List of Kriegsmarine ships
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The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ship
s commissioned into the Kriegsmarine
, the German
navy
of the Third Reich period, during its existence from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II
in 1945.
See the list of naval ships of Germany for ships in German service throughout the country's history.
SS Hamburg 1926
SS Pretoria 1936
SS Albert Ballin/Hansa 1923
A multitude of other ships also remained unfinished by the end of the war: Escorts, gunboats, landing craft, fleet tenders, AA batteries, training ships, auxiliary ships, patrol boats, minelayers, mine hunters, fast torpedo attack boats (E-Boats) and more.
Ship
Since the end of the age of sail a ship has been any large buoyant marine vessel. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size and cargo or passenger capacity. Ships are used on lakes, seas, and rivers for a variety of activities, such as the transport of people or goods, fishing,...
s commissioned into the Kriegsmarine
Kriegsmarine
The Kriegsmarine was the name of the German Navy during the Nazi regime . It superseded the Kaiserliche Marine of World War I and the post-war Reichsmarine. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches of the Wehrmacht, the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany.The Kriegsmarine grew rapidly...
, the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
of the Third Reich period, during its existence from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
in 1945.
See the list of naval ships of Germany for ships in German service throughout the country's history.
Battleships
- Bismarck classBismarck class battleshipThe Bismarck class was a pair of battleships built by the German Kriegsmarine shortly before the outbreak of World War II. The ships were the largest warships built by the German Navy and the heaviest capital ships ever completed in Europe...
(42,000 tons, 8 x 380 mm guns)- BismarckGerman battleship BismarckBismarck was the first of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the primary force behind the German unification in 1871, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched nearly three years later...
, 1939 - TirpitzGerman battleship TirpitzTirpitz was the second of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy, the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and launched two and a half years later in April...
, 1939
- Bismarck
- Scharnhorst classScharnhorst class battleshipThe Scharnhorst class were the first capital ships, alternatively referred to as battlecruisers or battleships, built for the German Navy after World War I. The class comprised two vessels: the lead ship Scharnhorst and Gneisenau...
(35,000 tons, 9 x 280 mm guns)- GneisenauGerman battleship GneisenauGneisenau was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of the German Kriegsmarine. She was the second vessel of her class, which included one other ship, Scharnhorst. The ship was built at the Deutsche Werke dockyard in Kiel; she was laid down on 6 May 1935...
, 1936 - ScharnhorstGerman battleship ScharnhorstScharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of the German Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15...
, 1936
- Gneisenau
Pre-Dreadnoughts
- Deutschland classDeutschland class battleshipThe Deutschland class was a group of five pre-dreadnought battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine. The class comprised , , , , and . Built between 1903 and 1908, the ships closely resembled those of the preceding , though they had stronger armor protection...
(15,000 tons, 4 x 280mm guns)- Schleswig-HolsteinGerman battleship Schleswig-HolsteinSMS Schleswig-Holstein, one of the five s, was the last pre-dreadnought battleship built by the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship was laid down in the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel in August 1905 and commissioned into the fleet nearly three years later in July 1908...
, 1906 - Schlesien, 1906
- Schleswig-Holstein
Heavy cruisers
- Deutschland classDeutschland class cruiserThe Deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffe , a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by the Reichsmarine officially in accordance with restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles...
(12,000 tons, 6 x 280 mm guns)- Lützow (ex-Deutschland), 1931
- Admiral Scheer, 1933
- Admiral Graf SpeeGerman cruiser Admiral Graf SpeeAdmiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. The vessel was named after Admiral Maximilian von Spee, commander of the East Asia Squadron that fought the battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands in World War I...
, 1934
- Admiral Hipper classAdmiral Hipper class cruiserThe Admiral Hipper-class was a group of five heavy cruisers built by the German Kriegsmarine in the mid 1930s. The class comprised Admiral Hipper, the lead ship, Blücher, Prinz Eugen, Seydlitz, and Lützow. Only the first three ships of the class were completed to see action during World War II...
(14,000 tons, 8 x 203 mm guns)- Admiral HipperGerman cruiser Admiral HipperAdmiral Hipper, the first of five ships of her class, was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper–class of heavy cruisers which served with the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1935 and launched February 1937; Admiral Hipper...
, 1937 - BlücherGerman cruiser BlücherBlücher was the second of five heavy cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles. Named for Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, the victor of the Battle of Waterloo, the ship was laid down in August 1936 and launched in...
, 1937 - Prinz EugenGerman cruiser Prinz EugenPrinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third member of the class of five vessels. She served with the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down in April 1936 and launched August 1938; Prinz Eugen entered service after the outbreak of war, in August 1940...
, 1938
- Admiral Hipper
Light cruisers
- Emden classGerman cruiser EmdenThe German light cruiser Emden was the only ship of its class. The third cruiser to bear the name Emden was the first new warship built in Germany after World War I....
(6,000 tons, 8 x 150 mm guns)- EmdenGerman cruiser EmdenThe German light cruiser Emden was the only ship of its class. The third cruiser to bear the name Emden was the first new warship built in Germany after World War I....
, 1925
- Emden
- K classGerman K class cruiserThe Königsberg class was a class of light cruisers of the German Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, consisting of three ships named after German cities: Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln...
(7,200 tons, 9 x 150 mm guns)- KönigsbergGerman cruiser KönigsbergKönigsberg was a light cruiser of the in the German Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine. Her sisterships were Köln and Karlsruhe.After a number of foreign visits in the 1930s, the ship operated along the Spanish coast from November 1936 to January 1937 during the Spanish Civil War...
, 1925 - KarlsruheGerman cruiser KarlsruheKarlsruhe was a light cruiser of the German K class in World War II, the other ships in class being and . The K class were the first cruisers of the German navy to employ electric arc welding techniques and a newly designed triple gun turrets were installed...
, 1927 - KölnGerman cruiser KölnKöln was a German light cruiser prior to and during World War II, one of three K-Class cruisers named after cities starting with the letter K. This ship was named after the city of Köln . The others in her class were the Königsberg and the Karlsruhe...
, 1928
- Königsberg
- Leipzig classLeipzig class cruiserThe Leipzig class was a class of light cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, consisting of two ships named after German cities, Leipzig and Nürnberg.-History:...
(8,000 tons, 9 x 150 mm guns)- LeipzigGerman cruiser LeipzigThe German light cruiser Leipzig was the lead ship of her class . She was the fourth German warship to carry the name of the city of Leipzig.-History:...
, 1929 - NürnbergGerman cruiser NürnbergThe Nürnberg, was a German light cruiser of the Leipzig class named after the city of Nuremberg. Some sources consider the Leipzig and Nürnberg to be of separate, single ship, classes...
, 1934
- Leipzig
Destroyers
- Type 1934 (3,155 tons, 5 × 127 mm guns)
- Z1 Leberecht Maas 1937
- Z2 Georg ThieleGerman destroyer Z2 Georg ThieleThe German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele was a Type 1934 destroyer in the German Kriegsmarine, named after Korvettenkapitan Georg Thiele who commanded the Seventh Half Flotilla of torpedo boats in the Battle off Texel in October 1914....
1937 - Z3 Max SchultzGerman destroyer Z3 Max SchultzThe German destroyer Z3 Max Schultz was a Type 1934 destroyer built for the German Kriegsmarine in the mid-1930s. She was named after Max Schultz who commanded the torpedo boat V69 and was killed in action in January 1917. Shortly before the beginning of World War II, the ship accidentally rammed...
1937 - Z4 Richard BeitzenGerman destroyer Z4 Richard BeitzenThe German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen was a Type 1934 destroyer in the German Kriegsmarine, named after Richard Beitzen who commanded the 14th Torpedo boat flotilla in World War I and was killed in action in March 1918....
1937
- Type 1934 A (Commissioned 1937–1939)
- Z5 Paul JakobiGerman destroyer Z5 Paul JakobiZ5 Paul Jakobi was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-Design and description:Paul Jacobi had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of , and a maximum draft of . She displaced at standard and at deep load. The Wagner geared steam turbines were...
- Z6 Theodor RiedelGerman destroyer Z6 Theodor RiedelZ6 Theodor Riedel was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-Design and description:Theodor Riedel had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of , and a maximum draft of . She displaced at standard and at deep load. The Wagner geared steam turbines were...
- Z7 Hermann SchoemannGerman destroyer Z7 Hermann SchoemannZ7 Hermann Schoemann was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-Design and description:Hermann Schoemann had an overall length of and was long at the waterline. The ship had a beam of , and a maximum draft of . She displaced at standard and at deep load. The Wagner geared steam...
- Z8 Bruno HeinemannGerman destroyer Z8 Bruno HeinemannZ8 Bruno Heinemann was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. After the start of World War II in September 1939, she blockaded the Polish coast and searched neutral shipping for contraband. In late 1939 and early 1940 the ship made three successful minelaying sorties off the English coast...
- Z9 Wolfgang ZenkerGerman destroyer Z9 Wolfgang ZenkerZ9 Wolfgang Zenker was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. Several days after the start of World War II, she unsuccessfully attacked, together with another destroyer, Polish ships anchored at the naval base on the Hel Peninsula. In early 1940 the ship made two successful minelaying...
- Z10 Hans LodyGerman destroyer Z10 Hans LodyZ10 Hans Lody was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-External links:*...
- Z11 Bernd von ArnimGerman destroyer Z11 Bernd von ArnimZ11 Bernd von Arnim was a built for the German Navy in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was initially deployed to blockade the Polish coast, but she was quickly transferred to the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters...
- Z12 Erich GieseGerman destroyer Z12 Erich GieseZ12 Erich Giese was a built for the German Navy in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was used in the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters. In late 1939 the ship made one successful minelaying sortie off the English coast that claimed two merchant ships...
- Z13 Erich KoellnerGerman destroyer Z13 Erich KoellnerZ13 Erich Koellner was a built for the German Navy in the late 1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was still working up. In early 1940 she made two successful minelaying sorties off the English coast that claimed six merchant ships...
- Z14 Friedrich IhnGerman destroyer Z14 Friedrich IhnZ14 Friedrich Ihn was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. It was named after German naval officer Friedrich Ihn.-External links:*...
- Z15 Erich SteinbrinckGerman destroyer Z15 Erich SteinbrinckZ15 Erich Steinbrinck was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s.-External links:*...
- Z16 Friedrich EckoldtGerman destroyer Z16 Friedrich EckoldtZ16 Friedrich Eckoldt was a built for the German Navy in the mid-1930s. At the beginning of World War II, the ship was initially deployed to blockade the Polish coast, but she was quickly transferred to the German Bight to lay minefields in German waters...
- Z5 Paul Jakobi
- Type 1936
- Z17 Diether von RoederGerman destroyer Z17 Diether von RoederZ17 Diether von Roeder was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
- Z18 Hans LüdemannGerman destroyer Z18 Hans LüdemannZ17 Hans Lüdemann was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
- Z19 Hermann KünneGerman destroyer Z19 Hermann KünneZ19 Hermann Künne was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
- Z20 Karl GalsterGerman destroyer Z20 Karl GalsterZ20 Karl Galster was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
- Z21 Wilhelm HeidkampGerman destroyer Z21 Wilhelm HeidkampZ21 Wilhelm Heidkamp was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
- Z22 Anton SchmittGerman destroyer Z22 Anton SchmittZ22 Anton Schmitt was a built for the Kriegsmarine in the late 1930s.-External links:*...
- Z17 Diether von Roeder
- Type 1936 A (Narvik)
- Z23 through Z30
- Type 1936 A (Mob)
- Z31 through Z34
- Z37 through Z39
- Type 1936 B
- Z35 through Z36
- Z43 through Z45
Torpedo boats
- Torpedoboot 1923 ("Raubvogel") (900 tons, 3 x 105 mm guns)
- Möwe
- Falke
- Greif
- Kondor
- Albatros
- Seeadler
- Torpedoboot 1924 ("Raubtier") (950 tons, 3 x 105 mm guns)
- Wolf
- Iltis
- Jaguar
- Leopard
- Luchs
- Tiger
- Torpedoboot 1935Torpedo boat type 35The Type 35 and Type 37 Torpedo boats were small destroyers built for the German Kriegsmarine between 1939 and 1942. They were designed to exploit a clause in the Washington Naval Treaty, which stipulated that ships under 600 tons standard displacement did not count towards limited tonnages...
(1,090 tons, 1 x 105 mm gun)- T1 through T12
- Torpedoboot 1937Torpedo boat type 35The Type 35 and Type 37 Torpedo boats were small destroyers built for the German Kriegsmarine between 1939 and 1942. They were designed to exploit a clause in the Washington Naval Treaty, which stipulated that ships under 600 tons standard displacement did not count towards limited tonnages...
(1,150 tons, 1 x 105 mm gun)- T13 through T21
- Flottentorpedoboot 1939 (Elbing)Elbing class torpedo boatThe Elbing class torpedo boats were a class of 15 small warships that served in the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Although classed as Flottentorpedoboot by the Germans, in most respects—displacement, weaponry, usage—they were comparable to contemporary medium-size destroyers...
(1,750 tons, 4 x 105 mm guns)- T22 through T36
Auxiliary cruisers
- OrionGerman auxiliary cruiser OrionOrion was an auxiliary cruiser of the German navy which operated as a merchant raider during World War II. Built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg in 1930/31 as the freighter Kurmark, she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine at the outbreak of World War II and converted into the auxiliary cruiser Orion,...
- AtlantisGerman auxiliary cruiser AtlantisThe German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis , known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer of the Kriegsmarine, which, during World War II, travelled more than in 602 days, and sank or captured 22 ships totaling...
- WidderGerman auxiliary cruiser WidderWidder was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Navy that was used as a merchant raider in the Second World War.Her Kriegsmarine designation was Schiff 21, to the Royal Navy she was Raider D....
- ThorGerman auxiliary cruiser ThorThor was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War, intended for service as a commerce raider. Also known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 10; to the Royal Navy she was Raider E...
- PinguinGerman auxiliary cruiser PinguinThe Pinguin was a German auxiliary cruiser which served as a commerce raider in World War II. The Pinguin was known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 33, and designated HSK 5. The most successful commerce raider of the war, she was known to the British Royal Navy as Raider F...
- StierGerman auxiliary cruiser StierThe German auxiliary cruiser Stier was a German auxiliary cruiser during World War II. Her Kriegsmarine designation was Schiff 23, to the Royal Navy she was Raider J....
- KometGerman auxiliary cruiser KometKomet was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War, intended for service as a commerce raider...
- KormoranGerman auxiliary cruiser KormoranThe German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran was a Kriegsmarine merchant raider of World War II. Originally the merchant vessel Steiermark, the ship was acquired by the Kriegsmarine following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider...
- MichelGerman auxiliary cruiser MichelMichel was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Navy that operated as a merchant raider during World War II. Built by Danziger Werft in Danzig 1938/39 as the freighter Bielsko for Polish Gdynia-America-Line , she was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine at the outbreak of World War II and converted...
- Coronel
- HansaGerman auxiliary cruiser HansaThe Hansa was a German auxiliary cruiser of the Kriegsmarine used during World War II.She was known to the KM as HSK 5 , or also as Schiff 5. She was not given a raider letter by the Royal Navy as she did not enter active service as a commerce raider...
Minelayers
- Tannenberg 1935 (5,500 tons, 3 x 150mm guns, 460 mines)
- Brandenburg 1936 (3,900 tons, 3 x 105mm guns, 250 mines)
- Lothringen 1941 (2,000 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 200 mines)
- Niedersachsen 1934 (1,800 tons, 2 x 105mm guns, 260 mines
- Drache 1924 (1,800 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 120 mines)
- BrummerHNoMS Olav TryggvasonThe minelayer HNoMS Olav Tryggvason was built by the naval shipyard at Horten in the early 1930s and had build number 119. She served in the Royal Norwegian Navy until captured by the Germans in 1940. The Germans renamed her first Albatros II, and a few days later Brummer...
1940 (3 × 10.5 cm guns, 2 × 3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns, 10 × 2 cm anti-aircraft guns, 4 × 46 cm torpedo tubes, 280 mines) - Oldenburg 1934 (1,200 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 145 mines
- KamerunHNoMS Rauma (1939)As the threat of war in Europe became ever more clear the decision was made to improve the Royal Norwegian Navy's mine warfare capabilities. At first a number of 2. class gunboats were rebuilt into minelayers and minesweepers, but with war looming it soon became clear that more capable vessels were...
1939 (370 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 100 mines) - TogoHNoMS Otra (1939)The Otra and the Rauma were two purpose-built minesweepers constructed at Nylands Verksted in Oslo. Both ships were completed and commissioned only a short time before the German invasion of Norway. The Otra class vessels used the Oropesa system of mine sweeping...
1939 (370 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 100 mines) - KiebitzYugoslav Navy Yacht GalebYugoslav Navy Yacht Galeb, also known as The Peace Ship Galeb , was used by the late President of the Yugoslav Republic Marshal Josip Broz Tito on his numerous foreign trips and to entertain heads of state, as well as other persons of worldwide renown...
1943
Sperrbrecher
- Sperrbrecher 1 – Sperrbrecher 100 (5,000 tons, 2 x 88mm guns)
Minesweeper
- M1935 class (875 tons, 2 x 105mm guns)
- M1 – M69
- M1940 class (775 tons, 1 x 105mm gun)
- M70 – M196
- M1943 class (825 tons, 2 x 105mm guns)
- M197 – M214
R Boats
- R1 class 1929 (60 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 6 mines
- R1 – R16
- R17 class 1934 (115 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
- R17 – R24
- R25 class 1938 (110 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
- R25 – R40
- R41 class 1939 (125 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
- R41 – R129
- R130 class 1940 (150 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
- R130 – R150
- R151 class 1940 (125 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
- R151 – R217
- R218 class 1942 (140 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 16 mines)
- R218 – R300
- R301 class 1942 (160 tons, 1 x 88mm gun, 16 mines, 2 torpedo tubes)
- R301 – R312
E-boats
- S-1 class (50 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S1 – S25
- S-26 class (75 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S26 – S29
- S-30 class (80 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S30 – S37
- S-38 class (80 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S38 – S60
- S-38b class (90 tons, 2 x 20mm guns, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S61 – S99
- S-100 class (100 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S100 – S150
- S-151 class (100 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
- S151 – S205
Coastal submarines
- Type IIA
- U1 through U6
- Type IIB
- U7 through U24
- U120 and U121
- Type IIC
- U56 through U63
- Type IID
- U137 through U152
- Type XVIIB
- U1405 through U1407
Ocean-going submarines
- Type VIIA
- U27 through U36
- Type VIIB
- U45 through U55
- U73 through U76
- U83 through U87
- U99 through U102
- Type VIIC
- U69 through U72
- U77 through U82
- U88 through U98
- U132 through U136
- U201 through U212
- U221 through U232
- U235 through U291
- U301 through U316
- U331 through U394
- U396 through U458
- U465 through U486
- U551 through U683
- U701 through U722
- U731 through U768
- U771 through U779
- U821 through U822
- U825 and U826
- U901 through U907
- U921 through U928
- U951 through U994
- U1051 through U1058
- U1101 and U1102
- U1131 and U1132
- U1161 and U1162
- U1191 through U1210
- Type VIIC 41
- U292 through U300
- U317 through U328
- U827 and U828
- U929 and U930
- U995 through U1010
- U1013 through U1025
- U1063 through U1065
- U1103 through U1110
- U1163 through U1172
- U1271 through U1279
- U1301 through U1308
- Type IXA
- U37 through U44
- Type IXB
- U64 and U65
- U103 through U111
- U122 through U124
- Type IXC
- U66 through U68
- U125 through U131
- U153 through U166
- U171 through U176
- U501 through U524
- Type IXC 40
- U167 through U170
- U183 through U194
- U525 through U550
- U801 through U806
- U841 through U846
- U853 through U858
- U877 through U899
- U1221 through U1235
- Type IXD
- U177 through U182
- U195 through U200
- U847 through U852
- U859 through U864
- U871 through U876
Minelaying submarines
- Type VIID
- U213 through U218
- Type XB
- U116 through U119
Supply submarines
- Type VIIF
- U1059 through U1062
- Type IXD /42
- U883 and U884
- Type XB
- U219 and U220
- U233 and U234
- Type XIV
- U459 through U464
- U487 through U490
Electric boats
- Type XXI
- U2501 through U2531
- U2533 through U2548
- U2551 and U2552
- U3001 through U3044
- U3501 through U3530
- Type XXIIIGerman Type XXIII submarineGerman Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboats to become operational. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II. They were so...
- U2321 through U2371
- U4701 through U4707
- U4709 through U4712
Midget submarines
- SeehundSeehundThe Seehund , also known as Type XXVII, was a successful series of German midget submarines created during World War II...
(17 tons, 2 x torpedoes)- 138 commissioned
- HechtHecht (submarine)The Hecht , also known as Type XXVIIA, was a two-man all-electric German midget submarine created during World War II.-History:...
(Training)- 53 commissioned
- Biber (6.5 tons, 2 x torpedoes)
- 324 commissioned
- MolchMolchThe Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II...
(11 tons, 2 x torpedoes)- 393 commissioned
- DelphinDelphinThe Delphin was a German midget submarine created during World War II. Designed in 1944, only three prototypes were created by the Kriegsmarine by the end of the war, all of which were destroyed...
(Prototype)- 3 commissioned
- SeeteufelSeeteufelThe Seeteufel or "Sea Devil" was a tracked two-man amphibian midget submarine which was designed to solve the vulnerability and technical problems associated with German midget subs that had to be launched at sea- even midget subs as small as the Neger one man piloted torpedo.The Seeteufel The...
(Prototype)- 1 commissioned
- SchwertwalSchwertwalThe Schwertwal was a German miniature submarine design that reached the trial stage in late April 1945. It had a crew of 2 and was designed to have a high subsurface speed of around 20 knots. The high speed was archived by the use of a Walther turbine. The submarine carried an armament of two...
(Prototype)- 1 commissioned
Human torpedoes
- NegerNegerNeger was a German torpedo-carrying craft generally described as a human torpedo which could not submerge, but was difficult to see during night operations. The vessel was used by the Kriegsmarine between 1943 and 1945...
(1 x torpedo)- 200 commissioned
- MarderMarder (midget submarine)The Marder was a German miniature submarine developed from the Neger. The craft was 8.3 metres long and unlike the Neger included a flooding tank in the nose allowing it to dive. Another improvement was the dome through which the pilot viewed the outside world that also served as the craft’s...
(3 tons, 1 x torpedo)- 500 commissioned
- HaiHai (midget submarine)The Hai was an advanced model of the Marder-class midget submarines created in Germany during World War II and operated by the K-Verband. Its prototype performed poorly during test runs and therefore no other boats were produced....
(Prototype)- 1 commissioned
Troop ships
- Cap Arcona, 1927
- DeutschlandSS Deutschland (1923)SS Deutschland Sometimes called Deutschland IV to distinguish from others of the name was a 21,046 gross registered ton German HAPAG ocean liner which was sunk in a British air attack in 1945, with great loss of life....
, 1923 - GoyaGoya (ship)The Goya was a German transport ship sunk by a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea, near the end of the Second World War, while carrying wounded Wehrmacht troops and civilians who were fleeing the advance of Soviet forces. Most of the crew and passengers died...
, 1940 - SteubenDampfschiff General von SteubenSS General von Steuben was a German luxury passenger liner. She was launched as the München , renamed in 1930 as the General von Steuben , and renamed again in 1938 as Steuben...
, 1923 - Wilhelm GustloffWilhelm Gustloff (ship)The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German KdF flagship during 1937-1945, constructed by the Blohm & Voss shipyards. It sank after being torpedoed by the Soviet submarine on 30 January 1945....
, 1937
SS Hamburg 1926
SS Pretoria 1936
SS Albert Ballin/Hansa 1923
Artillery training ships
- Bremse 1933 (1,800 tons, 4 x 127mm guns, 280 mines)
- BrummerGerman minelaying cruiser BrummerBrummer was a minelaying cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II .-Design:In the mid 1930s two artillery training cruisers were built to drill the gunnery personal of the Kriegsmarine...
1934 (3,000 tons, 8 x 105mm guns, 480 mines)
Radio-controlled targets
- Braunschweig class battleshipBraunschweig class battleshipThe Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
- HessenSMS HessenSMS Hessen"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the third of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class. She was laid down in 1902, launched the following year, and commissioned into the German Imperial Navy in 1905. She was named after the state of Hesse. Her sister ships...
, 1900
- Hessen
- Wittelsbach class battleshipWittelsbach class battleshipThe Wittelsbach-class battleships were a group of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Kaiserliche Marine . They were the first battleships produced under the Navy Law of 1898. The class was composed of the lead ship, , , , and . All five ships were laid down between 1899 and 1900, and...
- ZahringenSMS ZähringenSMS Zähringen was third ship of the Wittelsbach-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Laid down in 1899 at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, she was launched on 12 June 1901 and commissioned on 25 October 1902...
, 1898
- Zahringen
Sail training ships
- Segelschulschiff NiobeSegelschulschiff NiobeThe Segelschulschiff Niobe was a tall ship used by the German Navy to train cadets and aspiring NCOs. She sank during a sudden squall on 26 July 1932...
, 1913 - Segelschulschiff Gorch FockGorch Fock (1933)The Gorch Fock I is a German three-mast barque, the first of a series built as school ships for the German Reichsmarine in 1933. She was taken as war reparations by the USSR after World War II and renamed Tovarishch...
, 1933 (Russian training ship TovarishchTovarishchTovarishch or tovarisch is a Russian word meaning comrade, friend, colleague, or ally. In pre-revolutionary Russia also any official's assistant...
) - Segelschulschiff Horst Wessel, 1936 (US Coast Guard Ship EagleUSCGC Eagle (WIX-327)The is a barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is one of only two active commissioned sailing vessels in American military service, the other being the USS Constitution....
) - Segelschulschiff Albert Leo Schlageter, 1937 (Portuguese training ship Sagres II)
Floating anti-aircraft batteries
- Scout Cruiser ArconaSMS ArconaSMS Arcona was a small, unarmoured cruiser of the German Imperial Navy. It was named after Cape Arkona on the German island of Rügen.-Technical data:...
- Scout Cruiser MedusaSMS ArconaSMS Arcona was a small, unarmoured cruiser of the German Imperial Navy. It was named after Cape Arkona on the German island of Rügen.-Technical data:...
- Dutch coastal defence ship GelderlandHNLMS De GelderlandHNLMS Gelderland was a Dutch warship. During its career in the Dutch Navy it was most notable for being the ship Queen Wilhelmina sent to South Africa to rescue Paul Kruger during the Second Boer War. The ship was taken over by the Germans during World War II and renamed Niobe...
- Norwegian coastal defence ship TordenskjoldHNoMS TordenskjoldHNoMS Tordenskjold, known locally as Panserskipet Tordenskjold, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. She, her sister-ship , and the slightly newer were built as a part as the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in 1905...
- Norwegian coastal defence ship Harald HaarfagreHNoMS Harald HaarfagreHNoMS Harald Haarfagre, known locally as Panserskipet Harald Haarfagre, was a Norwegian coastal defence ship. She, her sister-ship and the slightly newer were built as part of the general rearmament in the time leading up to the events in 1905...
Escort
- F class (700 tons, 2 x 105mm guns)
- F-1 – F10
- PA classPA class patrol ships (Germany)The PA class patrol ships was a class of vessels commissioned into the Kriegsmarine in the Second World War.The ships were under construction in French shipyards that were seized by the Germans in 1940 at the Fall of France. Work on them continued under German control but progressed slowly, being...
(925 tons, 1 x 105mm gun)- PA-1 – 4
Captured foreign warships
A significant number of foreign warships were captured and recommissioned into the Kriegsmarine. Some were never completed.- French battleship ClemenceauRichelieu class battleshipThe Richelieu class battleships were the last and largest battleships of the French Navy, staying in service into the 1960s. They still remain to this day the largest warships ever built by France...
, captured 1941, launched 1943 (never completed) - Soviet battleship Sovetskaya Ukraina, laid down 1938, captured 1941 (never completed)
Aircraft carriers
- Graf Zeppelin class see www.stephenburkebooks.co.uk
- Graf ZeppelinGerman aircraft carrier Graf ZeppelinGerman aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin was the lead ship in a class of two carriers ordered by the Kriegsmarine. She was the only aircraft carrier launched by Germany during World War II and represented part of the Kriegsmarine's attempt to create a well-balanced oceangoing fleet, capable of...
, launched 1938 (never completed) - Flugzeugträger BFlugzeugträger BThe Flugzeugträger B was the sister ship of the Kriegsmarine's only launched aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin....
, never launched
- Graf Zeppelin
Heavy cruisers
- SeydlitzGerman cruiser SeydlitzSeydlitz was a heavy cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine, fourth in the , but was never completed. The ship was laid down in December 1936 and launched in January 1939, but the outbreak of World War II interrupted her completion at approximately 95 percent...
, (uncompleted, intended for conversion into light aircraft carrier, but never completed) - Lützow, (sold uncompleted to Soviet Union in 1940)
Destroyers
- Zerstörer 1936C
- Zerstörer 1938A/Ac
- Zerstörer 1938B
- Zerstörer 1942: Z51 launched 1944, but bombed and never completed
- Zerstörer 1944
- Zerstörer 1945
- Spähkreuzer
Torpedo boats
- Flottentorpedoboot 1940 (Never completed)
- Flottentorpedoboot 1941 (Never completed)
- Flottentorpedoboot 1944 (Never completed)
A multitude of other ships also remained unfinished by the end of the war: Escorts, gunboats, landing craft, fleet tenders, AA batteries, training ships, auxiliary ships, patrol boats, minelayers, mine hunters, fast torpedo attack boats (E-Boats) and more.