Z12 Erich Giese

Z12 Erich Giese was a Type 1934A-class destroyer built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was used in the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters. In late 1939 the ship made one successful minelaying sortie off the English coast that claimed two merchant ships. While returning from that sortie, she torpedoed a British destroyer without being detected and continued on her way. During the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign, Erich Giese fought in both naval Battles of Narvik in mid-April 1940 and was sunk by British destroyers during the Second Battle of Narvik.

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length 119 metre, beam 11.3 metre, draft 4.23 metre, speed 36 knot, 
Type 1934A-class destroyer, destroyer, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kriegsmarine, 

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Location: 68.4083, 17.4167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Z11 Arnim ⓘ
  1936 Type 1934A-class destroyer

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  Z12 Erich Giese ⓘ
  1937 Type 1934A-class destroyer

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  Z13 Erich Koellner ⓘ
  1937 Type 1934A-class destroyer

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  Z17 Diether von Roeder ⓘ
  1937 Type 1936 destroyer

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  Z18 Hans Lüdemann ⓘ
  1937 Type 1936 destroyer

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  Z19 Hermann Künne ⓘ
  1937 Type 1936 destroyer

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  Z2 Georg Thiele ⓘ
  1935 Type 1934-class destroyer

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  Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp ⓘ
  1938 Type 1936 destroyer

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  Z9 Wolfgang Zenker ⓘ
  1936 Type 1934A-class destroyer

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  Z22 Anton Schmitt ⓘ
  1938 Type 1936 destroyer

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keel laying

1937-03-12T00:00:00Z

1937-03-12T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1940-04-09T00:00:00Z

1940-06-08T00:00:00Z

1940 Battles of Narvik

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		First Naval Battle of Narvik	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Second Naval Battle of Narvik	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Third Battle of Narvik	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battles of Narvik	Norway, United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z11 Arnim	Type 1934A-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z12 Erich Giese	Type 1934A-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z13 Erich Koellner	Type 1934A-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z17 Diether von Roeder	Type 1936 destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z18 Hans Lüdemann	Type 1936 destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z19 Hermann Künne	destroyer, Type 1936 destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z2 Georg Thiele	Type 1934-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp	Type 1936 destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Z9 Wolfgang Zenker	Type 1934A-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1939	Z22 Anton Schmitt	destroyer, Type 1936 destroyer	Wikidata
site	museum		Narvik Red Cross War Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Hunter	G and H-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		ORP Grom	Grom-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		U-64	shipwreck, Type IXB submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1936	HMS Hardy	shipwreck, G and H-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata