German destroyer Z25
GERMAN WORLD WAR II DESTROYER
French destroyer Hoche (T02); French destroyer Hoche (D602)
Z25 was one of fifteen Type 1936A destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II. Completed in 1940, the ship spent most of the war in Norwegian waters, escorting German ships and laying minefields, despite venturing to France in early 1942 to successfully escort two battleships and a heavy cruiser home through the English Channel (the Channel Dash).