U-571

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Originally Posted by Captain Birdseye

In U-571, when they come up against the Kreigsmarine surface ship, what type of destroyer is it?

Thank you.

The German destroyer in the movie was named Z-49. The 'real' Z-49 was authorized in 1942 and laid down in 1943. Damaged by Allied bombing, she was never completed and was broken up on the stocks.

The Z-49 as in the movie was portrayed by an ex-USN ARS rescue and salvage ship built during WWII. She is most likely still operational in the Turkish Navy.