Type 1936C destroyer

Model of Z46, one of the Type 1936C destroyers.
Class overview
Builders	Deschimag
Preceded by	Type 1936B destroyers
Succeeded by	Type 1942 destroyer
Built	1943–1945
Planned	5
Cancelled	5
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	2,636 t (2,594 long tons) (standard load) 3,071 t (3,022 long tons) (design load) 3,683 t (3,625 long tons) (full load)
Length	121.5 m (399 ft) (waterline) 126.2 m (414 ft) (overall)
Beam	12.2 m (40 ft)
Draught	3.62 m (11.9 ft) (standard load) 3.88 m (12.7 ft) (design load) 4.45 m (14.6 ft) (full load)
Depth	6.65 m (21.8 ft)
Installed power	70,000 shp (52,000 kW) 6 × Wagner steam boilers
Propulsion	2 × propeller shafts 2 × steam turbines
Speed	37.5 knots (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph) (top speed) 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (cruising speed)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	320
Armament	6 × 12.8 cm (5.0 in) Quick-firing guns 6 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) AA guns 8–14 × 2 cm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quadruple 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes 60 × Mines 4 × Depth-charge launchers

The Type 1936C destroyer was a planned class of destroyer for the Kriegsmarine. The class was intended to consist of five ships, Z46, Z47, Z48, Z49 and Z50. They were designed to be an improvement of Type 1936A and B destroyers. Only two of the five ships, Z46 and Z47, were ever laid down, and work was halted for a year between 1942 and 1943. Construction was constantly interrupted by numerous problems, predominantly due to air raids, material supply delays and a shortage of copper. The two ships that were laid down, Z46 and Z47, were blown up by Allied troops in 1945.