary Gun Calibre

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Guns (No.barrels) 2

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Rounds per secondary

–

Other Armament

Three 3.4" single mounts (88 mm).

Elevation (degrees)

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Gunnery Range (yards)

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Gunnery Range (metres)

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Rate of Fire (rds per minute)

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Shells expended Main

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Mines dropped

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Shells expended Secondary

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Torpedoes fired

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Gunnery Notes

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Torpedo Type IN

20"

No. tubes

Torpedo Type MM

500 mm

No. Mines

Torpedo Notes

layout two twin tubes and two singles

References & sources

John C Taylor German Warships of World War One. Tarant Jutland.The German Perspective