German destroyer Z32

Z39, a sister ship of Z32, underway under American control, 1945
History
Nazi Germany
Name	Z32
Ordered	19 September 1939
Builder	AG Weser (Deschimag), Bremen
Laid down	1 November 1940
Launched	15 August 1941
Completed	15 September 1942
Fate	Ran aground 9 June 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer
Displacement	2,645 t (2,603 long tons) (standard) 3,655 t (3,597 long tons) full load
Length	127 m (416 ft 8 in) o/a
Beam	12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draught	4.62 m (15 ft 2 in)
Installed power	70,000 shp (52,000 kW) 6 × water-tube boilers
Propulsion	2 × shafts 2 × geared steam turbine sets
Speed	38.5 kn (71.3 km/h; 44.3 mph)
Range	2,239 nmi (4,147 km; 2,577 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	321
Armament	5 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns (1 × 2 and 3 × 1) 2 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) anti-aircraft guns 9 × 2 cm (0.8 in) (1 × 4 and 5 × 1) AA guns 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21 in) torpedo tubes 60 mines

Z32 was a German Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer, which was completed in 1942 and which served with the 8th Destroyer Flotilla of the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. She fought in the Battle of the Bay of Biscay against HMS Glasgow and HMS Enterprise, alongside the German 8th Destroyer Flotilla and the 4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla. She mainly operated from German-occupied French Atlantic ports, escorting blockade runners and U-boats, and was sunk during the Battle of Ushant on 9 June 1944.