* The 'Z' in her name stands for ''Zerstörer'', which is German for ''destroyer''.
* The 'Z' in her name stands for ''Zerstörer'', which is German for ''destroyer''.
* She received her second upgrade on [[Game Updates/2014/March 28th|28/03/2014]], together with Z3 & Kirishima.
* She received her second upgrade on [[Game Updates/2014/March 28th|28/03/2014]], together with Z3 & Kirishima.
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* 改 means "remodelled" (for the first time), 改二 means "remodelled a second time", etcetera. However, German ships use ''Zwei'' (two) for 改二, omitting the 改.