German destroyer Z17 Diether von Roeder
TYPE 1936-CLASS DESTROYER
Diether von Roeder; Diether von roeder; German destroyer Diether von Roeder (Z17)
Z17 Diether von Roeder was one of six Type 1936 destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the late 1930s. Completed in 1938, the ship spent most of her time training although she did participate in the occupation of Memel in early 1939.