German destroyer Z10 Hans Lody

Z10 Hans Lody was a Type 1934A-class destroyer built for the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) in the mid-1930s.

Service History
Hans Lody spent much of the early months of World War II conducting anti-shipping operations in the Skaggerak. On 18-19 November 1939, Hans Lody took part in offensive mining operations off the Humber Estuary alongside fellow destroyers Erich Steinbrinck and Friedrich Eckoldt that resulted in the sinking of seven ships totaling 38710 tons. Another mining operation off Cromer on 6-7 December with Erich Giese resulted in the sinking of two ships and the damaging of one more. Hans Lody was part of the force in Operation Juno, a sortie against British transports evacuating troops from Harstad. Hans Lody participated in several sorties into the English Channel, one of which, on 28-29 November 1940, resulted in an action with the British 5th Destroyer Flotilla. During that engagement, HMS Javelin was torpedoed twice and lost its bow and stern.

Hans Lody was one of the destroyers attached to Operation Rösselsprung, a planned German attack on convoy PQ-17. However, Hans Lody and several other ships run aground and the operation never reaches the convoy. The ship also took part in Operation Zitronella, a German raid on Spitzbergen.