List of naval ships of Germany
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The list of naval ships of Germany includes all naval ship
s which have been in service of the German Navy
or its predecessors.
See also:
Naval ship
A naval ship is a ship used for combat purposes, commonly by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose...
s which have been in service of the German Navy
German Navy
The German Navy is the navy of Germany and is part of the unified Bundeswehr .The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the revolutionary era of 1848 – 52 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy...
or its predecessors.
See also:
- List of German Imperial Navy ships
- List of Kriegsmarine ships
- List of German Federal Navy ships
- List of German Navy ships
- List of German Navy ship classes
- List of U-boats
- List of German battleships
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- 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...
: 12,000 ton 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...
pocket battleship/heavy cruiser, launched 1933 - 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...
: 14,000 ton 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...
heavy cruiser, launched 1937 - Admiral Scheer: 12,000 ton 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...
pocket battleship/heavy cruiser, launched 1934 - Adolf Lüderitz: Fleet tender, launched 20 February 1939, commissioned 11 June 1940
- ÄgirSMS ÄgirSMS Ägir was an Odin class Küstenpanzerschiff which served in the German Imperial Navy prior to and during World War I.-History:...
: 3,700 ton Odin class coastal armored ship, launched 1895 - Albatros: Type 1923 torpedo boat, launched 15 July 1926, commissioned 5 May 1927, beached 9 April 1940
- Albatros: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1975 - Albatros: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - AlbatrossSMS AlbatrossSMS Albatross"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a German minelaying cruiser built before World War I. Albatross took part in a battle with Russian cruisers off the island of Gotland on 2 July 1915, where the ship was severely damaged, and forced to...
: 2,000 ton Nautilus classNautilus class cruiserThe Nautilus class was a pair of light cruisers designed for minelaying operations. Nautilus was laid down in 1905 and completed by 1907, and Albatross was laid down in 1907, and completed the same year...
mine-laying cruiser, launched 1907 - Albert Leo Schlageter: Sail training ship, launched 1937, became Portuguese training ship Sagres III in 1961
- Alk: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1960—1974 - Alk: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Alster: Oste classOste class fleet service shipType 423 Oste class are purpose built SIGINT/ELINT and reconnaissance ships of the German Navy. Officially designated as fleet service ships, they replaced the Type 422 class....
(Type 423) fleet service, surveillance, and ELINT ship - AmazoneSMS Amazone (1843)SMS Amazone was a three-masted sail corvette of the Prussian Navy . Her keel was laid down in Stettin in 1841 and she was launched on 24 June 1843. Amazone sank in a storm on 14 November 1861 off the coast of the Netherlands with 107 dead.Amazone was modelled on the , with a ship displacement of...
: 3-masted sail corvette of the Preußische MarinePrussian NavyThroughout the centuries, Prussia’s military consistently concentrated on its land power, and never sought a similar power at sea. Yet historically there were always Prussian naval forces , beginning in the days when "Prussia" meant only the Margraviate of Brandenburg.- The Navy of Electoral... - AmazoneSMS Amazone (1900)The SMS Amazone was a light cruiser of the Gazelle class. She was named after the Amazons of Greek mythology.She was launched in 1900 and served in the Kaiserliche Marine and the Reichsmarine and as a support ship for the Kriegsmarine...
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland... - Ammersee: Walchensee classWalchensee class tankerThe Walchensee class tanker is a series of four small coastal tankers, built by Lindenau-Werft in Kiel for the German Navy to transport fuel and fresh water between depots and to units near coasts or in harbour....
(Type 703) small coastal tanker - Anton Schmitt: 2,400 ton Type 1936 destroyer
- 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:...
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland...
, launched 10 August 1900, commissioned 18 May 1901, recommissioned 27 May 1940 as a floating flak battery, scrapped 1948 - AriadneSMS AriadneSMS Ariadne was a light cruiser of the Gazelle class in the Imperial German Navy, with 2,700 tons displacement and 10 × 10.5 cm guns...
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland... - ArminiusSMS Arminius (1864)SMS Arminius was an ironclad warship of the Prussian Navy, later the Imperial German Navy. The ship was designed by the British Royal Navy Captain Cowper Coles and built by the Samuda Brothers shipyard in Cubitt Town, London as a speculative effort; Prussia purchased the ship during the Second...
: Unique ironclad warship - Atlantis HSK 2German 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...
: 17,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Auerbach: Ensdorf classEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
(Type 352) minesweeper, become Oberfalz - AugsburgSMS AugsburgThe SMS Augsburg was a Kolberg class light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine. Named after the city of Augsburg, she was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft Kiel in 1908, launched on 10 July 1909 and commissioned 1 November 1910....
: 4,400 ton Kolberg class light cruiserKolberg class cruiserThe Kolberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.- Literature :...
, launched 1909 - Augsberg: Köln classKöln class frigateThe ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...
(Type 120) frigate, commissioned 1962 to 1988 - Augsburg: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate
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- Bad Bevensen: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Bad Rappenau: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - BadenSMS Baden (1880)SMS Baden was one of four armored frigates of the German Imperial Navy. Her sisterships were , , and . Baden was built in the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel from 1876 to 1883. The ship was commissioned into the Imperial Navy in September 1883...
: 7,800 ton Sachsen class armored ship, launched 1880 - BadenSMS Baden (1915)SMS Baden "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was a dreadnought battleship of the German Imperial Navy built during World War I...
: 29,000 ton Bayern class battleshipBayern class battleshipThe Bayern class was a class of four super-dreadnought battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised , , Sachsen, and Württemberg. Construction started on the ships shortly before World War I; Baden was laid down in 1913, Bayern and Sachsen followed in 1914, and...
, launched 1915 - Barbe: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - BayernSMS Bayern (1878)SMS Bayern was one of four armored frigates of the German Imperial Navy. Her sisterships were , , and . Named for Bavaria, Bayern was built by the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel from 1874 to 1881. The ship was commissioned into the Imperial Navy in August 1881...
: 7,800 ton Sachsen class armored ship, launched 1878 - BayernSMS Bayern (1915)SMS Bayern "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was the lead ship of the class of battleships in the German Imperial Navy. The vessel was launched in February 1915 and entered service in July 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland...
: 29,000 ton Bayern class battleshipBayern class battleshipThe Bayern class was a class of four super-dreadnought battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised , , Sachsen, and Württemberg. Construction started on the ships shortly before World War I; Baden was laid down in 1913, Bayern and Sachsen followed in 1914, and...
, launched 1915 - Bayern: Hamburg classHamburg class destroyerThe Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed are more important than seaworthiness. They were named after the "Bundesländer" of West Germany.The German shipyard...
(Type 101A) destroyer, decommissioned - Bayern: Brandenburg classBrandenburg class frigateThe F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigate. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989, and then completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg class destroyers...
(Type 123) frigate - BeowulfSMS BeowulfThe SMS Beowulf was a coastal defence ship of the Kaiserliche Marine. It was the second ship of the Siegfried class, all of which were originally classified as fourth class ironclads but redesignated coastal defence ships in 1899...
: 3,700 ton Siegfried class coastal armored ship, launched 1890 - BerlinSMS BerlinSMS Berlin was a of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Berlin. She was laid down at Kaiserliche Werft Danzig in August 1902, launched on 22 September 1903 and commissioned on 4 April 1905....
: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck... - Berlin: Berlin classBerlin class replenishment shipThe Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the Deutsche Marine . In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as task force supplier though the official translation in English is combat support ship, or in military parlance, a...
(Type 702) replenishment and combat support ship - Bernd von Arnim: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- 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...
: 42,000 ton 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...
battleship, launched 1939 - BlücherSMS BlücherSMS Blücher was the last armored cruiser to be built by the German Imperial Navy . She was designed to match what German intelligence incorrectly believed to be the specifications of the British s...
: 15,800 ton unique heavy cruiser, launched 1908 - 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...
: 14,000 ton 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...
heavy cruiser, launched 1937 - BottsandBottsand class oil recovery shipThe Bottsand class oil recovery ships of the German Navy are intended for seawater pollution control. The twin hull ships feature a bow which can be opened by 65 degrees. This creates an area of more than 40 m² to collect oil-polluted seawater. The water is pumped into the ship's 790 m³ tank,...
: Bottsand class oil recovery shipBottsand class oil recovery shipThe Bottsand class oil recovery ships of the German Navy are intended for seawater pollution control. The twin hull ships feature a bow which can be opened by 65 degrees. This creates an area of more than 40 m² to collect oil-polluted seawater. The water is pumped into the ship's 790 m³ tank,...
, commissioned 1984 - BrandenburgSMS BrandenburgSMS Brandenburg was the lead ship of the Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships, which included , , and built for the German Kaiserliche Marine in the early 1890s. She was the first pre-dreadnought built for the German Navy; earlier, the Navy had only built coastal defense ships and...
: 10,500 ton Brandenburg class battleshipBrandenburg class battleshipThe four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships were Germany's first ocean-going battleships. They were also the first German warship, of any type, to be fitted with wireless communications. The class comprised , , , and . All were laid down in 1890 and completed by 1893, except for...
, launched 1891 - Brandenburg: Brandenburg classBrandenburg class frigateThe F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigate. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989, and then completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg class destroyers...
(Type 123) frigate - Brasse: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - BraunschweigSMS BraunschweigSMS Braunschweig"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the first of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class in the German Kaiserliche Marine . She was laid down in 1901 and commissioned in October 1904, at a cost of 23,983,000 marks. She was named after the then Duchy of...
: 13,000 ton Braunschweig class battleshipBraunschweig class battleshipThe Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
, launched 1901 - Braunschweig: Köln classKöln class frigateThe ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...
(Type 120) frigate, commissioned 1964 to 1989 - Braunschweig: Braunschweig classBraunschweig class corvetteThe K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard class fast attack craft that are currently used.-Technical details:...
(Type 130) corvette, building - BremenSMS BremenSMS Bremen was a light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine. She saw service in the Baltic Sea in the World War I and was sunk by a Russian mine near Vindava on 17 December 1915.-See also:...
: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck...
, launched 1903 - Bremen: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - BremseSMS BremseSMS Bremse was a Brummer-class minelaying light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine. She was built by AG Vulcan Stettin in 1915 and launched on 11 March 1916 at Stettin, Germany, the second of the two-ship class after her sister, . She served during the First World War, operating for most of...
: 4,400 ton Brummer classBrummer class cruiserThe Brummer class were a group of two light mine-laying cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy in World War I. When the war broke out the Germans had only two older mine-laying cruisers: and . Although most German cruisers were fitted for mine-laying, a need for fast specialized ships existed...
mine-laying cruiser, launched 1915 - Bremse: Auxiliary gunnery training ship, launched 1931, commissioned 14 July 1932, sunk 7 August 1941
- BreslauSMS BreslauSMS Breslau was a Magdeburg-class light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine , built in the early 1910s. Following her commissioning, Breslau and the battlecruiser were assigned to the Mittelmeerdivision in response to the Balkan Wars...
: Magdeburg class light cruiser, launched 1911 - Brommy: Hunt classHunt class destroyerThe Hunt class was a class of Destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British East Coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts...
frigate, former Royal Navy HMS Eggesford, commissioned 1959 to 1965 - BrummerSMS BrummerSMS Brummer was a minelaying light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine; she was the lead ship of her class. Her sister ship was . Brummer was laid down at AG Vulcan's shipyard in Stettin in 1915 and launched on 11 December 1915 and completed on 2 April 1916...
: 4,400 ton Brummer classBrummer class cruiserThe Brummer class were a group of two light mine-laying cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy in World War I. When the war broke out the Germans had only two older mine-laying cruisers: and . Although most German cruisers were fitted for mine-laying, a need for fast specialized ships existed...
mine-laying cruiser, launched 1915 - 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...
: Auxiliary gunnery training ship, launched 29 May 1935, commissioned 8 February 1936, sunk 15 April 1940 - Brummer: Minelayer, former Norwegian Olav TryggvasonHNoMS 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...
, captured 9 April 1940 - Bruno Heinemann: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Bussard: 1,650 ton Bussard class light cruiser, launched 1890
- Bussard: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1975 - Bussard: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Butt: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned)
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- Cap Arcona: 27,500 ton Converted from ocean linerOcean linerAn ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
to troop ship, launched 1927, sunk 1945 - Carl Peters: Fleet tenders, launched 13 April 1939, commissioned 6 January 1940
- Castor: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1962—1990)
- Coburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- CormoranSMS CormoranSMS Cormoran or SMS Cormoran II was built at Danzig, Germany in 1909 for the Russian merchant fleet and named SS Ryazan...
: Converted from merchant ship to light cruiser - Coronel: 11,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser
- Cuxhaven: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331, recommissioned 1979 to 2000
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- Dachs: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1962—1983 - Dachs: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft - Danzig: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck...
, launched 1906 - Datteln: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Delphin: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - DerfflingerSMS DerfflingerSMS Derfflinger"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine built just before the outbreak of World War I. She was the lead vessel of her class of three ships; her sister ships were and...
: 27,000 ton Derfflinger class battlecruiserDerfflinger class battlecruiserThe Derfflinger class was a class of three battlecruisers of the German Imperial Navy. The ships were ordered for the 1912 to 1913 Naval Building Program of the German Imperial Navy as a reply to the Royal Navy's three new s that had been launched a few years earlier...
, launched 1913 - Detmold: Vegesack class (Type 321) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to 1969
- Deutschland: 7,600 ton Kaiser class armored frigateKaiser class armored frigateThe Kaiser class of ironclad warships was a pair of vessels built for the German Imperial Navy in the early 1870s. The lead ship, , was laid down in 1871 and launched in 1874. was laid down in 1872 and launched in 1874; both ships were built by the Samuda Brothers shipyard in London. They were the...
, launched 1872 - DeutschlandSMS Deutschland (1904)SMS Deutschland was the first of five Deutschland class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Kaiserliche Marine between 1903 and 1906. She was named after the German name for Germany, and built at the Germaniawerft shipyard in Kiel, where she was launched on 20 November 1904...
: 13,000 ton Deutschland class battleshipDeutschland 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...
, launched 1904 - 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....
: 21,000 ton ocean linerOcean linerAn ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes .Cargo vessels running to a schedule are sometimes referred to as...
converted in hospital shipHospital shipA hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....
, launched 1923, sunk 1945 - DeutschlandGerman pocket battleship DeutschlandDeutschland was the lead ship of her class of heavy cruisers which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. Ordered by the Weimar government for the Reichsmarine, she was laid down at the Deutsche Werke shipyard in Kiel in February 1929 and completed by April 1933...
: 12,000 ton 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...
pocket battleship/heavy cruiser, launched 1931, renamed Lützow in 1939 - Diether von Roeder: 2,400 ton Type 1936 destroyer
- Dillingen: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Dommel: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1961—1974 - Dommel: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Donau: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Donau: Elbe classElbe class replenishment shipThe Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support its squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters, as such they are usually referred to as tenders....
(Type 404) replenishment ship - Dorsch: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Dresden: 3,700 ton Dresden class light cruiser, launched 1907
- DresdenSMS Dresden (1916)SMS Dresden was the second and final ship of the of light cruisers to be completed and commissioned in the Kaiserliche Marine. The ship was laid down in 1916 and launched on 25 April 1917; she was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet on 28 March 1918...
: 5,600 ton Köln class light cruiser, launched 1917 - Düren: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1979, upgraded to Type 351, recommissioned 1989 to 2000
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- EberSMS EberSMS Eber was the last of the six gunboats of the Iltis-class of the German Imperial Navy prior to and during World War I. The others were Iltis, Jaguar, Tiger, Luchs and Panther. They were built between 1898 and 1903. All of them served primarily overseas, in the German colonies.Eber was posted in...
: Iltis class gunboat, launched 6 June 1903, commissioned 15 August 1903, burned 26 October 1917 - Eider: Isles classIsles class trawlerThe Isles class trawlers were a class of naval trawler used by the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II....
(Type 139) trawler, former Royal Navy HMS Flint - Eisbär: Eisvogel classEisvogel class icebreakerThe Eisvogel class icebreakers was a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe....
(Type 721) icebreaker, decommissioned 1997 - Eismöve: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1956—1967 - Eisvogel: Eisvogel classEisvogel class icebreakerThe Eisvogel class icebreakers was a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe....
(Type 721) icebreaker - Elbe: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Elbe: Elbe classElbe class replenishment shipThe Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support its squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters, as such they are usually referred to as tenders....
(Type 404) replenishment ship: Pillau class light cruiser, launched 1914: 13,000 ton Braunschweig class battleshipBraunschweig class battleshipThe Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
, launched 1903 - Elster: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1960—1974 - Elster: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned: 3,700 ton Dresden class light cruiser, launched 1908: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1916 - 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....
: 6,000 ton unique light cruiser, launched 1925 - Emden: Köln classKöln class frigateThe ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...
(Type 120) frigate, commissioned 1961 to 1983 - Emden: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - Ensdorf: Ensdorf classEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
(Type 352) minesweeper - Erfurt: Braunschweig classBraunschweig class corvetteThe K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard class fast attack craft that are currently used.-Technical details:...
(Type 130) corvette, planned - Erich Giese: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Erich Koellner: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Erich Steinbrinck: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- EversandBottsand class oil recovery shipThe Bottsand class oil recovery ships of the German Navy are intended for seawater pollution control. The twin hull ships feature a bow which can be opened by 65 degrees. This creates an area of more than 40 m² to collect oil-polluted seawater. The water is pumped into the ship's 790 m³ tank,...
: Bottsand class oil recovery shipBottsand class oil recovery shipThe Bottsand class oil recovery ships of the German Navy are intended for seawater pollution control. The twin hull ships feature a bow which can be opened by 65 degrees. This creates an area of more than 40 m² to collect oil-polluted seawater. The water is pumped into the ship's 790 m³ tank,...
, commissioned 1984
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- Falke: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1975 - Falke: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Fehmarn: Helgoland classHelgoland class tugThe Type 720 Helgoland class tugs are large seagoing salvage tugs used by the German Navy. After the decommissioning of Helgoland, the class is now referred to as Fehmarn Klasse in the German Navy. As with other auxiliary ship classes in Germany, these tugboats are manned by a civilian crew...
(Type 720) tug - Felchen: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Flensburg: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1970, upgraded to Type 331 - Flensburg: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1972 to 1991
- Flunder: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Forelle: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Fulda: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, decommissioned 1992
- Frankenthal: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - FrankfurtSMS FrankfurtSMS Frankfurt was a Wiesbaden class light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy. Construction of the ship started before World War I, but she was not completed until after hostilities began. She was laid down at the Kiel Navy dockyard in January 1913 and launched in 1915.-Dimensions and...
: Wiesbaden class light cruiser, launched 1915 - Frankfurt am Main: Berlin classBerlin class replenishment shipThe Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the Deutsche Marine . In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as task force supplier though the official translation in English is combat support ship, or in military parlance, a...
(Type 702) replenishment and combat support ship - FrauenlobSMS FrauenlobSMS Frauenlob was a Gazelle-class light cruiser in the German Imperial Navy. She was the second ship of that name, after a schooner launched in 1853.-History:Frauenlob was built at A.G. Weser in Bremen...
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland... - Frettchen: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1963—1983 - Frettchen: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft - FreyaSMS FreyaSeiner Majestät Schiff Freya was a protected cruiser of the Victoria Louise class, built for the Kaiserliche Marine before the turn of the 20th Century. Freya was built at the Imperial Dockyard in Danzig...
: 5,700 ton Victoria Louise class protected cruiserVictoria Louise class protected cruiserThe Victoria Louise class of protected cruisers was Germany's last class of ships of that type. They were designed for overseas cruiser duties. The class design introduced the clipper bow and blocky sides that typified later German armored cruisers....
, launched 1897 - Freiburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- Friedrich CarlSMS Friedrich CarlSMS Friedrich Carl was a German armored cruiser built in the early 1900s for the Kaiserliche Marine. She was the second ship of the Prinz Adalbert class. Friedrich Carl was built in Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg. She was laid down in 1901, and completed in December 1903, at the cost of...
: 9,000 ton Prinz Adalbert class armored cruiserPrinz Adalbert class armored cruiserThe Prinz Adalbert class was a type of armored cruiser built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 1900s. Two ships of the class were built, , and . Friedrich Carl was commissioned first, on 12 December 1903 and Prinz Adalbert followed on 12 January 1904. They were an improvement upon the...
, 1901 - Friedrich der GroßeSMS Friedrich der Große (1874)SMS Friedrich der Grosse SMS Friedrich der Grosse SMS Friedrich der Grosse (or GroßeThis is the German "sharp S"; see ß. was an armored frigate of the German Kaiserliche Marine. She was the second of three s, in addition to her two sister-ships and . Named for Frederick the Great, she was laid...
: 6,800 ton Preußen class armored frigate, launched 1874 - Friedrich der GroßeSMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911)SMS Friedrich der Grosse "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the second vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Friedrich der GrossesOr Große in German, with a "sharp S"; see ß...
: 25,000 ton Kaiser class battleship, launched 1911 - Friedrich Eckoldt: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Friedrich Ihn: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Friedrich Schürer: Type 202 submarineType 202 submarineThe Type 202 was a short lived class of German submarines. Design of these very small submarines started in 1957 by Ingenieurkontor Lübeck . It was intended to build 40 Type 202 mini submarines with a six man crew but technical difficulties and doubts about their usefulness reduced them to three,...
- FrithjofSMS FrithjofThe SMS Frithjof was a coastal defence ship of the Kaiserliche Marine. It was the third ship of the Siegfried class, all of which were originally classified as fourth class ironclads but redesignated coastal defence ships in 1899...
: 3,700 ton Siegfried class coastal armored ship, launched 1892 - Fuchs: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959—1973 - Fuchs: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Fulda: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to present, upgraded to Type 331, not decommissioned for upgrade - Fulda: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Fürst BismarckSMS Fürst Bismarck (1896)SMS Fürst Bismarck"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was Germany's first armored cruiser, built for the Kaiserliche Marine before the turn of the 20th century. She was named for the German statesman Otto von Bismarck...
: 10,700 ton unique armored cruiser, launched 1897 - Fürst Bismarck: Mackensen class battlecruiserMackensen class battlecruiserThe Mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers to be built by Germany in World War I. The class was to have comprised four ships: Mackensen, the name ship, Graf Spee, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, and Fürst Bismarck. None of the vessels were completed, as shipbuilding priorities were redirected...
, laid down in 1915 but never completed
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- G37SMS G37SMS G37 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 13th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in December 1914...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1914 - G38SMS G38SMS G38 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 14th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in December 1914.-Service:...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1914 - G39SMS G39SMS G39 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the German Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 15th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was commissioned in August 1915...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1915 - G40SMS G40SMS G40 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 16th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in February 1915.-Service:...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1915 - G41SMS G41SMS G41 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 17th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in April 1915...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1915 - G42SMS G42SMS G42 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the German Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 18th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was laid down in February 1915...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1915 - G85SMS G85SMS G85 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the German Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 40th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Germaniawerft in Kiel, Germany, she was launched in December 1915...
: 1051 ton Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1915 - Gazelle: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland...
, launched 1898 - GefionSMS GefionSMS Gefion was a light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched in 1893. The cruiser was named after Gefjon of Norse mythology. Under the 1891 naval regulations she was classified as a corvette-cruiser, but in 1899 was reclassified to light cruiser...
: 3,700 ton unique light cruiser, launched 1893 - Geier: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1975 - Geier: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Georg Thiele: 2,230 ton Type 1934 destroyer
- Gepard: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1963—1982 - Gepard: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft - Glücksburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- GneisenauSMS GneisenauSMS Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the German navy, part of the two-ship . She was named after August von Gneisenau, a Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars. The ship was laid down in 1904 at the AG Weser dockyard in Bremen, launched in June 1906, and completed in March 1908, at a cost of...
: 11,600 ton Scharnhorst class armored cruiserScharnhorst class armored cruiserThe Scharnhorst class was the last traditional class of armored cruisers built by the Kaiserliche Marine. The class comprised two ships, and . They were larger than the that preceded them; the extra size was used primarily to increase the main armament of 21 cm guns from four to eight...
, launched 1906 - Gneisenau: 35,000 ton Sharnhorst class battleship, launched 1936
- Gneisenau: Black Swan classBlack Swan class sloopThe Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Thirteen Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943, including four for the Royal Indian Navy; twenty-four Modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945, including...
frigate, former Royal Navy HMS Oakley, commissioned 1958 to 1966 - GoebenSMS GoebenSMS Goeben was the second of two Moltke-class battlecruisers of the Imperial German Navy, launched in 1911 and named after the German Franco-Prussian War veteran General August Karl von Goeben...
: 23,000 ton Moltke class battlecruiserMoltke class battlecruiserThe Moltke class was a class of two "all-big-gun" battlecruisersThe German navy classified the ships as Großen Kreuzer . These ships differed from older Großen Kreuzer, such as the Roon class, in that they carried a uniform main battery, instead of four large guns and a mixed array of smaller weapons...
, launched 1911 - 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...
: Sail training ship, launched 1933, became Soviet training ship TovarishchTovarishchTovarishch or tovarisch is a Russian word meaning comrade, friend, colleague, or ally. In pre-revolutionary Russia also any official's assistant... - Gorch Fock IIGorch Fock (1958)The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy . She is the second ship of that name and a sister ship of the Gorch Fock built in 1933. Both ships are named in honor of the German writer Johann Kinau who wrote under the pseudonym "Gorch Fock" and died in the battle of Jutland/Skagerrak in 1916...
: Type 441 unique sail training barque, launched 1958 - Göttingen: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331 - Göttingen: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1979 to 1997
- Graf Spee: Mackensen class battlecruiserMackensen class battlecruiserThe Mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers to be built by Germany in World War I. The class was to have comprised four ships: Mackensen, the name ship, Graf Spee, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, and Fürst Bismarck. None of the vessels were completed, as shipbuilding priorities were redirected...
, not completed - Graf Spee: Type 138 frigate, commissioned 1959 to 1964
- Graf von GötzenMV LiembaThe MV Liemba, formerly the Graf von Götzen, is a passenger and cargo ferry that runs along the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika...
: commissioned 1914 - 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...
: 28,000 ton Graf Zeppelin classGraf Zeppelin class aircraft carrierThe Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers were two German Kriegsmarine aircraft carriers laid down in the mid-1930s as part of the Plan Z rearmament program. Four ships were initially envisioned but reduced to two by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder in 1939...
aircraft carrier, launched 1938 but never completed - GraudenzSMS GraudenzSMS Graudenz was the lead ship of the her class of light cruisers. The ship was built by the German Imperial Navy in the Kiel Navy Yard, laid down in 1912 and completed in August 1914, at the outbreak of World War I. It was named for the German town of Graudenz, West Prussia...
: Graudenz class light cruiser, launched 1913 - Greif: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1976 - Greif: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Großer KurfürstSMS Großer Kurfürst (1875)SMS Grosser Kurfürst SMS Grosser Kurfürst SMS Grosser Kurfürst (or GroßerThis is the German "sharp S"; see ß. was an ironclad turret ship of the German Kaiserliche Marine. She was laid down at the Imperial Dockyard in Wilhelmshaven in 1870 and completed in 1878; her long construction time was in...
: 6,800 ton Preußen class armored frigate, launched 1875 - Großer Kurfürst: 26,000 ton König class battleshipKönig class battleshipThe König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
, launched 1913 - Grömitz: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter
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- Habicht: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1976 - Habicht: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - HagenSMS HagenThe SMS Hagen was a coastal defence ship of the Kaiserliche Marine. It was the sixth ship of the Siegfried class, all of which were originally classified as fourth class ironclads but redesignated coastal defence ships in 1899. It was named after the character Hagen in the Nibelung saga....
: 3,700 ton Siegfried class coastal armored ship, launched 1893 - Häher: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1960—1974 - Häher: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Hai: Type 240 submarine, former Kriegsmarine U2365
- HamburgSMS HamburgThe SMS Hamburg was a Bremen class light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Hamburg. She was begun by AG Vulcan Stettin in Stettin in 1902, launched on 25 July 1903 and commissioned on 8 March 1904....
: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck...
, launched 1903 - Hamburg: Hamburg classHamburg class destroyerThe Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed are more important than seaworthiness. They were named after the "Bundesländer" of West Germany.The German shipyard...
(Type 101A) destroyer, decommissioned - Hamburg: Sachsen classSachsen class frigateThe F124 Sachsen class is Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates. The design of the Sachsen class frigate is based on that of the F123 Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors and incorporate also the...
(Type 124) frigate - Hameln: Vegesack class (Type 321) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1963
- Hameln: Ensdorf classEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
(Type 352) minesweeper - HannoverSMS HannoverSMS Hannover was the second of five Deutschland-class pre-dreadnoughts of the German Imperial Navy . Hannover and the three subsequently constructed ships differed slightly in both design and construction from the lead ship in their propulsion systems and slightly thicker armor...
: 13,000 ton Deutschland class battleshipDeutschland 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...
, launched 1905 - Hans Lody: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Hans Lüdemann: 2,400 ton Type 1936 destroyer
- Hans Techel: Type 202 submarineType 202 submarineThe Type 202 was a short lived class of German submarines. Design of these very small submarines started in 1957 by Ingenieurkontor Lübeck . It was intended to build 40 Type 202 mini submarines with a six man crew but technical difficulties and doubts about their usefulness reduced them to three,...
- HansaSMS Hansa (1898)Seiner Majestät Schiff Hansa was a German Victoria Louise class protected cruiser launched from Stettiner Maschinenbau AG Vulcan shipyard in 1898 for service in the Kaiserliche Marine...
: 5,700 ton Victoria Louise class protected cruiserVictoria Louise class protected cruiserThe Victoria Louise class of protected cruisers was Germany's last class of ships of that type. They were designed for overseas cruiser duties. The class design introduced the clipper bow and blocky sides that typified later German armored cruisers....
, launched 1898 - 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...
: 19,200 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Hecht: Type 240 submarine, former Kriegsmarine U2367
- HeimdallSMS HeimdallThe SMS Heimdall was a coastal defence ship of the Kaiserliche Marine. It was the fourth ship of the Siegfried class, all of which were originally classified as fourth class ironclads but redesignated coastal defence ships in 1899...
: 3,700 ton Siegfried class coastal armored ship, launched 1892 - HelaSMS HelaSMS Hela was a light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy prior to and during World War I. The only ship of her class, Hela was built as an aviso and launched on 28 March 1895 in Bremen. She was named after the Hela peninsula near Danzig...
: 2,000 ton unique light cruiser, launched 1895 - HelgolandSMS HelgolandSMS Helgoland ,"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" the lead ship of her class, was a dreadnought battleship of the German Imperial Navy. Helgolands design represented an incremental improvement over the preceding , including an increase in the bore diameter of the main guns, from 28 cm ...
: 23,000 ton Helgoland class battleshipHelgoland class battleshipThe Helgoland class was the second class of German dreadnought battleships. Constructed from 1908 to 1912, the class comprised four ships: , the lead ship; ; ; and . The design was a significant improvement over the previous ships; they had a larger main battery— main guns instead of the weapons...
, launched 1909 - Helgoland: Helgoland classHelgoland class tugThe Type 720 Helgoland class tugs are large seagoing salvage tugs used by the German Navy. After the decommissioning of Helgoland, the class is now referred to as Fehmarn Klasse in the German Navy. As with other auxiliary ship classes in Germany, these tugboats are manned by a civilian crew...
(Type 720) tug, decommissioned 1997 - Hermann Künne: 2,400 ton Type 1936 destroyer
- Hermann Schoemann: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Hermelin: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1962—1983 - Hermelin: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft - Herten: Kulmbach classKulmbach class mine hunterThe Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.-List of ships:...
(Type 332) minehunter - HerthaSMS HerthaSeiner Majestät Schiff Hertha was a protected cruiser of the Victoria Louise class, built for the Kaiserliche Marine before the turn of the 20th Century. Hertha was the first ship of the class laid down, in October 1895, and also the first completed, in July 1898...
: 5,700 ton Viktoria Louise class protected cruiserVictoria Louise class protected cruiserThe Victoria Louise class of protected cruisers was Germany's last class of ships of that type. They were designed for overseas cruiser duties. The class design introduced the clipper bow and blocky sides that typified later German armored cruisers....
, launched 1897 - 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...
: 13,000 ton Braunschweig class battleshipBraunschweig class battleshipThe Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
, launched 1903 - Hessen: Hamburg classHamburg class destroyerThe Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed are more important than seaworthiness. They were named after the "Bundesländer" of West Germany.The German shipyard...
(Type 101A) destroyer, decommissioned - Hessen: Sachsen classSachsen class frigateThe F124 Sachsen class is Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates. The design of the Sachsen class frigate is based on that of the F123 Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors and incorporate also the...
(Type 124) frigate, planned commission December 2005 - HildebrandSMS HildebrandThe SMS Hildebrand was a coastal defence ship of the Kaiserliche Marine. It was the fifth ship of the Siegfried class, all of which were originally classified as fourth class ironclads but redesignated coastal defence ships in 1899...
: 3,700 ton Siegfried class coastal armored ship, possibly not completed - HindenburgSMS HindenburgSMS Hindenburg"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine and the third ship of the . She was named in honor of Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, the victor of the Battle of Tannenberg and the Battle of the...
: 27,000 ton Derfflinger class battlecruiserDerfflinger class battlecruiserThe Derfflinger class was a class of three battlecruisers of the German Imperial Navy. The ships were ordered for the 1912 to 1913 Naval Building Program of the German Imperial Navy as a reply to the Royal Navy's three new s that had been launched a few years earlier...
, launched 1915 - Hipper: Black Swan classBlack Swan class sloopThe Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Thirteen Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943, including four for the Royal Indian Navy; twenty-four Modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945, including...
frigate, former Royal Navy HMS Actaeon, commissioned 1959 to 1964 - Homburg: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Horst Wessel: Sail training ship, launched 1936, became United States Coast Guard USCGC 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....
- Hugin: Nasty class (Type 152) fast attack craft, commissioned 1960 to 1973
- Hyäne: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1963—1984 - Hyäne: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft
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- Iltis: Iltis class gunboat, launched 4 August 1898, commissioned 1 December 1898 to 28 August 1914
- Iltis: Jaguar classJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
(Type 140) fast attack craft, commissioned 1957—1975 - Iltis: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Inger: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Isar: Mosel class (Type 402) tender
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- Jaguar: Iltis class gunboat, launched 19 August 1898, commissioned 4 April 1899, scuttled 7 November 1914
- Jaguar: Jaguar classJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
(Type 140) fast attack craft, commissioned 1957 to 1973 - Jaguar: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned
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- KaiserSMS Kaiser (1875)SMS Kaiser was the lead ship of the s; was her sister ship. Named for the title "Kaiser" , held by the leader of the then newly created German Empire, the ship was laid down in the Samuda Brothers shipyard in London in 1871. The ship was launched in March 1874 and commissioned into the German...
: 7,600 ton Kaiser class armored frigateKaiser class armored frigateThe Kaiser class of ironclad warships was a pair of vessels built for the German Imperial Navy in the early 1870s. The lead ship, , was laid down in 1871 and launched in 1874. was laid down in 1872 and launched in 1874; both ships were built by the Samuda Brothers shipyard in London. They were the...
, launched 1874 - KaiserSMS Kaiser (1911)SMS Kaiser "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the lead ship of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Kaiser was built by the Imperial Dockyard at Kiel, launched on 22 March 1911 and commissioned on 1 August 1912. The ship was equipped with ten guns in five twin turrets, and...
: 25,000 ton Kaiser class battleship, launched 1911 - Kaiser BarbarossaSMS Kaiser BarbarossaSMS Kaiser Barbarossa was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the . The ship was built for the Imperial Navy, which had begun a program of expansion at the direction of Kaiser Wilhelm II. She was constructed at Schichau, in Danzig...
: 11,600 ton Kaiser Friedrich III class battleshipKaiser Friedrich III class battleshipKaiser Friedrich III class battleships were a class of pre–World War I, pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Kaiserliche Marine. The class was made up of five ships, all of which were named for German emperors...
, launched 1900 - Kaiser Friedrich IIISMS Kaiser Friedrich IIISMS Kaiser Friedrich III was the lead ship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class of pre-dreadnought battleships. She was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft in Wilhelmshaven in 1895, and finished in October 1898...
: 11,600 ton Kaiser Friedrich III class battleship, launched 1896 - Kaiser Karl der GroßeSMS Kaiser Karl der GroßeSMS Kaiser Karl der Grosse was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the , built around the turn of the 20th Century for the German Imperial Navy.In German, the ship's name was rendered with an eszett, as Kaiser Karl der Große. Most English-language sources replace the eszett...
: 11,600 ton Kaiser Friedrich III class battleship, launched 1899 - Kaiser Wilhelm IISMS Kaiser Wilhelm IISMS Kaiser Wilhelm II was the second ship of the of pre-dreadnought battleships. She was built at the Imperial Dockyard in Wilhelmshaven and launched 14 September 1897. The ship was completed 7 October 1898 and commissioned into the fleet as flagship on 4 February 1902...
: 11,600 ton Kaiser Friedrich III class battleship, launched 1897 - Kaiser Wilhelm der GroßeSMS Kaiser Wilhelm der GroßeFor the liner of the same name, see SS Kaiser Wilhelm der GrosseSMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the , built around the turn of the 20th Century. The ship was one of the first battleships built by the German Imperial Navy as part of a program of naval...
: 11,600 ton Kaiser Friedrich III class battleship, launched 1899 - KaiserinSMS KaiserinSMS Kaiserin "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the third vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Kaiserins keel was laid in November 1910 at the Howaldtswerke dockyard in Kiel. She was launched on 11 November 1911 and was commissioned into the fleet on 15 May 1913...
: 25,000 ton Kaiser class battleship, launched 1911 - Kaiserin AugustaSMS Kaiserin AugustaSMS Kaiserin Augusta was a unique protected cruiser, built for the German Kaiserliche Marine in the early 1890s. She was laid down in 1890, launched in January 1892, and completed in November of that year. Owing to budgetary restrictions, Kaiserin Augusta was designed to fill both fleet scout and...
: 6,000 ton unique heavy cruiser, launched 1892 - 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...
, Norwegian minesweeper RaumaHNoMS 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...
captured in April 1940, re-designated as Vorpostenboot, later to minelayer. - Karl Galster: 2,400 ton Type 1936 destroyer
- KarlsruheSMS Karlsruhe (1912)SMS Karlsruhe was a light cruiser of the built by the German Kaiserliche Marine . She had one sister ship, ; the ships were very similar to the previous s. The ship was laid down in 1911, launched in November 1912, and completed by January 1914...
: Karlsruhe class light cruiser, launched 1912 - KarlsruheSMS Karlsruhe (1915)SMS Karlsruhe was a light cruiser of the Königsberg class, built for the German Imperial Navy during World War I. She was named after the earlier Karlsruhe, which had sunk in November 1914, from an accidental explosion.-Construction:...
: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1915 - 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...
: 7,200 ton Königsberg 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...
light cruiser, launched 1927 - Karlsruhe: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - Karpfen: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Koblenz: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1975, upgraded to Type 331 - Koblenz: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1978 to 1999
- KolbergSMS KolbergSMS Kolberg was a light cruiser of the German Navy during the First World War.It took part in the raid on Yarmouth and the raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby in 1914, and the Battle of the Gulf of Riga in 1915.- References :...
: 4,400 ton Kolberg class light cruiserKolberg class cruiserThe Kolberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.- Literature :...
, launched 1908 - Köln: 4,400 ton Kolberg class light cruiserKolberg class cruiserThe Kolberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.- Literature :...
, launched 1909 - Köln: 5,600 ton Köln class light cruiser, launched 1916
- 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...
: 7,200 ton Königsberg 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...
light cruiser, launched 1928 - Köln: Köln classKöln class frigateThe ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...
(Type 120) frigate, commissioned 1961 to 1982 - Köln: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - Komet HSK 7German auxiliary cruiser KometKomet was an auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War, intended for service as a commerce raider...
: 7,500 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Kondor: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1976 - Kondor: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - KönigSMS KönigSMS König"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the first of four König class dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy during World War I. König was named in honor of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, who was the king of Prussia as well as the German Emperor...
: 26,000 ton König class battleshipKönig class battleshipThe König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
, launched 1913 - König AlbertSMS König AlbertSMS König Albert "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the fourth vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. König Alberts keel was laid on 17 July 1910 at the Schichau-Werke dockyard in Danzig. She was launched on 27 April 1912 and was commissioned into the fleet on 31...
: 25,000 ton Kaiser class battleship, launched 1912 - König Wilhelm: unique amoured frigate, 9,700 tons, launched 1868; rebuilt 1897 into heavy cruiser
- Königsberg: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1905
- KönigsbergSMS Königsberg (1915)SMS Königsberg was the lead ship of the Königsberg class of light cruisers, built for the German Imperial Navy during World War I. She took the name of the earlier , which had been destroyed during the Battle of Rufiji Delta in 1915. The new ship was laid down in 1914 at the AG Weser shipyard,...
: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1915 - 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...
: 7,200 ton Königsberg 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...
light cruiser, launched 1925 - Konstanz: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1980, upgraded to Type 351 and recommissioned 1989 to 2000 - Kormoran HSK 8German 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...
: 19,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Kormoran: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1976 - Kormoran: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Kranich: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959—1973 - Kranich: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Krebs: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1973
- KronprinzSMS Kronprinz WilhelmSMS Kronprinz"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the last battleship of the four-ship of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914. She was formally commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 November 1914, just over 4...
: Original name for 1914 battleship Kronprinz Wilhelm - Kronprinz WilhelmSMS Kronprinz WilhelmSMS Kronprinz"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the last battleship of the four-ship of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914. She was formally commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 8 November 1914, just over 4...
: 26,000 ton König class battleshipKönig class battleshipThe König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
, renamed from Kronprinz in 1918 - Kronprinz Wilhelm: 24,900 ton auxiliary cruiser, built as a civilian liner in 1901, commissioned as an auxiliary cruiserArmed merchantmenArmed merchantman is a term that has come to mean a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be routinely armed, especially those engaging in long distance and high value...
in 1914, surrendered to the US in 1915 - Kulmbach: Kulmbach classKulmbach class mine hunterThe Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.-List of ships:...
(Type 332) minehunter - Kurfürst Friedrich WilhelmSMS Kurfürst Friedrich WilhelmSMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was one of the first ocean-going battleshipsAt the time she was laid down, the German navy referred to the ship as an "armored ship" , instead of "battleship" , see Gröner, p13. of the German...
: 10,500 ton Brandenburg class battleshipBrandenburg class battleshipThe four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships were Germany's first ocean-going battleships. They were also the first German warship, of any type, to be fitted with wireless communications. The class comprised , , , and . All were laid down in 1890 and completed by 1893, except for...
, launched 1891
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- Laboe: Kulmbach classKulmbach class mine hunterThe Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.-List of ships:...
(Type 332) minehunter - Lachs: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships - Lahn: Lahn class (Type 403) tender
- Lech: Lahn class (Type 403) tender
- LeipzigSMS LeipzigSMS Leipzig was a Bremen class light cruiser, of the German Imperial Navy. It was named after the German city of Leipzig.The ship was stationed off the west coast of Mexico at the outbreak of war in 1914...
: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck...
, launched 1905 - 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:...
: 8,000 ton 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:...
cruiser, launched 1929 - Leberecht Maass: 2,230 ton Type 1934 destroyer
- Leopard: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1958—1973 - Leopard: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Lindau: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1975, upgraded to Type 331 - Lindau: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1978 to 2000
- LothringenSMS LothringenSMS Lothringen"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the fifth of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class in the German Imperial Navy laid down in 1902 and commissioned 1906. She was named for the then German province of Lothringen, now Lorraine, a region of France...
: 13,000 ton Braunschweig class battleshipBraunschweig class battleshipThe Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
, launched 1904 - Löwe, Norwegian Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer Gyller captured on 9 April 1940, re-designated as torpedo boat. - Löwe: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959—1975 - Löwe: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - LübeckSMS LübeckThe SMS Lübeck was a Bremen class light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Lübeck. Laid down on 12 May 1903 by AG Vulcan Stettin, launched on 26 March 1904 and commissioned on 26 April 1905 she was the first Kaiserliche Marine ship to have a steam turbine.In 1914 she was...
: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck...
, launched 1904 - LübeckGerman frigate Lübeck (F224)German frigate Lübeck was a which served in the German Federal Navy from 1963 through 1988.- See also :* List of frigates* List of German Federal Navy ships* List of naval ships of Germany* List of ship commissionings in 1963...
: Köln classKöln class frigateThe ships of the F120 Köln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World War II.They were the world's first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. The ships received numerous refits during their long careers with new electronics and torpedo tubes...
(Type 120) frigate, commissioned 1963 to 1988 - Lübeck: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - Luchs: Gunboat, launched 18 October 1899, commissioned 15 April 1900, blown up 28 August 1914
- Luchs: Jaguar classJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
(Type 140) fast attack craft, commissioned 1958—1972 - Luchs: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Ludwigshafen: Braunschweig classBraunschweig class corvetteThe K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard class fast attack craft that are currently used.-Technical details:...
(Type 130) corvette, planned - Lüneburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- LütjensFGS Lütjens (D185)Lütjens was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . She was the lead ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class...
: Lütjens classLütjens class destroyerThe Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens class destroyers.Basically the ships were Charles F...
(Type 103B) destroyer, decommissioned - LützowSMS LützowSMS Lützow"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the second built by the German Kaiserliche Marine before World War I. Ordered as a replacement for the old protected cruiser , Lützow was launched on 29 November 1913, but not completed until 1916...
: 27,000 ton Derfflinger class battlecruiserDerfflinger class battlecruiserThe Derfflinger class was a class of three battlecruisers of the German Imperial Navy. The ships were ordered for the 1912 to 1913 Naval Building Program of the German Imperial Navy as a reply to the Royal Navy's three new s that had been launched a few years earlier...
, launched 1913 - Lützow: 14,000 ton modified 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...
heavy cruiser, sold before completion to Soviet Union in 1939, never commissioned - Lützow: 12,000 ton 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...
pocket battleship/heavy cruiser, renamed from Deutschland in 1939
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- Mackensen: Mackensen class battlecruiserMackensen class battlecruiserThe Mackensen class was the last class of battlecruisers to be built by Germany in World War I. The class was to have comprised four ships: Mackensen, the name ship, Graf Spee, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, and Fürst Bismarck. None of the vessels were completed, as shipbuilding priorities were redirected...
, launched 1917, not completed - MagdeburgSMS MagdeburgSeiner Majestät Schiff Magdeburg was a light cruiser of the German Imperial Navy. The first of her class, she was built as part of the 1908 German naval program. Her class was notable for being the first to introduce a new hull form and replace the bow ram with a cruiser bow shape...
: Magdeburg class light cruiser, launched 1911 - Magdeburg: Braunschweig classBraunschweig class corvetteThe K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard class fast attack craft that are currently used.-Technical details:...
(Type 130) corvette, building - Main: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Main: Elbe classElbe class replenishment shipThe Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support its squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters, as such they are usually referred to as tenders....
(Type 404) replenishment ship - MainzSMS MainzSMS Mainz was a light cruiser of the Kolberg class in the Imperial German Navy, launched in 1909, with 4,400 tons displacement. She was armed with twelve 10.5 cm guns and had a top speed of 27 knots...
: 4,400 ton Kolberg class light cruiserKolberg class cruiserThe Kolberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.- Literature :...
, launched 1909 - Makrele: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Marburg: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331 - Marburg: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1979 to 2000
- Marder: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959—1972 - Marder: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - MarkgrafSMS MarkgrafSMS Markgraf"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was the third battleship of the four-ship . She served in the German Imperial Navy during World War I. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 4 June 1913...
: 26,000 ton König class battleshipKönig class battleshipThe König class was a group of four battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine on the eve of World War I. The class was composed of , , , and . The most powerful warships of the German High Seas Fleet at the outbreak of war in 1914, the class operated as a unit throughout World War...
, launched 1913 - Mars: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1961—1992)
- Max Schultz: 2,230 ton Type 1934 destroyer
- MecklenburgSMS MecklenburgSMS Mecklenburg was fifth ship of the Wittelsbach-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Laid down in 1899 at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin, she was finished in May 1903...
: 12,000 ton 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...
, launched 1901 - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Brandenburg classBrandenburg class frigateThe F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigate. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989, and then completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg class destroyers...
(Type 123) frigate - Medusa: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland...
- Meersburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- Michel HSK 9German 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...
: 11,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Minden: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to 1975, upgraded to Type 331 - Minden: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1978 to 1997
- Mira: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1960—1973) is for sale click for details: – here
- MöldersFGS Mölders (D186)D186 Mölders was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . It was the second ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class....
: Lütjens classLütjens class destroyerThe Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens class destroyers.Basically the ships were Charles F...
(Type 103B) destroyer, decommissioned: 23,000 ton Moltke class battlecruiserMoltke class battlecruiserThe Moltke class was a class of two "all-big-gun" battlecruisersThe German navy classified the ships as Großen Kreuzer . These ships differed from older Großen Kreuzer, such as the Roon class, in that they carried a uniform main battery, instead of four large guns and a mixed array of smaller weapons...
, launched 1910 - Mosel: Mosel class (Type 402) tender
- Mosel: Elbe classElbe class replenishment shipThe Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support its squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters, as such they are usually referred to as tenders....
(Type 404) replenishment ship - MühlhausenGerman naval ship MühlhausenMühlhausen was a naval ship in service with the German Navy. The ship was launched June 30, 1966 at the Burmester Werft in Bremen with the name Walther von Ledebur. She was a prototype of a new class of ocean-going minesweepers, which however was not accepted by the Bundesmarine...
: Type 742 diver support ship - MünchenSMS MünchenSMS München was a of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Munich....
: 3,300 ton Bremen class light cruiserBremen class cruiserThe Bremen class also referred to as the Hamburg class was a group of seven light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.-Ships in class:*SMS Bremen *SMS Berlin *SMS Lübeck...
, launched 1904 - Munin: Nasty class (Type 152) fast attack craft, commissioned 1960 to 1964
- Muräne: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned)
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- NassauSMS NassauSMS Nassau"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the first dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial German Navy, a response to the launching of the British battleship HMS Dreadnought in 1906...
: 19,000 ton Nassau class battleshipNassau class battleshipThe Nassau class were a group of four German dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Navy. They were the German response to the introduction of the "all big gun" British . The class was composed of , , , and . All four ships were laid down in mid-1907, and completed between May and September...
, launched 1908 - NautilusSMS NautilusSMS Nautilus"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a German minelaying cruiser built before World War I. The ship was built by AG Weser, Bremen. The ship served during the war, and was scrapped in 1928...
: 2,000 ton Nautilus classNautilus class cruiserThe Nautilus class was a pair of light cruisers designed for minelaying operations. Nautilus was laid down in 1905 and completed by 1907, and Albatross was laid down in 1907, and completed the same year...
mine-laying cruiser, launched 1907 - Neckar: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Nerz: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1963—1982 - Nerz: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft - Niedersachsen: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - NiobeSMS NiobeSMS Niobe was a Gazelle-class light cruiser that served with the Kaiserliche Marine during First World War, and the Kriegsmarine during Second World War in a long career that also involved sailing with the Yugoslavian and Italian navies...
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland... - 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...
: Sail training ship, launched 1913 - Norderney: Wangerooge classWangerooge class tugThe Type 722 Wangerooge class seagoing tugboats are used for rescue and salvage operation by the German Navy. They are also used for towing targets and retrieving training torpedoes...
(Type 722) tug, decommissioned - NürnbergSMS Nürnberg (1906)SMS Nürnberg, named after the Bavarian city of Nuremberg, was a Königsberg class light cruiser of 3,450 tons laid down in 1905 and launched in 1907. Nürnberg's was similar in both size and appearance to the famous , differing mainly in its uneven funnel spacing. She was armed with ten guns, eight...
: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1906 - NürnbergSMS Nürnberg (1916)SMS Nürnberg was a Königsberg class light cruiser built during World War I by Germany for the Imperial Navy. The ship was named after the previous light cruiser Nürnberg, which had been sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands.-Construction:...
: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1916 - 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...
: 8,000 ton 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:...
cruiser, launched 1934, became Soviet Light Cruiser Admiral Makarov - Nymphe: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland...
- NympheHNoMS 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 Tordenskjold class 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...
captured in April 1940, re-designated as Flak ship.
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- Oberpfalz: Ensdorf classEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
(Type 352) minesweeper, former Auerbach - Odenwald: Westerwald classWesterwald class transport shipThe Westerwald class transport ships are used by the German Navy to carry ammunition and other matériel.-Ships:...
(Type 760) ammunition transport ship, decommissioned - OdinSMS OdinSMS Odin was the lead ship of the Odin class of coastal defence ships of the Kaiserliche Marine . It was named after the Norse god Odin. It was laid down on 15 April 1893....
: 3,700 ton Odin class coastal armored ship, launched 1894 - Offenburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- Oker: Oste classOste class fleet service shipType 423 Oste class are purpose built SIGINT/ELINT and reconnaissance ships of the German Navy. Officially designated as fleet service ships, they replaced the Type 422 class....
(Type 423) fleet service, surveillance, and ELINT ship - OldenburgSMS Oldenburg (1884)SMS Oldenburg was an armored warship of the German Imperial Navy. Laid down at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin in 1883, the ship was launched in December 1884 and commissioned into the Navy in April 1886...
: 5,250 ton Oldenburg class coastal armored ship, launched 1884 - OldenburgSMS Oldenburg (1910)SMS Oldenburg "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the second vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Oldenburgs keel was laid in October 1908 at the Kaiserliche Werft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven. She was launched on 30 September 1909 and was commissioned into the fleet...
: 23,000 ton Helgoland class battleshipHelgoland class battleshipThe Helgoland class was the second class of German dreadnought battleships. Constructed from 1908 to 1912, the class comprised four ships: , the lead ship; ; ; and . The design was a significant improvement over the previous ships; they had a larger main battery— main guns instead of the weapons...
, launched 1910 - Oldenburg: Braunschweig classBraunschweig class corvetteThe K130 Braunschweig class is Germany's newest class of ocean-going corvettes. They supplement the Gepard class fast attack craft that are currently used.-Technical details:...
(Type 130) corvette, planned - Orion HSK 1German 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,...
: 15,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Orion: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1962—1990)
- Oste: Oste classOste class fleet service shipType 423 Oste class are purpose built SIGINT/ELINT and reconnaissance ships of the German Navy. Officially designated as fleet service ships, they replaced the Type 422 class....
(Type 423) fleet service, surveillance, and ELINT ship - OstfrieslandSMS OstfrieslandSMS Ostfriesland "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the second vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Named for the region of East Frisia, Ostfrieslands keel was laid in October 1908 at the Kaiserliche Werft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven...
: 23,000 ton Helgoland class battleshipHelgoland class battleshipThe Helgoland class was the second class of German dreadnought battleships. Constructed from 1908 to 1912, the class comprised four ships: , the lead ship; ; ; and . The design was a significant improvement over the previous ships; they had a larger main battery— main guns instead of the weapons...
, launched 1909 - Ozelot: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1963—1984 - Ozelot: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft
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- Paderborn: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1979, upgraded to Type 351, recommissioned 1989 to 2000 - PantherSMS PantherSMS Panther was one of six gunboats of the Iltis-class of the Kaiserliche Marine and, like her sister ships, served in Germany's overseas colonies. The ship was launched on 1 April 1901 in the Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig...
: Iltis class gunboat, launched 1 April 1901, commissioned 15 March 1903, sold 1931, scrapped - Panther, Norwegian Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer Odin captured on 9 April 1940, re-designated as torpedo boat. - Panther: Jaguar classJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
(Type 140) fast attack craft, commissioned 1958—1973 - Panther: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Passau: Vegesack class (Type 321) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to 1963
- Passau: Kulmbach classKulmbach class mine hunterThe Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.-List of ships:...
(Type 332) minehunter - Paul Jacobi: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Pegnitz: Ensdorf classEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
(Type 352) minesweeper - Pelikan: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1960—1974 - Pelikan: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Peter Straßer: 28,000 ton Graf Zeppelin classGraf Zeppelin class aircraft carrierThe Graf Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers were two German Kriegsmarine aircraft carriers laid down in the mid-1930s as part of the Plan Z rearmament program. Four ships were initially envisioned but reduced to two by Grand Admiral Erich Raeder in 1939...
aircraft carrier, never launched - Pfeil: Vosper (Type 153) fast attack craft, commissioned 1962—1965
- PillauSMS PillauSMS Pillau was a German light cruiser in World War I. She and her sistership SMS Elbing were originally ordered from German shipyards by the Russian Navy, but were confiscated at the outbreak of war and taken over by the German Navy...
: Pillau class light cruiser, launched 1914 - Pinguin HSK 5German 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...
: 17,600 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Pinguin: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1961—1973 - Pinguin: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Planet (Type 752)Planet class research shipThe Type 751 Planet of the German Navy is the most modern naval research ship within NATO. It was built as SWATH design in order to reduce the hull volume and to increase the ship's stability - particularly in high seas and at high speed....
: Planet class research shipPlanet class research shipThe Type 751 Planet of the German Navy is the most modern naval research ship within NATO. It was built as SWATH design in order to reduce the hull volume and to increase the ship's stability - particularly in high seas and at high speed....
, commissioned 2005 - Plötze: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Pollux: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1961—1992)
- PommernSMS PommernSMS Pommern was one of five Deutschland class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Kaiserliche Marine between 1904 and 1906. Named after the Prussian province of Pomerania, she was built at the AG Vulcan yard at Stettin, where she was laid down on 22 March 1904 and launched on 2 December...
: 13,000 ton Deutschland class battleshipDeutschland 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...
, launched 1905 - PosenSMS PosenSMS Posen "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was one of four battleships in the , the first dreadnoughts built for the German Imperial Navy...
: 19,000 ton Nassau class battleshipNassau class battleshipThe Nassau class were a group of four German dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Navy. They were the German response to the introduction of the "all big gun" British . The class was composed of , , , and . All four ships were laid down in mid-1907, and completed between May and September...
, launched 1908 - PreußenSMS Preußen (1873)SMS Preussen was an armored frigate of the German Kaiserliche Marine. The ship was built by the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin in 1871–1876; she was commissioned into the fleet in July 1876. She was the first large warship of the German navy built by a private shipyard; all previous vessels...
: 6,800 ton Preußen class armored frigate, launched 1873 - PreußenSMS Preußen (1903)SMS Preussen"SMS" stands for Seiner Majestät Schiff was the fourth of five pre-dreadnought battleships of the Braunschweig class in the Kaiserliche Marine laid down in 1902 and commissioned 1905...
: 13,000 ton Braunschweig class battleshipBraunschweig class battleshipThe Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
, launched 1903 - Prinz Adalbert: 9,000 ton Prinz Adalbert class armored cruiserPrinz Adalbert class armored cruiserThe Prinz Adalbert class was a type of armored cruiser built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 1900s. Two ships of the class were built, , and . Friedrich Carl was commissioned first, on 12 December 1903 and Prinz Adalbert followed on 12 January 1904. They were an improvement upon the...
, 1901 - 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...
: 14,000 ton modified 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...
heavy cruiser, launched 1938 - Prinz HeinrichSMS Prinz HeinrichSMS Prinz Heinrich was a unique German armored cruiser built at the turn of the 20th century for the Imperial German Navy, named after Kaiser Wilhelm II's younger brother Prince Henry. Prinz Heinrich was built at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel. She was laid down in 1898 and completed in March 1902,...
: 9,000 ton unique armored cruiser, 1900 - Prinzregent LuitpoldSMS Prinzregent LuitpoldSMS Prinzregent Luitpold "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the fifth and final vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Prinzregent Luitpolds keel was laid in October 1910 at the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel...
: 25,000 ton Kaiser class battleship, launched 1911 - Puma: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1962—1981 - Puma: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft
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- Raubmöve: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1956—1967 - Raule: Hunt classHunt class destroyerThe Hunt class was a class of Destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British East Coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts...
frigate, former Royal Navy HMS Albrighton, commissioned through 1967 - RegensburgSMS RegensburgSMS Regensburg"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a light cruiser built for the German Imperial Navy by AG Weser in Bremen shortly before World War I. She was laid down in 1912, launched on 25 April 1914, and completed by 3 January 1915. Regensburg...
: Graudenz class light cruiser, launched 1914 - Regulus: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1962—1990)
- Reiher: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1960—1973 - Reiher: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Renke: Landing craft, decommissioned
- Rhein: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Rhein: Elbe classElbe class replenishment shipThe Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support its squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters, as such they are usually referred to as tenders....
(Type 404) replenishment ship - RheinlandSMS RheinlandSMS Rheinland "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was one of four Nassau-class battleships, the first dreadnoughts built for the German Imperial Navy . Rheinland mounted twelve main guns in six twin turrets in an unusual hexagonal arrangement...
: 19,000 ton Nassau class battleshipNassau class battleshipThe Nassau class were a group of four German dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Navy. They were the German response to the introduction of the "all big gun" British . The class was composed of , , , and . All four ships were laid down in mid-1907, and completed between May and September...
, launched 1908 - Rheinland-Pfalz: Bremen classBremen class frigateThe eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy were commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as a primary task even though they are not fitted with...
(Type 122) frigate - Rhön: Rhön classRhön class tankerThe Type 704A Rhön class tankers are replenishment oiler used by the German Navy to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea.-Ship list:Originally the ships were built for Libya as Okene and Okapi...
(Type 704) tanker - Richard Beitzen: 2,230 ton Type 1934 destroyer
- Rochen: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - RommelFGS Rommel (D187)D187 Rommel was a guided missile destroyer of the Bundesmarine and later the Deutsche Marine . It was the third and last ship of the Lütjens class, a modification of the Charles F. Adams class....
: Lütjens classLütjens class destroyerThe Type 103 Lütjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. They were replaced by the new Sachsen-class frigates, designated frigate even though they are much larger and more capable in all aspects than the Lütjens class destroyers.Basically the ships were Charles F...
(Type 103B) destroyer, decommissioned - RoonSMS RoonSMS Roon"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the lead ship of her class of armored cruisers of the Imperial German Navy. The ship was authorized under the second Naval Law in 1902, and built at the Imperial Dockyard in Kiel at the cost of 15.3 million...
: 10,000 ton Roon class armored cruiserRoon class armored cruiserThe Roon class was a pair of armored cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy after the turn of the 20th century. The class comprised and , which closely resembled the earlier Prinz Adalbert class ships, but incorporated slight incremental improvements. The ships were easily distinguished from...
, launched 1903 - RostockSMS RostockSMS Rostock was a light cruiser of the built by the German Kaiserliche Marine . She had one sister ship, ; the ships were very similar to the previous s. The ship was laid down in 1911, launched in November 1912, and completed by February 1914...
: Karlsruhe class light cruiser, launched 1912 - Rottweil: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Ruhr: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
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- S113SMS S113SMS S113 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. She was the first ship of her class to be laid down, but the second and final ship of her class to be launched.-Design:...
: Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class, launched 1918 - Saar: Mosel class (Type 402) tender
- Saarburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- SachsenSMS Sachsen (1877)SMS Sachsen was the lead ship of her class of four armored frigates of the German Kaiserliche Marine. Her sisterships were , , and . Sachsen was built in the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin. She was laid down in April 1875, launched on 21 July 1877, and commissioned on 21 October 1878...
: 7,800 ton Sachsen class armored ship, launched 1877 - Sachsen: 29,000 ton Bayern class battleshipBayern class battleshipThe Bayern class was a class of four super-dreadnought battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised , , Sachsen, and Württemberg. Construction started on the ships shortly before World War I; Baden was laid down in 1913, Bayern and Sachsen followed in 1914, and...
, not completed - Sachsen: Sachsen classSachsen class frigateThe F124 Sachsen class is Germany's latest class of highly advanced air-defense frigates. The design of the Sachsen class frigate is based on that of the F123 Brandenburg class but with enhanced stealth features intended to deceive any opponent's radar and acoustic sensors and incorporate also the...
(Type 124) frigate - Salm: Landing craft, decommissioned
- ScharnhorstSMS ScharnhorstSMS Scharnhorst was an armored cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. She was the lead ship of her class, which also included her sister . Scharnhorst and her sister were enlarged versions of the preceding ; they were equipped with a greater...
: 11,600 ton Scharnhorst class armored cruiserScharnhorst class armored cruiserThe Scharnhorst class was the last traditional class of armored cruisers built by the Kaiserliche Marine. The class comprised two ships, and . They were larger than the that preceded them; the extra size was used primarily to increase the main armament of 21 cm guns from four to eight...
, launched 1906 - Scharnhorst: 35,000 ton Scharnhorst class battleship, launched 1936
- Scharnhorst: Black Swan classBlack Swan class sloopThe Black Swan class and Modified Black Swan class were two classes of sloop of the Royal Navy and Royal Indian Navy. Thirteen Black Swans were launched between 1939 and 1943, including four for the Royal Indian Navy; twenty-four Modified Black Swans were launched between 1942 and 1945, including...
frigate, former Royal Navy HMS MermaidHMS Mermaid (U30)HMS Mermaid was a Modified Black Swan class sloop of the Royal Navy.Mermaid, built by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland, was laid down on 8 September 1942, launched on 11 November 1943, and completed 12 May 1944....
, commissioned 1959 to 1968 - Scheer: Type 138 frigate, commissioned 1959 to 1967
- Schlei: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships - Schlesien: 13,000 ton Deutschland class battleshipDeutschland 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...
, launched 1906 - Schleswig: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1979, upgraded to Type 351, recommissioned 1989 to 2000 - Schleswig-Holstein: 13,000 ton Deutschland class battleshipDeutschland 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...
, launched 1906 - Schleswig-Holstein: Hamburg classHamburg class destroyerThe Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. They were specifically designed to operate in the Baltic Sea, where armament and speed are more important than seaworthiness. They were named after the "Bundesländer" of West Germany.The German shipyard...
(Type 101A) destroyer, decommissioned - Schleswig-Holstein: Brandenburg classBrandenburg class frigateThe F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigate. They were ordered by the German Navy in June 1989, and then completed and commissioned between 1994 and 1996 to replace the Hamburg class destroyers...
(Type 123) frigate - SchwabenSMS SchwabenSMS Schwaben was the fourth ship of the Wittelsbach-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Schwaben was built at Wilhelmshaven Navy Dockyard. She was laid down in 1900, and completed in April 1904, at the cost of 21,678,000 marks...
: 12,000 ton 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...
, launched 1901 - Schwarzwald: Schwarzwald class (Type 706) replenishment ship
- SeeadlerSMS SeeadlerSMS Seeadler was a German cruiser, part of a new breed of warships created by the new Imperial Navy. To protect the Empire's growing overseas possessions and colonies, the navy needed ships seaworthy enough to venture out into far off oceans and have the coal supply to reach far off destinations...
: 1,650 ton Bussard class light cruiser, launched 1892 - Seeadler: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1958 to 1976 - Seeadler: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - SeydlitzSMS SeydlitzSMS Seydlitz"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was a 25,000-metric ton battlecruiserAdmiral Alfred von Tirpitz referred to the ship as a large cruiser in his annual budgets in an attempt to reduce opposition from the Reichstag; the ship was not referred...
: 25,000 ton unique battlecruiser, launched 1912 - 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...
: 14,000 ton modified 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...
heavy cruiser, selected while under construction for conversion to an aircraft carrier, never completed - Siegburg: Ensdorf classEnsdorf class minesweeperThe five minesweepers of the German Navy's Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system.The Ensdorf class have three modes to clear mine fields:...
(Type 352) minesweeper - Siegen: Vegesack class (Type 321) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to 1963
- SiegfriedSMS SiegfriedSMS Siegfried was the first of the Siegfried class of armoured coastal defence ships built for the German Imperial Navy between 1889 and 1895. The others in the class were SMS Beowulf, SMS Frithjof, SMS Heimdall, SMS Hildebrand, SMS Hagen, SMS Odin, and SMS Ägir. She was scrapped along with her...
: 3,700 ton Siegfried class coastal armored ship, launched 1889 - Silbermöve: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1956—1967 - Sirius: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1961—1990)
- Sovietskaya Ukraina: Captured from the Soviet Union under construction, not completed
- Sperber: Seeadler (Type 141)Seeadler class fast attack craftThe Type 141 Seeadler class fast attack craft differs from Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft only in the installation of other, later more powerful diesel engine....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1976 - Sperber: Albatross classAlbatros class fast attack craftThe Type 143 Albatros class was a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and and cormorant....
(Type 143) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Spessart: Rhön classRhön class tankerThe Type 704A Rhön class tankers are replenishment oiler used by the German Navy to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea.-Ship list:Originally the ships were built for Libya as Okene and Okapi...
(Type 704) tanker - Spica: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1961—1992)
- Spiekeroog: Wangerooge classWangerooge class tugThe Type 722 Wangerooge class seagoing tugboats are used for rescue and salvage operation by the German Navy. They are also used for towing targets and retrieving training torpedoes...
(Type 722) tug - StettinSMS StettinSMS Stettin was a Königsberg class light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine. Laid down at AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard in 1906, she was launched on 7 March 1907, and commissioned on 29 July 1907. The ship served in European waters during World War I, participating in the Battle of Heligoland Bight in...
: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1907 - Stier HSK 6German 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....
: 11,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - Stör: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Storch: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1960—1974 - Storch: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Straßburg: Magdeburg class light cruiser, launched 1911
- Strahl: Vosper (Type 153) fast attack craft, commissioned 1962 to 1967
- StralsundSMS StralsundSMS Stralsund was a Magdeburg class light cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine.-Service history:Stralsund was assigned to the II Scouting Group, alongside her sistership Strassburg, at the start of World War I. She participated in the Battle of Dogger Bank on 24 January 1915, as part of the...
: Magdeburg class light cruiser, launched 1911 - Sturmmöve: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1956—1967 - StuttgartSMS StuttgartSMS Stuttgart was a Königsberg class light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Stuttgart.-Design:The Stuttgart was one of the three light cruisers whose eighth funnel was 'detached', meaning the distance to the central funnel was greater than that between the middle and front...
: Königsberg class light cruiser, launched 1906 - Sulzbach-Rosenberg: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter
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- Tegernsee: Walchensee classWalchensee class tankerThe Walchensee class tanker is a series of four small coastal tankers, built by Lindenau-Werft in Kiel for the German Navy to transport fuel and fresh water between depots and to units near coasts or in harbour....
(Type 703) small coastal tanker - ThetisSMS ThetisThree ships of the Imperial German Navy bore the name SMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:*SMS Thetis was a 36-gun fifth-rate acquired from the Royal Navy in 1855....
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland... - ThetisHNoMS 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...
: Norwegian Tordenskjold class 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...
captured in April 1940, re-designated as Flak ship. - Theodor Riedel: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Thor HSK 4German 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...
: 10,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - ThielbekThielbekThe Thielbek was a 2,815 GRT freighter that was sunk along with the SS Cap Arcona and the Deutschland during British air raids on May 3, 1945 while anchored in the Bay of Lübeck with the loss of 2,750 lives...
: 2,800 ton Converted from freighterCargo shipA cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
to transport ship, sunk 1945 - ThüringenSMS ThüringenSMS Thüringen "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the third vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Thüringens keel was laid in November 1908 at the AG Weser dockyard in Bremen. She was launched on 27 November 1909 and was commissioned into the fleet on 1 July 1911...
: 23,000 ton Helgoland class battleshipHelgoland class battleshipThe Helgoland class was the second class of German dreadnought battleships. Constructed from 1908 to 1912, the class comprised four ships: , the lead ship; ; ; and . The design was a significant improvement over the previous ships; they had a larger main battery— main guns instead of the weapons...
, launched 1909 - Tiger: Iltis class gunboat, launched 15 August 1899, commissioned 3 April 1900, scuttled 29 October 1914
- TigerHNoMS Tor (1939)HNoMS Tor was a Sleipner class destroyer of the Royal Norwegian Navy that was launched in September 1939. She was under outfitting and testing when Nazi Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940. Although scuttled by Norwegian naval personnel to prevent her from being captured by the invading forces,...
, Norwegian Sleipner classSleipner class destroyerThe Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered advanced for its time, and it was the first class of vessels for the Norwegian Navy that used aluminium in the construction of the bridge, the...
destroyer TorHNoMS Tor (1939)HNoMS Tor was a Sleipner class destroyer of the Royal Norwegian Navy that was launched in September 1939. She was under outfitting and testing when Nazi Germany invaded Norway on 9 April 1940. Although scuttled by Norwegian naval personnel to prevent her from being captured by the invading forces,...
captured in April 1940, re-designated as torpedo boat. - Tiger: Jaguar classJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
(Type 140) fast attack craft, commissioned 1958 to 1974 - Tiger: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - 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...
: 42,000 ton 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...
battleship, launched 1939 - 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...
, Norwegian minesweeper OtraHNoMS 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...
captured in April 1940, re-designated as Vorpostenboot, later to minelayer. - Trave: Isles classIsles class trawlerThe Isles class trawlers were a class of naval trawler used by the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II....
(Type 139 patrol trawlerType 139 patrol trawlerThe Type 139 patrol trawler was a class of vessel used as a training ship by the Federal German Navy. Both vessels in the class were originally built for the Royal Navy in 1942 as Isles class naval trawlers.-History:...
) - Tübingen: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1975, upgraded to Type 331 - Tübingen: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1978 to 1997
- Tümmler: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned)
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- Überherrn: Kulmbach classKulmbach class mine hunterThe Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.-List of ships:...
(Type 332) minehunter - Ulm: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned (1959 to 1978, upgraded to Type 351, recommissioned 1989 to 1999 - UndineSMS UndineSMS Undine was an Imperial German light cruiser of the Gazelle Class, 105 meters long and was built in Kiel in 1902. Undine was used in the Naval warfare of World War I and was part of the German High Seas Fleet....
: 2,700 ton Gazelle class light cruiserGazelle class cruiserThe Gazelle class was a group of ten light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy at the turn of the 20th century. Three were lost during the First World War; the remainder were removed from the front lines after the Battle of Jutland...
, launched 1902
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- V45SMS V45SMS V45 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 21st ship of her class.-Construction:Built by AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard, Germany, she was launched in December 1914...
: 1051 tons, Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class, launched 1915 - V116SMS V116SMS V116 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I. She was the fourth ship of her class to be laid down, but the first ship of her class to be launched.-Design:...
: Großes Torpedoboot 1916 class, launched 1918 - Vegesack: Vegesack class (Type 321) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1963
- Victoria LouiseSMS Victoria LouiseSeiner Majestät Schiff Victoria Louise was the lead ship of her class of protected cruisers, built for the Kaiserliche Marine before the turn of the 20th Century....
: 5,700 ton Victoria Louise class protected cruiserVictoria Louise class protected cruiserThe Victoria Louise class of protected cruisers was Germany's last class of ships of that type. They were designed for overseas cruiser duties. The class design introduced the clipper bow and blocky sides that typified later German armored cruisers....
, launched 1897 - VinetaSMS VinetaSeiner Majestät Schiff Vineta was a German Victoria Louise class protected cruiser built for the Kaiserliche Marine in the late 1890s. Vineta was built in the Imperial Dockyard in Danzig. She was laid down in 1895, and completed in Sept...
: 5,700 ton Victoria Louise classVictoria Louise class protected cruiserThe Victoria Louise class of protected cruisers was Germany's last class of ships of that type. They were designed for overseas cruiser duties. The class design introduced the clipper bow and blocky sides that typified later German armored cruisers....
protected cruiser, launched 1897 - Völkingen: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331 - Völklingen: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1979 to 1999
- Von der TannVon der Tann (gunboat)Von der Tann was a steam-powered 120 ton gunboat built in 1849 at Conradi shipyards in Kiel for the small navy of Schleswig-Holstein, the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world...
: steampowered gunboat, 1849 to 1862 - Von der TannSMS Von der TannSMS Von der Tann"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the first battlecruiser built for the German Kaiserliche Marine, as well as Germany's first major turbine-powered warship. At the time of her construction, Von der Tann was the fastest dreadnought-type...
: 19,400 ton unique battlecruiser, launched 1909
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- Walchensee: Walchensee classWalchensee class tankerThe Walchensee class tanker is a series of four small coastal tankers, built by Lindenau-Werft in Kiel for the German Navy to transport fuel and fresh water between depots and to units near coasts or in harbour....
(Type 703) small coastal tanker, decommissioned - Wangerooge: Wangerooge classWangerooge class tugThe Type 722 Wangerooge class seagoing tugboats are used for rescue and salvage operation by the German Navy. They are also used for towing targets and retrieving training torpedoes...
(Type 722) tug - WeißenburgSMS WeißenburgSMS Weissenburg"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was one of the first ocean-going battleshipsAt the time, the German navy referred to the ship as a "ship of the line" , instead of "battleship" . of the German Imperial Navy...
: 10,500 ton Brandenburg class battleshipBrandenburg class battleshipThe four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships were Germany's first ocean-going battleships. They were also the first German warship, of any type, to be fitted with wireless communications. The class comprised , , , and . All were laid down in 1890 and completed by 1893, except for...
, launched 1891 - Weiden: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Weihe: Jaguar classJaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
(Type 140) fast attack craft, commissioned 1959 to 1972 - Weihe: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Weilheim: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331 and recommissioned 1978 to 1995 - Weilheim: Frankenthal classFrankenthal class mine hunterThe Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs....
(Type 332) minehunter - Wels: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Werra: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Werra: Elbe classElbe class replenishment shipThe Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support its squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters, as such they are usually referred to as tenders....
(Type 404) replenishment ship - Weser: Rhein class (Type 401) tender
- Westensee: Walchensee classWalchensee class tankerThe Walchensee class tanker is a series of four small coastal tankers, built by Lindenau-Werft in Kiel for the German Navy to transport fuel and fresh water between depots and to units near coasts or in harbour....
(Type 703) small coastal tanker, decommissioned - Westerwald: Westerwald classWesterwald class transport shipThe Westerwald class transport ships are used by the German Navy to carry ammunition and other matériel.-Ships:...
(Type 760) ammunition transport ship - WestfalenSMS WestfalenSMS Westfalen "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" was one of the s, the first four dreadnoughts built for the German Imperial Navy. Westfalen was laid down at AG Weser in Bremen on 12 August 1907, launched nearly a year later on 1 July 1908, and commissioned into the...
: 19,000 ton Nassau class battleshipNassau class battleshipThe Nassau class were a group of four German dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Navy. They were the German response to the introduction of the "all big gun" British . The class was composed of , , , and . All four ships were laid down in mid-1907, and completed between May and September...
, launched 1908 - WettinSMS WettinSMS Wettin was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the Wittelsbach class of the Kaiserliche Marine. She was built in Schichau, in Danzig. Wettin was laid down in November 1899, and completed October 1902, at the cost of 22,597,000 marks...
: 12,000 ton 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...
, launched 1900 - Wetzlar: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331 - Wetzlar: Fulda class (Type 331, upgraded Type 320 Lindau class) minesweepers, commissioned 1978 to 1995
- Widder HSK 3German 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....
: 16,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser - WiesbadenSMS WiesbadenSMS Wiesbaden was the lead ship of the Wiesbaden-class of light cruisers of the German Imperial Navy in World War I, the other being the Frankfurt-Specifications:...
: Wiesbaden class light cruiser, launched 1915 - Wiesel: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1962—1984 - Wiesel: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft - Wildschwan: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft, commissioned 1957—1964 - Wilhelm BauerGerman submarine Wilhelm BauerThe Wilhelm Bauer is a Type XXI U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine, completed shortly before the end of World War II. It was scuttled at the end of the war, having never gone on patrol...
: Type 241 submarine, former Kriegsmarine U2549 - Wilhelm Heidkamp: 2,400 ton Type 1936 destroyer
- WittelsbachSMS WittelsbachSMS Wittelsbach was the lead ship of the Wittelsbach-class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine. Wittelsbach was built at Wilhelmshaven Navy Dockyard. She was laid down in 1899 and completed in October 1902, at the cost of 22,740,000 marks...
: 12,000 ton 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...
, launched 1900 - Wolf: Jaguar (Type 140)Jaguar class fast attack craftThe Type 140 Jaguar class fast attack craft is an evolution of the German torpedo boats of World War II. The design was developed by Lürssen and designated Schnellboot 55. The 20 boats that were built for the German Navy were in Service from 1959 to 1976...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1958—1975 - Wolf: Tiger classTiger class fast attack craftThe Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine . The La Combattante had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel, but were built in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg for political reasons...
(Type 148) fast attack craft, decommissioned - Wolfgang Zenker: 2,230 ton Type 1934A destroyer
- Wolfsburg: Lindau classLindau class minesweeperType 320 Lindau-class minesweepers was a class of German coastal mine warfare vessels built as part of the first FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the German Navy. Several went into...
(Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1958 to 1979, upgraded to Type 351, recommissioned 1989 to 2000 - Worms: Vegesack class (Type 321) minesweeper, commissioned 1960 to 1963
- WörthSMS WörthSMS Wörth was one of four German pre-dreadnought battleships of the Brandenburg class, built in the early 1890s. The ships were the first ocean-going battleships built by the Kaiserliche Marine . Wörth was laid down at the Germaniawerft dockyard in Kiel in May 1890. The ship was launched on 6...
: 10,500 ton Brandenburg class battleshipBrandenburg class battleshipThe four Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships were Germany's first ocean-going battleships. They were also the first German warship, of any type, to be fitted with wireless communications. The class comprised , , , and . All were laid down in 1890 and completed by 1893, except for...
, launched 1892 - WürttembergSMS Württemberg (1878)SMS Württemberg was one of four armored frigates of the German Imperial Navy. Her sister ships were , , and . Württemberg was built in the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin from 1876 to 1881. The ship was commissioned into the Imperial Navy in August 1881...
: 7,800 ton Sachsen class armored frigateSachsen class armored frigateThe Sachsen class of armored frigates was a class of four ships built by the German Imperial Navy in the late 1870s to early 1880s. The ships—, , , and —were designed to operate as part of an integrated coastal defense network. The ships were intended to sortie from fortified bases to...
, launched 1878 - Württemberg: 29,000 ton Bayern class battleshipBayern class battleshipThe Bayern class was a class of four super-dreadnought battleships built by the German Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised , , Sachsen, and Württemberg. Construction started on the ships shortly before World War I; Baden was laid down in 1913, Bayern and Sachsen followed in 1914, and...
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- YorckSMS YorckSMS Yorck"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the second and final ship of the Roon-class of armored cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy. Yorck was named for Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, a Prussian field marshal...
: 10,000 ton Roon class armored cruiserRoon class armored cruiserThe Roon class was a pair of armored cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy after the turn of the 20th century. The class comprised and , which closely resembled the earlier Prinz Adalbert class ships, but incorporated slight incremental improvements. The ships were easily distinguished from...
, launched 1904
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- ZähringenSMS 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...
: 12,000 ton 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...
, launched 1901 - Zander: Barbe classBarbe class utility landing craftThe Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying....
(Type 520) utility landing craft, used as transport ships (decommissioned) - Zick, Norwegian Trygg classTrygg class torpedo boatThe Trygg class was the third and last class of torpedo boats to be built for the Royal Norwegian Navy. The three Trygg ships were constructed from 1919 to 1921 at Moss Verft in Moss and Horten naval yard ....
torpedo boat Trygg captured in 1940, re-designated as VorpostenbootVorpostenbootVorpostenboots were German patrol boats which served during both World Wars...
. - Zobol: Zobel (Type 142) classZobel class fast attack craftThe Type 142 Zobel class was a German class of torpedo bearing Fast Attack Craft . They were in service with the Bundesmarine during the Cold War to protect the Baltic sea coast...
fast attack craft, commissioned 1961—1982 - Zobel: Gepard classGepard class fast attack craftThe Type 143A Gepard class is Germany's last class of missile bearing fast attack craft and the only one still in service with the German Navy since 1990.It is an evolution of the Type 143 Albatros class...
(Type 143A) fast attack craft
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- EF3: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft (former Kriegsmarine S116), commissioned 1957 to 1964 - U-1 through U-6: Type IIa submarines
- U-1: Type 201 submarineType 201 submarineThe Type 201 was Germany's first class of military submarines built after World War II. They were built out of amagnetic steel to counter the threat of magnetic naval mines...
, later rebuilt to Type 205 - U-2: Type 201 submarineType 201 submarineThe Type 201 was Germany's first class of military submarines built after World War II. They were built out of amagnetic steel to counter the threat of magnetic naval mines...
, later rebuilt to Type 205 - U-3: Type 201 submarineType 201 submarineThe Type 201 was Germany's first class of military submarines built after World War II. They were built out of amagnetic steel to counter the threat of magnetic naval mines...
, decommissioned 1974 - U-4: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
, decommissioned 1974 - U-5: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
, decommissioned 1974 - U-6: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
, decommissioned 1974 - U-7: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
, decommissioned 1974 - U-7 through U-24: Type IIb submarines
- U-8: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
, decommissioned 1974 - U-9German submarine U-9 (S188)U9 was a Type 205 submarine of the German Navy. She was laid down on 10 December 1964 by Howaldtswerke of Kiel. U9 was launched on 20 October 1966 and commissioned on 11 April 1967. She was decommissioned on 3 June 1993, and is now a museum ship at Technikmuseum Speyer in Speyer....
: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors... - U-10: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
- U-11: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
- U-12: Type 205 submarineType 205 submarineThe Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer U-boat submarines. They were single-hull vessels optimized for the use in the shallow Baltic Sea. The Type 205 is a direct evolution of the Type 201 class with lengthened hull, new machinery and sensors...
- U-13: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-14: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-15: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-16: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-17: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-18: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-19: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-20: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-21: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-22: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-23: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-24: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-25: Type IaGerman Type I submarineThe Type I U-boat was the first post-World War I attempt by the German Kriegsmarine to produce an ocean going submarine. Only two Type IAs were built, but the decision to halt production on further boats is believed to be because of political decisions and not because of major faults in the Type I...
submarine - U-25: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-26: Type IaGerman Type I submarineThe Type I U-boat was the first post-World War I attempt by the German Kriegsmarine to produce an ocean going submarine. Only two Type IAs were built, but the decision to halt production on further boats is believed to be because of political decisions and not because of major faults in the Type I...
submarine - U-26: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-27: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-27 through U-36: Type VII submarines
- U-28: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-29: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine - U-30: Type 206AType 206 submarineThe Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
submarine, decommissioned - U-31: Type 212AType 212 submarineThe German Type 212 class, also Italian Todaro class, is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and Fincantieri S.p.a. for the German and Italian Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using...
submarine - U-32: Type 212AType 212 submarineThe German Type 212 class, also Italian Todaro class, is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and Fincantieri S.p.a. for the German and Italian Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using...
submarine - U-33: Type 212AType 212 submarineThe German Type 212 class, also Italian Todaro class, is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and Fincantieri S.p.a. for the German and Italian Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using...
submarine (commission planned for 2006) - U-34: Type 212AType 212 submarineThe German Type 212 class, also Italian Todaro class, is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and Fincantieri S.p.a. for the German and Italian Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using...
submarine (commission planned for 2006) - U-37 through U-44: Type IX submarines
- U-45 through U-55: Type VIIb submarines
- U-56 through U-63: Type IIc submarines
- U-64 and U-65: Type IXb submarines
- U-66 through U-68: Type IXc submarines
- U-73 through U-76: Type VIIb submarines
- U-83 through U-87: Type VIIb submarines
- U-99 through U-102: Type VIIb submarines
- U-69 through U-72: Type VIIc submarines
- U-77 through U-82: Type VIIc submarines
- U-88 through U-98: Type VIIc submarines
- U-103 through U-111: Type IXb submarines
- U-116 through U-119: Type Xb submarines
- U-120 and U-121: Type IIb submarines
- U-122 through U-124: Type IXb submarines
- U-125 through U-131: Type IXc submarines
- U-132 through U-152: Type IId submarines
- U-153 through U-166: Type IXc submarines
- U-167 through U-170: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-171 through U-176: Type IXc submarines
- U-177 through U-182: Type IXd submarines
- U-183 through U-194: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-195 through U-200: Type IXd submarines
- U-201 through U-212: Type VIIc submarines
- U-213 through U-218: Type VIId submarines
- U-219 and U-220: Type Xb submarines
- U-221 through U-232: Type VIIc submarines
- U-233 and U-234: Type Xb submarines
- U-235 through U-328: Type VIIc submarines
- U-331 through U-394: Type VIIc submarines
- U-396 through U-458: Type VIIc submarines
- U-459 through U-464: Type XIV submarines
- U-465 through U-486: Type VIIc submarines
- U-487 through U-490: Type XIV submarines
- U-501 through U-524: Type IXc submarines
- U-525 through U-550: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-551 through U-683: Type VIIc submarines
- U-701 through U-722: Type VIIc submarines
- U-731 through U-768: Type VIIc submarines
- U-771 through U-779: Type VIIc submarines
- U-801 through U-806: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-821 through U-822: Type VIIc submarines
- U-825 through U-828: Type VIIc submarines
- U-841 through U-846: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-847 through U-852: Type IXd submarines
- U-853 through U-858: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-859 through U-864: Type IXd submarines
- U-871 through U-876: Type IXd submarines
- U-877 through U-881: Type IXc 40 submarines
- U-899: Type IXc 40 submarine
- U-901: Type VIIc submarines
- U-903 through U-907: Type VIIc submarines
- U-921 and U-930: Type VIIc submarines
- U-951 through U-994: Type VIIc submarines
- U-995: Type VIIc submarine
- U-997 through U-1010: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1013 through U-1025: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1051 through U-1058: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1059 through U-1062: Type VIIf submarines
- U-1063 through U-1065: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1101 through U-1110: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1131 and U-1132: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1161 through U-1172: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1191 through U-1210: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1221 through U-1235: Type IXc 40 submarine
- U-1271 through U-1279: Type VIIc submarines
- U-1301 through U-1308: Type VIIc submarines
- U-2321 through U-2371: Type XXII submarines
- U-2501 through U-2531: Type XXI submarines
- U-2533 through U-2546: Type XXI submarines
- U-2548: Type XXI submarine
- U-2551 and U-2552: Type XXI submarines
- U-3001 through U-3041: Type XXI submarines
- U-3044: Type XXI submarine
- U-3501 through U-3530: Type XXI submarines
- U-4701 through U-4707: Type XXII submarines
- U-4709 through U-4712: Type XXII submarines
- UW10: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft (former Kriegsmarine S130), commissioned 1957 to 1993 - UW11: SchnellbootE-boatE-boats was the designation for Motor Torpedo Boats of the German Navy during World War II. It is commonly held that the E stood for Enemy....
fast attack craft (former Kriegsmarine S208), commissioned 1957 to 1964 - V108:
- Z1: Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
destroyer, former United States Navy USS AnthonyUSS Anthony (DD-515)USS Anthony , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Sergeant Major William Anthony ....
, commissioned 1959 to 1972 - Z2USS Ringgold (DD-500)USS Ringgold , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold ....
: Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
destroyer, former United States Navy USS RinggoldUSS Ringgold (DD-500)USS Ringgold , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold ....
, commissioned 1959 to 1981 - Z3: Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
destroyer, former United States Navy USS WadsworthUSS Wadsworth (DD-516)USS Wadsworth , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commodore Alexander S. Wadsworth ....
, commissioned 1959 to 1980 - Z4: Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
destroyer, former United States Navy USS ClaxtonUSS Claxton (DD-571)USS Claxton , a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Thomas Claxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland....
, commissioned 1959 to 1981 - Z5: Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
destroyer, former United States Navy USS DysonUSS Dyson (DD-572)USS Dyson was a of the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Charles W. Dyson .Dyson was launched 15 April 1942 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Tex., sponsored by Mrs...
, commissioned 1960 to 1982 - Z6: Fletcher classFletcher class destroyerThe Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...
destroyer, former United States Navy USS Charles AusburneUSS Charles Ausburne (DD-570)USS Charles Ausburne , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles L. Ausburne, a sailor in World War I who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross....
, commissioned 1960 to 1967 - Z23 through Z30: Type 1936A destroyers
- Z31 through Z34: Type 1936A (Mob) destroyers
- Z35 through Z36: Type 1936B destroyers
- Z37 through Z39: Type 1936A (Mob) destroyers
- Z43 through Z45: Type 1936B destroyers
- Z51: German Type 1942 destroyer launched 1944
External links
- Deutsche Marine – Schiffsliste janmaat.de
- Kriegsmarine ships