List of naval ship classes of Germany

The list of naval ship classes of Germany includes all classes

Ship class

A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. This is distinct from a ship-type, which might reflect a similarity of tonnage or intended use. For example, the is a nuclear aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class....

of naval ship

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 produced or operated in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

from the late 19th century to modern day.

See also:

List of naval ships of Germany for a list of individual ships
List of German Navy ship classes for modern German type classifications

Graf Zeppelin class
Graf Zeppelin class aircraft carrier
The 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...

Displacement: 23,200 tons
Armament: 16 x 15 cm guns, 10 x 10.5 cm guns, 22 x 3.7 cm AA guns, 28 x 2 cm AA guns
Aircraft: Up to 37, including Me.109T
Messerschmitt Bf 109
The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s...

, Ju.87C, and Fi.167
Fieseler Fi 167
|-See also:*Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia-References:* Green, William. Warplanes of the Third Reich. New York: Doubleday, 1972. ISBN 0-385-05782-2....
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 8000 nautical miles (14,816 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Graf Zeppelin
German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin
German 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...

and Flugzeugträger B
Flugzeugträger B
The Flugzeugträger B was the sister ship of the Kriegsmarine's only launched aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin....
Service: Neither vessel was commissioned into service

Battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...

s (Schlachtschiff)

See list of battleships of Germany for detailed listings

Bismarck class
Bismarck class battleship
The 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...
Gneisenau class
Bayern class
Bayern class battleship
The 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...
König class
König class battleship
The 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...
Kaiser class
Helgoland class
Helgoland class battleship
The 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...
Nassau class
Nassau class battleship
The 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...
Deutschland class
Deutschland class battleship
The 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...
Braunschweig class
Braunschweig class battleship
The Braunschweig class battleships were pre-dreadnought battleships of the Kaiserliche Marine . The class comprised five ships: , , , , and...
Wittelsbach class
Wittelsbach class battleship
The 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...
Kaiser Friedrich III class
Kaiser Friedrich III class battleship
Kaiser 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...
Brandenburg class
Brandenburg class battleship
The 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...

Battlecruiser
Battlecruiser
Battlecruisers were large capital ships built in the first half of the 20th century. They were developed in the first decade of the century as the successor to the armoured cruiser, but their evolution was more closely linked to that of the dreadnought battleship...

s (Schlachtkreuzer)

Ersatz Yorck class
Ersatz Yorck class battlecruiser
The Ersatz Yorck class were a group of three battlecruisers ordered for the Imperial German Navy in April 1915. The name derived from the fact that the lead ship was intended as a replacement for the armored cruiser lost to mines in 1914. They were a slightly enlarged version of the , armed with ...
Mackensen class
Mackensen class battlecruiser
The 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...
Derfflinger class
Derfflinger class battlecruiser
The 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...
Seydlitz class
SMS Seydlitz
SMS 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...
Moltke class
Moltke class battlecruiser
The 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...
Von der Tann class
SMS Von der Tann
SMS 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...

Oldenburg class
SMS 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...

Displacement: 5,652 tons
Armament: 8 x 24 cm guns
Armor:
Performance: Speed 13.5 knots (26 km/h)
Ships in class: 1: Oldenburg
SMS 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...
Service: Launched 1884

Siegfried class

Displacement: 3,740 tons
Armament: 3 x 24 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 530 mm belt; 200 mm turret; 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 15 knots (29 km/h); Range 1490 nautical miles (2,759.5 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 6: Siegfried
SMS Siegfried
SMS 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...

, Beowulf
SMS Beowulf
The 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...

, Frithjof
SMS Frithjof
The 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...

, Heimdall
SMS Heimdall
The 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...

, Hildebrand
SMS Hildebrand
The 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...

, Hagen
SMS Hagen
The 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....
Service: Commissioned 1890 to 1896

Odin class

Displacement: 3,740 tons - 4,250 tons
Armament: 3 x 24 cm guns; 8-10 x 8.8 cm guns; 3-4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 530 mm belt; 200 mm turret; 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 15 knots (29 km/h); Range 1490 nautical miles (2,759.5 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Odin
SMS Odin
SMS 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....

, and Ägir
SMS Ägir
SMS Ägir was an Odin class Küstenpanzerschiff which served in the German Imperial Navy prior to and during World War I.-History:...
Service: Commissioned 1890 to 1896

Admiral Hipper class
Admiral Hipper class cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 18,200 tons (18,400 tons for Prinz Eugen)
Armament: 8 x 20 cm (8") guns; 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 6 x 4 cm AA guns; 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 32 x 2 cm AA guns; 12 x 53 cm (21") torpedo tubes (Prinz Eugen shipped 17 x 4 cm guns, 28 x 2 cm guns, and no 3.7 cm guns)
Armor: 80 mm belt; 105 mm turret; 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 32 knots (63 km/h); Range 8000 nautical miles (14,816 km) at 20 knots (Prinz Eugen speed was 33 knots (65 km/h) and range was 7200 nautical miles (13,334.4 km) at 20 knots)
Ships in class: 5: Admiral Hipper
German cruiser Admiral Hipper
Admiral 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...

, Blücher
German cruiser Blücher
Blücher 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...

, Prinz Eugen
German cruiser Prinz Eugen
Prinz 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...

, Seydlitz
German cruiser Seydlitz
Seydlitz 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...

, and Lützow
Service: Three ships completed, commissioned 1939 to 1940, two lost in World War II

Deutschland class
Deutschland class cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 14,500 tons
Armament: 6 x 28 cm (11") guns; 8 x 15 cm guns; 6 x 8.8 cm guns; 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 8 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm (21") torpedo tubes
Armor: 80 mm belt; 140 mm turret; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 28 knots (55 km/h); Range 18650 nautical miles (34,539.8 km) at 15 knots (29 km/h)
Ships in class: 3: Deutschland
German pocket battleship Deutschland
Deutschland 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...

(renamed Lützow), Admiral Scheer
German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer
Admiral Scheer was a Deutschland-class heavy cruiser which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. The vessel was named after Admiral Reinhard Scheer, German commander in the Battle of Jutland. She was laid down at the Reichsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven in June...

, and Admiral Graf Spee
Service: Commissioned 1933 to 1936, both lost during World War II

Blücher
SMS Blücher
SMS 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...

Displacement: 17,500 tons
Armament: 12 x 21 cm guns; 8 x 15 cm guns; 16 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 180 mm belt; 180 mm turret; 70 mm deck
Performance: Speed 26 knots (51 km/h); Range 6600 nautical miles (12,223.2 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1909, sunk 1915

Scharnhorst class
Scharnhorst class armored cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 12,985 tons
Armament: 8 x 21 cm guns; 6 x 15 cm guns; 18 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 150 mm belt; 170 mm turret; 70 mm deck
Performance: Speed 23 knots (45 km/h); Range 5120 nautical miles (9,482.2 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Scharnhorst
SMS Scharnhorst
SMS 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...

and Gniesenau
SMS Gneisenau
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1907 to 1908, both lost in World War I at the Battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle of the Falkland Islands
The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic...

Roon class
Roon class armored cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 10,266 tons
Armament: 4 x 21 cm guns; 10 x 15 cm guns; 14 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 100 mm belt; 150 mm turret; 60 mm deck
Performance: Speed 21 knots (41 km/h); Range 4200 nautical miles (7,778.4 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Roon
SMS Roon
SMS 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...

and Yorck
SMS Yorck
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1905 to 1906, Yorck lost in World War I

Prinz Adalbert class
Prinz Adalbert class armored cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 9,800 tons
Armament: 4 x 21 cm guns; 10 x 15 cm guns; 12 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 100 mm belt; 150 mm turret; 60 mm deck
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 4200 nautical miles (7,778.4 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Prinz Adalbert and Friedrich Carl
SMS Friedrich Carl
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1903 to 1904, both lost in World War I

Prinz Heinrich
SMS Prinz Heinrich
SMS 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,...

Displacement: 9,800 tons
Armament: 2 x 24 cm guns; 10 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 10 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 100 mm turret; 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 4580 nautical miles (8,482.2 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1902

Fürst Bismarck
SMS 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...

Displacement: 11,460 tons
Armament: 4 x 24 cm guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 200 mm belt; 200 mm turret; 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 18 knots (35 km/h); Range 4560 nautical miles (8,445.1 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1900

Victoria Louise class
Victoria Louise class protected cruiser
The 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....

Displacement: 6,790 tons
Armament: 2 x 21 cm (8") guns; 6 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 5 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 100 mm turret; 100 mm deck
Performance: Speed 19 knots (37 km/h); Range 3400 nautical miles (6,296.8 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 5: Victoria Louise
SMS Victoria Louise
Seiner 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....

, Hertha
SMS Hertha
Seiner 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...

, Freya
SMS Freya
Seiner 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...

, Vineta
SMS Vineta
Seiner 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...

, and Hansa
Service: Commissioned 1899

Kaiserin Augusta
SMS Kaiserin Augusta
SMS 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...

Displacement: 6,300 tons
Armament: 4 x 15 cm guns; 6 x 10 cm guns; 5 x 35 cm torpedo tubes (1896 modification added 8 x 15 cm guns and 8 x 8.8 cm guns, removed all 10 cm guns; 1916 modification added 4 x 10 cm guns and 1 x 8.8 cm gun, removed 11 x 15 cm guns and all torpedo tubes)
Armor: 70 mm deck
Performance: Speed 21 knots (41 km/h); Range 3240 nautical miles (6,000.5 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1895

Leipzig class
Leipzig class cruiser
The Leipzig class was a class of light cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, consisting of two ships named after German cities, Leipzig and Nürnberg.-History:...

Displacement: 8,400 tons (9,000 tons for Nürnberg)
Armament: 9 x 15 cm (6") guns; 6 x 8.8 cm guns; 8 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 2 cm guns; 12 x 53 cm (21") torpedo tubes; 120 mines (Nürnberg shipped an additional 2 x 8.8 cm guns and 2 x 4 cm AA guns)
Aircraft: 2 catapult launched Arado Ar 196
Arado Ar 196
-See also:-Bibliography:* Dabrowski, Hans-Peter and Koos, Volker. Arado Ar 196, Germany's Multi-Purpose Seaplane. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History, 1993. ISBN 0-88740-481-2....
Armor: 50 mm belt; 30 mm turret; 20 mm deck
Performance: Speed 32 knots (63 km/h); Range 5700 nautical miles (10,556.4 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Leipzig
German cruiser Leipzig
The 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:...

and Nürnberg
German cruiser Nürnberg
The 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...
Service: Commissioned 1931 and 1935, Leipzig damaged in 1944 in collision and reduced to flaskship, both survived World War II

K class
German K class cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 7,700 tons
Armament: 9 x 15 cm (6") guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 12 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines (1934 modification added 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns and replaced torpedoes with 53 cm tubes; 1940 modification added 4 x 8.8 cm guns; 1945 modification added 10 x 2 cm AA guns)
Armor: 70 mm belt; 20 mm turret; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 32 knots (63 km/h); Range 7300 nautical miles (13,519.6 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 3: Königsberg
German cruiser Königsberg
Königsberg 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...

, Köln
German cruiser Köln
Köln 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...

, Karlsruhe
German cruiser Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe 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...
Service: Commissioned 1929 to 1930, all lost in World War II

Köln class

Displacement: 7,485 tons
Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 3 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 60 cm torpedo tubes; 200 mines
Performance: Speed 29 knots (57 km/h); Range 6000 nautical miles (11,112 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 10: Köln, Dresden
SMS 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...

, Wiesbaden, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Rostock, Frauenlob, Ersatz Köln, Ersatz Emden, and Ersatz Karlsruhe
Service: Seven launched, two commissioned 1918, both scuttled at Scapa Flow

Königsberg class

Displacement: 7,125 tons
Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 200 mines
Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 28 knots (55 km/h); Range 4850 nautical miles (8,982.2 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: Königsberg
SMS 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,...

, Emden, Karlsruhe
SMS 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:...

, and Nürnberg
SMS 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:...
Service: Commissioned 1916 to 1917, two scuttled at Scapa Flow

Emden
German cruiser Emden
The 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....

Displacement: 7,100 tons
Armament: 8 x 15 cm (6") guns; 3 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines (1944 modification replaced 8.8 cm guns with 10.5 cm guns, added 2 x 3.7 cm AA guns and 14 x 2 cm AA guns, and replaced torpedoes with 53 cm (21") tubes)
Armor: 50 mm belt; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 29 knots (57 km/h); Range 6750 nautical miles (12,501 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1925, damaged by bombing April 1945, scuttled May 1945

Graudenz class

Displacement: 6,380 tons
Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines (1915 modification replaced 10.5 cm guns with 7 x 15 cm guns and added 2 x 8.8 cm guns and 2 x 50 cm tubes)
Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 27 knots (53 km/h); Range 5500 nautical miles (10,186 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Graudenz
SMS Graudenz
SMS 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...

and Regensburg
SMS Regensburg
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1915, one lost in World War II

Karlsruhe class

Displacement: 6,190 tons
Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 60 mm belt; 60 mm deck
Performance: Speed 28 knots (55 km/h); Range 5000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Karlsruhe
SMS 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...

and Rostock
SMS Rostock
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1914, both lost in World War I

Brummer class
Brummer class cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 5,850 tons
Armament: 4 x 15 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 400 mines
Armor: 38 mm belt; 16 mm deck
Performance: Speed 28 knots (55 km/h); Range 5800 nautical miles (10,741.6 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Brummer
SMS Brummer
SMS 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...

and Bremse
SMS Bremse
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1916, both scuttled at Scapa Flow

Pillau class

Displacement: 5,250 tons
Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
Armor: 80 mm deck
Performance: Speed 27 knots (53 km/h); Range 4300 nautical miles (7,963.6 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Pillau
SMS Pillau
SMS 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...

and Elbing
SMS Elbing
The SMS Elbing was a German Pillau class light cruiser, named after the East Prussian city of Elbing. Intended for the Russian navy under the name Admiral Newelski , the ship was built at F. Schichau-Werft in Danzig in 1913-1914...
Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1915, one lost in World War I, one lost in World War II

Wiesbaden class

Displacement: 5,200 tons
Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 4 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 27 knots (53 km/h); Range 4800 nautical miles (8,889.6 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Wiesbaden
SMS Wiesbaden
SMS 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:...

and Frankfurt
SMS Frankfurt
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1915, one lost in World War I

Kolberg class
Kolberg class cruiser
The Kolberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.- Literature :...

Displacement: 4,900 tons
Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 100 mines (1917 modification replaced 10.5 cm guns with 6 x 15 cm guns and 2 x 8.8 cm guns)
Armor: 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 26 knots (51 km/h); Range 3250 nautical miles (6,019 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: Kolberg
SMS Kolberg
SMS 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 :...

, Augsburg
SMS Augsburg
The 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....

, Köln, and Mainz
SMS Mainz
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1909 to 1911, two lost in World War I

Magdeburg class

Displacement: 4,570 tons
Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
Performance: Speed 27 knots (53 km/h); Range 5820 nautical miles (10,778.6 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: Magdeburg
SMS Magdeburg
Seiner 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...

, Breslau
SMS Breslau
SMS 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...

, Stralsund
SMS Stralsund
SMS 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...

, and Straßburg
Service: Commissioned 1912, two lost in World War I

Gefion
SMS Gefion
SMS 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...

Displacement: 4,275 tons
Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 6 x 5 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 3500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1894

Dresden class

Displacement: 4,250 tons
Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 10 x machineguns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 100 mm belt; 25 mm deck
Performance: Speed 25 knots (49 km/h); Range 3600 nautical miles (6,667.2 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 3: , and
Service: Commissioned 1908 to 1909, both lost in World War I

Königsberg class

Displacement: 3,800 tons
Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 8 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Armor: 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 25 knots (49 km/h); Range 4170 nautical miles (7,722.8 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: Königsberg, Nürnberg
SMS Nürnberg
There have been two ships in the German Imperial Navy named SMS Nürnberg :*SMS Nürnberg *SMS Nürnberg...

, Stettin
SMS Stettin
SMS 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...

, and Stuttgart
SMS Stuttgart
SMS 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...
Service: Commissioned 1904 to 1907, two lost in World War I

Bremen class
Bremen class cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 3,700 tons
Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes (1916 modification added 2 x 15 cm guns and removed 4 x 10.5 cm guns)
Armor: 50 mm deck
Performance: Speed 23 knots (45 km/h); Range 4690 nautical miles (8,685.9 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 7: Bremen
SMS Bremen
SMS 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:...

, Berlin
SMS Berlin
SMS 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....

, Danzig, Hamburg
SMS Hamburg
The 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....

, Leipzig
SMS Leipzig
SMS 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...

, München
SMS München
SMS München was a of the Kaiserliche Marine, named after the city of Munich....

, and Lübeck
SMS Lübeck
The 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...
Service: Commissioned 1904 to 1907, two lost in World War I, one lost in World War II

Gazelle class
Gazelle class cruiser
The 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...

Displacement: 2,900 tons
Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 14 x machineguns; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
Armor: 25 mm deck
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 3570 nautical miles (6,611.6 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 10: Gazelle, Niobe
SMS Niobe
SMS 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...

, Nymphe, Thetis
SMS Thetis
Three 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....

, Ariadne
SMS Ariadne
SMS 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...

, Amazone
SMS Amazone
Two German ships has been named SMS Amazone.*SMS Amazone *SMS Amazone...

, Medusa, Frauenlob
SMS Frauenlob
SMS 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...

, Arcona
SMS Arcona
SMS 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:...

, and Undine
SMS Undine
SMS 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....
Service: Commissioned 1900 to 1904, three lost in World War I, two lost in World War II

Greif
SMS Greif
SMS Greif was a converted freighter serving as a merchant raider with Imperial Germany.Originally named Guben, she was a steel-hulled steamship owned by the German-Australian Line , Hamburg. Greif was converted for military service at Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, in 1915...

Displacement: 2,266 tons
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 8 x 8.8 cm guns; 10 x 3.7 cm revolving cannon
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 3500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1887

Hela
SMS Hela
SMS 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...

Displacement: 2,080 tons
Armament: 4 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 5 cm guns; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 3000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1896, sunk 1914

Bussard class

Displacement: 1,860 tons
Armament: 8 x 10.5 cm guns; 5 x revolver cannon; 2 x 35 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h); Range 3040 nautical miles (5,630.1 km) at 9 knots (18 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Seeadler
SMS Seeadler
SMS 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...

and Condor
Service: Commissioned 1892 to 1893, one lost in World War I

Lütjens class
Lütjens class destroyer
The 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 103)

Displacement: 4,720 tons
Armament: 2 x 127 mm guns; 2 x 20 mm autocannon; 1 x Mark 13 launcher with 40 missiles; 2 x Mark 49 launchers with 42 missiles; 6 x 324 mm torpedo tubes; 1 x ASROC launcher with 8 rockets
Performance: Speed 32 knots (63 km/h)
Ships in class: 3: D185 Lütjens, D186 Mölders, and D187 Rommel
Service: Commissioned from 1969, last decommissioned 2003

Hamburg class
Hamburg class destroyer
The 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 101)

Displacement: 4,360 tons
Armament: 3 x 100 mm DP guns; 4 x twin 40 mm AA guns; 2 x twin MM38 Exocet launchers; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x quad 375 mm anti submarine rocket launchers; 10 x depth charges; 90 x mines
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 3400 nautical miles (6,296.8 km) at 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: D181 Hamburg, D182 Schleswig-Holstein, D183 Bayern, and D184 Hessen
Service: Commissioned from 1964, last decommissioned 1994, all scrapped

Type 1936C

Displacement: 3,680 tons
Armament: 6 x 12.8 cm DP guns; 6 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 14 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 37 knots (73 km/h); Range 2500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 2
Service: Neither completed

Type 1936A

Displacement: 3,600 tons
Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 5 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 37 knots (73 km/h); Range 2175 nautical miles (4,028 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 8 (Z23 to Z30)
Service: Commissioned 1940 to 1941, 4 lost in World War II, last scrapped 1958

Type 1936A (Mob)

Displacement: 3,590 tons
Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 37 knots (73 km/h); Range 2240 nautical miles (4,148.5 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 7 (Z31 to Z34 and Z37 to Z39)
Service: Commissioned 1942 to 1943, 2 lost in World War II, last scrapped 1964

Type 1936B

Displacement: 3,540 tons
Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 16 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 76 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 2600 nautical miles (4,815.2 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 5 (Z35, Z36, and Z43 to Z45)
Service: Three ships commissioned 1943 to 1944, all lost in World War II

Type 1936

Displacement: 3,400 tons
Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 4 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 40 knots (78 km/h); Range 2050 nautical miles (3,796.6 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 6 (Z17 to Z22)
Service: Commissioned 1938 to 1939, 5 lost in World War II, survivor scrapped 1956

Type 1934

Displacement: 3,150 tons
Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 1900 nautical miles (3,518.8 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 4 (Z1 to Z4)
Service: Commissioned 1937, three sunk 1940, survivor scrapped 1947

Type 1934A

Displacement: 3,110 tons
Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 2040 nautical miles (3,778.1 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 12 (Z5 to Z16)
Service: Commissioned 1937 to 1939, 7 lost in World War II, last scrapped 1958

Type 1942

Displacement: 2,720 tons
Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm guns; 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 50 mines
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 5500 nautical miles (10,186 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 1 (Z51)
Service: Launched but never commissioned

Flottentorpedoboot

Displacement: 2,587 tons
Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm gun; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 16 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 50 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 2350 nautical miles (4,352.2 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 3
Service: None commissioned

Type 1916

Displacement: 2,415 tons
Armament: 4 x 15 cm gun; 4 x machineguns; 4 x 60 cm torpedo tube; 40 x mines
Performance: Speed 37 knots (73 km/h); Range 2500 nautical miles (4,630 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 12 (S113
SMS S113
SMS 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:...

to S115, V116
SMS V116
SMS 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:...

to V118, G119 to G121, and B122 to B124)
Service: 11 launched, 2 commissioned 1918 to 1919, all scrapped by 1939

Fletcher class
Fletcher class destroyer
The 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...

(Type 119)

Displacement: 2,050 tons
Armament: 5 x 5" guns; 10 x 40 mm AA guns; 10 x 20 mm AA guns; 2 x quintuple 21" torpedo tubes; 6 x depth charge launchers; 2 x depth charge racks
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h)
Ships in class: 6
Service: Ex USN World War II destroyers, commissioned from 1959, last decommissioned 1981

Torpedobootzertörer

Displacement: 1,843 tons
Armament: 4 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 12 mines
Performance: Speed 37 knots (73 km/h); Range 2620 nautical miles (4,852.2 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 8 (B97, B98, V99, V100, and B109 to B112)
Service: Commissioned 1915, one lost in World War I, five scuttled at Scapa Flow

Type 212

Displacement: 1,830 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 12 x torpedoes; 24 x mines external; IDAS missiles
IDAS (missile)
For other uses, see Idas .IDAS is a short-range missile currently being developed for the new Type 212 submarine class of the German Navy....
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h) submerged; Range 420 nautical miles (777.8 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged, 8000 nautical miles (14,816 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced; Depth 700 m
Ships in class: 4 (U-31 to U-34), 2 ordered, 6 more planned
Commissioned: 4 commissioned

Type XXI
German Type XXI submarine
Type XXI U-boats, also known as "Elektroboote", were the first submarines designed to operate primarily submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a means to escape detection or launch an attack.-Description:...

Displacement: 1,819 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 23 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h) submerged; Range 340 nautical miles (629.7 km) at 5 knots (10 km/h) submerged, 15500 nautical miles (28,706 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 118 (U-2501 to U-2531, U-2533 to U-2536, U-2538 to U-2546, U-2548, U-2551, U-2552, U-3001 to U-3035, U-3037 to U-3041, U-3044, and U-3501 to U-3530)
Commissioned: 1944
Fate: Few were ever launched, and all were captured by Allied Forces at the end of the Second world war.

Type XVIII

Displacement: 1,652 tons submerged
Armament: 23 x torpedoes
Performance: Speed 24 knots (47 km/h) submerged; Range 202 nautical miles (374 km) at 24 knots (47 km/h) submerged, 3000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 2 (U-796 and U-797)
Commissioned: None
Fate: Cancelled while building March 1944

Type IXD
German Type IX submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for...

Displacement: 1,232 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 24 x torpedoes or 48 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 57 nautical miles (106 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 23700 nautical miles (43,892.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 230 m
Ships in class: 30 (U-177 to U-182, U-195 to U-200, U-847 to U-852, U-859 to U-864, and U-871 to U-876
Commissioned: 1942
Fate:

Type IXC/40
German Type IX submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for...

Displacement: 1,232 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 x torpedoes or 44 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 63 nautical miles (117 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 13850 nautical miles (25,650.2 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 230 m
Ships in class: 87 (U-167 to U-170, U-183 to U-194, U-525 to U-550, U-801 to U-806, U-841 to U-846, U-853 to U-858, U-865 to U-870, U-877 to U-881, U-889, and U-1221 to U-1235)
Commissioned: 1942
Fate:

Type IXC
German Type IX submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for...

Displacement: 1,232 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 x torpedoes or 44 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 63 nautical miles (117 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 13450 nautical miles (24,909.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 230 m
Ships in class: 54 (U-66 to U-68, U-125 to U-131, U-153 to U-166, U-171 to U-176, and U-501 to U-524)
Commissioned: 1941
Fate:

Type IXB
German Type IX submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for...

Displacement: 1,178 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 (32) x torpedoes or 44 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 78 nautical miles (144 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 10500 nautical miles (19,446 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 230 m
Ships in class: 14 (U-64, U-65, U-103 to U-111, and U-122 to U-124)
Commissioned: 1939
Fate:

Type IX
German Type IX submarine
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern United States in an attempt to disrupt the stream of troops and supplies bound for...

Displacement: 1,152 tons submerged
Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 (32) x torpedoes or 44 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 78 nautical miles (144 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 10500 nautical miles (19,446 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 230 m
Ships in class: 8 (U-37 to U-44)
Commissioned: 1938
Fate: Six sunk in World War II

Type VIIC/42
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

Displacement: 1,099 tons submerged
Armament: 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 16 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 80 nautical miles (148.2 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 12600 nautical miles (23,335.2 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 270 m
Ships in class: 164 ordered
Commissioned: None
Fate: All contracts cancelled 1943

Type IA
German Type I submarine
The 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...

Displacement: 983 tons submerged
Armament: 1 x 10.5 cm deck gun; 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 28 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 78 nautical miles (144 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 7900 nautical miles (14,630.8 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 200 m
Ships in class: 2 (U-25, U-26)
Commissioned: 1936
Fate: Both sunk 1940

Type VIIC/41
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

Displacement: 871 tons submerged
Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 80 nautical miles (148.2 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 8500 nautical miles (15,742 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 250 m
Ships in class: 91
Commissioned: 1943
Fate:

Type VIIC
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

Displacement: 871 tons submerged
Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 80 nautical miles (148.2 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 8500 nautical miles (15,742 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 220 m
Ships in class: 568
Commissioned: 1941
Fate:

Type VIIB
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

Displacement: 857 tons submerged
Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 90 nautical miles (166.7 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 8700 nautical miles (16,112.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 220 m
Ships in class: 24 (U-45 to U-55, U-73 to U-76, U-83 to U-87, and U-99 to U-102)
Commissioned: 1938
Fate:

Type VIIA
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

Displacement: 745 tons submerged
Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 11 x torpedoes or 22 x mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 94 nautical miles (174 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 6200 nautical miles (11,482.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 220 m
Ships in class: 10 (U-27 to U-36)
Commissioned: 1936
Fate: All lost during World War II

Type 206A
Type 206 submarine
The 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...

Displacement: 498 tons submerged
Armament: 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 8 x torpedoes; 24 x mines external
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h) submerged; Range 228 nautical miles (422 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 4500 nautical miles (8,334 km) at 6 knots (12 km/h) surfaced; Depth > 100 m
Ships in class: 18 (U-13 to U-30)
Commissioned: 1973-1975
Fate: 7 remain in active service

Type 205
Type 205 submarine
The 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...

Displacement: 500 tons submerged
Armament: 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h) submerged; Range 228 nautical miles (422 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 4200 nautical miles (7,778.4 km) at 5 knots (10 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 11 (U-1, U-2, U-4 to U-11)
Commissioned: 1963
Fate: Decommissioned 2005

Type 201
Type 201 submarine
The 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...

Displacement: 450 tons submerged
Armament: 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 8 x torpedoes or 16 x mines
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h) submerged
Ships in class: 4 (U-1 to U-4)
Commissioned: 1962
Fate: Decommissioned by 1967 for rebuilding to Type 205A standard

Type IID
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Displacement: 364 tons submerged
Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 56 nautical miles (104 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 5650 nautical miles (10,463.8 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced; Depth 150 m
Ships in class: 16 (U-137 to U-152)
Commissioned: 1939

Type IIC
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Displacement: 341 tons submerged
Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 42 nautical miles (78 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 3800 nautical miles (7,037.6 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced; Depth 150 m
Ships in class: 8 (U-56 to U-63)
Commissioned: 1937

Type IIB
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Displacement: 328 tons submerged
Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 43 nautical miles (80 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 3100 nautical miles (5,741.2 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced; Depth 150 m
Ships in class: 20 (U-7 to U-24, U-120, U-121)
Commissioned: 1935

Type IIA
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Displacement: 303 tons submerged
Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 35 nautical miles (65 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 1600 nautical miles (2,963.2 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced; Depth 150 m
Ships in class: 6 (U-1 to U-6)
Commissioned: 1935
Fate: Three lost in World War II, survivors stricken 1944

Type XXIII
German Type XXIII submarine
German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboats to become operational. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II. They were so...

Displacement: 258 tons submerged
Armament: 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 2 x torpedoes
Performance: Speed 12 knots (24 km/h) submerged; Range 194 nautical miles (359 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 2600 nautical miles (4,815.2 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 61 (U-2321 to U-2369, U-2371, U-4701 to U-4707, and U-4709 to U-4712)
Commissioned: 1944
Fate: 7 lost in World War II

Type UC-90 (or UC-III) long-range mine laying submarine

Displacement: 571 tons submerged
Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 1 x 3.4 in gun; and 14 x mines
Performance: Speed 11.5 knots (22.5 km/h) surfaced; 6.6 knots (12.9 km/h) submerged
Ships in class: UC-97 and ???
Commissioned: never commissioned
Fate: launched on 17 March 1918; sunk 7 June 1921 in target practice by the USS Wilmette in Lake Michigan about 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Highland Park, IL.

Type UE-II long-range mine laying submarine

Displacement: 2,177 tons submerged
Armament: ??? and mines
Performance:
Ships in class: U-117 and ???
Commissioned: 28 March 1918
Fate: U-117 sunk in 1919 as a target in tests by Billy Mitchell.

Type XB
German Type X submarine
Type X U-boats were a special type of German submarine . Although intended as long-range mine-layers, they were later used as long-range cargo transports, a task they shared with the Type IXD and Italian Romolo-class submarines.-History:...

mine laying submarine

Displacement: 2,177 tons submerged
Armament: 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 15 x torpedoes and 66 x SMA mines
Performance: Speed 7 knots (14 km/h) submerged; Range 93 nautical miles (172 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 18450 nautical miles (34,169.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 220 m
Ships in class: 8 (U-116 to U-119, U-219, U-220, U-233, and U-234)
Commissioned: 1941
Fate: Six lost in World War II

Type XIV
German Type XIV submarine
The Type XIV U-boat was a modification of the Type IXD, designed to resupply other U-boats. They were nicknamed "Milchkuh/Milchkühe " . They had no torpedo tubes or deck guns, only anti-aircraft guns. Due to its large size, the Type XIV could resupply other boats with 400 tons of fuel, four...

supply submarine

Displacement: 1,932 tons submerged
Armament: 3 x AA guns
Performance: Speed 6 knots (12 km/h) submerged; Range 55 nautical miles (102 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 12350 nautical miles (22,872.2 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 240 m
Ships in class: 10 (U-459 to U-464 and U-487 to U-490)
Commissioned: 1941
Fate:

Type VIIF
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

torpedo supply submarine

Displacement: 1,181 tons submerged
Armament: 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 75 nautical miles (139 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 14700 nautical miles (27,224.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 200 m
Ships in class: 4 (U-1059 to U-1062)
Commissioned: 1943
Fate:

Type VIID
German Type VII submarine
Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. The Type VII was based on earlier German submarine designs going back to the World War I Type UB III, designed through the Dutch dummy company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag which was set up by Germany after...

mine laying submarine

Displacement: 1,080 tons submerged
Armament: 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines and 15 x SMA mines
Performance: Speed 8 knots (16 km/h) submerged; Range 69 nautical miles (128 km) at 4 knots (8 km/h) submerged, 11200 nautical miles (20,742.4 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h) surfaced; Depth 200 m
Ships in class: 6 (U-213 to U-218)
Commissioned: 1941
Fate: Five lost in World War II

Type XVIIB research submarine

Displacement: 337 tons submerged
Armament: None
Performance: Speed 25 knots (49 km/h) submerged; Range 123 nautical miles (228 km) at 25 knots (49 km/h) submerged, 3000 nautical miles (5,556 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 12 (U-1405 to U-1416)
Commissioned: Three from 1944
Fate: Three scuttled May 1945, nine cancelled while building

Hans Techel class (Type 202)

Displacement: 137 tons submerged
Armament: 2 x short torpedo tubes with 2 x torpedoes or 4 x mines
Performance: Speed 13 knots (25 km/h) submerged
Ships in class: 2: S172 Hans Techel and S173 Friedrich Schürer
Service: Commissioned from 1965, both decommissioned 1966 and scrapped

Type XVIIA research submarine

Displacement: 309 tons submerged
Armament: None
Performance: Speed 25 knots (49 km/h) submerged; Range 127 nautical miles (235 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h) submerged, 2910 nautical miles (5,389.3 km) at 8 knots (16 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 4 (U-792 to U-795)
Commissioned: 1943
Fate: All scuttled May 1944

Type XXVIIB5 Seehund
Seehund
The Seehund , also known as Type XXVII, was a successful series of German midget submarines created during World War II...

Displacement: 17 tons submerged
Armament: 2 x torpedoes
Performance: Range 300 m at 7 knots (14 km/h); Depth 50 m
Ships in class: 285
Commissioned: 1944
Fate: 35 lost during World War II

Type XXVII Hecht

Displacement:
Armament: 1 x torpedo or 1 x limpet mine
Limpet mine
A limpet mine is a type of naval mine attached to a target by magnets; they are so named because of their superficial similarity to the limpet, a type of mollusk....
Performance: Range 40 nautical miles (74.1 km) at 6 knots (12 km/h) submerged or 78 nautical miles (144 km) at 3 knots (6 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 53
Commissioned: 1944
Fate:

Molch
Molch
The Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II...

Displacement: 11 tons
Armament: 2 x torpedoes
Performance: Range 40 nautical miles (74.1 km) at 5 knots (10 km/h) submerged
Ships in class: 393
Commissioned: 1944
Fate:

Biber
Biber
The Biber was a German midget submarine of the Second World War. Armed with two externally mounted 21-inch torpedoes or mines, they were intended to attack coastal shipping. They were the smallest submarines in the Kriegsmarine.The Biber was hastily developed to help meet the threat of an Allied...

Displacement: 6.5 tons
Armament: 2 x torpedoes
Performance: Range 9 nautical miles (17 km) at 5 knots (10 km/h) submerged or 130 nautical miles (240.8 km) at 6 knots (12 km/h) surfaced
Ships in class: 324
Commissioned: 1944
Fate:

Sachsen class
Sachsen class frigate
The 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)

Displacement: 5,690 tons
Armament: 1 x VLS with 56 missiles; 42 x RAM missiles; 8 x Harpoon missiles; 1 x 76 mm DP gun; 2 x 27 mm autocannon; 2 x triple torpedo launchers
Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for two Sea Lynx
Westland Lynx
The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants...

or MH90
NHI NH90
The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries. The first prototype had its maiden flight in December 1995...

helicopters
Performance: Speed 29 knots (57 km/h); Range 4000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 3: F219 Sachsen, F220 Hamburg, F221 Hessen
Service: Commissioned from 2004, all currently in service

F125 class
F125 class frigate
F125 is the project name for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen...

(Type 125)

Displacement: 7,200 tons
Armament: 8 x anti-ship/land-attack missiles; 42 x RAM missiles; 1 x 127 mm gun; 2 x MLG 27 autocannon; 5 x 12.7 mm remote machineguns; 2 12.7 mm mac

hineguns, water cannons

Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for two helicopters
Performance: Speed 27 knots (53 km/h); Range 4000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: None
Service: Under development

Brandenburg class
Brandenburg class frigate
The 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)

Displacement: 4,900 tons
Armament: 1 x Mark 41 VLS with 16 missiles; 2 x Mark 49 launcher with 42 missiles; 4 x Exocet missiles; 1 x 76 mm DP gun; 2 x 27 mm autocannon; 4 x 324 mm torpedo tubes
Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for Sea Lynx
Westland Lynx
The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants...

helicopters
Performance: Speed 29 knots (57 km/h); Range 4000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: F215 Brandenburg, F216 Schleswig-Holstein, F217 Bayern, and F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Service: Commissioned from 1994, all currently in service

Bremen class
Bremen class frigate
The 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)

Displacement: 3,680 tons
Armament: 1 x 76 mm guns; rocket launchers; 1 8 cell launch system, 16 Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles; 2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers; 2 MK 49 launcher, 21 RAM each; 2 MLG 27 mm autocannons; 2 Mark 32 324 mm twin torpedo launchers with 8 Mark 46 torpedoes
Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for Sea Lynx helicopters
Performance: Speed 30 knots (59 km/h); Range more than 4000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 8: F207 Bremen, F208 Niedersachsen, F209 Rheinland-Pfalz, F210 Emden, F211 Köln, F212 Karlsruhe, F213 Augsburg, and F214 Lübeck
Service: Commissioned from 1982, all currently in service

Köln class
Köln class frigate
The 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)

Displacement: 2,969 tons
Armament: 2 x 100 mm guns; 2 x twin 40 mm AA guns; 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x quad 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers; depth charges; mines
Performance: Speed 34 knots (67 km/h); Range 2700 nautical miles (5,000.4 km) at 22 knots (43 km/h)
Ships in class: 6: F220 Köln, F221 Emden, F222 Augsburg, F223 Karlsruhe, F224 Lübeck
German 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...

, and F225 Braunschweig
Service: Commissioned from 1961, last decommissioned 1989

Braunschweig class
Braunschweig class corvette
The 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)

Displacement: 1,840 tons
Armament: 1 x 76 mm gun; 2 x 27 mm autocannon; 42 x RAM missiles; 4 x RBS-15 missiles; mines
Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for unmanned aerial vehicles
Performance: Speed 26 knots (51 km/h); Range 4000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 15 knots (29 km/h)
Ships in class: 5: F260 Braunschweig, F261 Magdeburg, F262 Erfurt, F263 Oldenburg, and F264 Ludwigshafen
Service: Five ships in service, at least five more planned

Flottenbegleiter
Flottenbegleiter
The F class escort ships were a class of fleet escorts used by the Kriegsmarine during the Second World War. Ten ships were built in total, of a type roughly comparable to British frigates or American destroyer escorts. They were the only such type of ship built by the Kriegsmarine...

Displacement: 1,030 tons
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 2 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 28 knots (55 km/h); Range 1965 nautical miles (3,639 km) at 13 knots (25 km/h)
Ships in class: 10
Service: Commissioned 1936 to 1938, four lost in World War II, many converted to other roles

Type 1916 (Mob)

Displacement: 1,560 tons
Armament: 4 x 10.5 cm gun; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 40 mines
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 2000 nautical miles (3,704 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 33 (V170 to V177, S178 to S185, and H186 to H202)
Service: 4 commissioned 1919 to 1921

Type 1924

Displacement: 1,320 tons
Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 2000 nautical miles (3,704 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 6
Service: Commissioned 1928 to 1929, all lost in World War II

Type 1916 (Mob)

Displacement: 1,290 tons
Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm gun; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 40 mines
Performance: Speed 34 knots (67 km/h); Range 1960 nautical miles (3,629.9 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 46 (G96, V125 to V130, S131 to S139, V140 to V144, H145 to H147, G148 to G150, World War I51, S152 to S157, V158 to V165, H166 to H169)
Service: 36 launched, 20 commissioned 1916 to 1918, one lost in World War I, nine scuttled at Scapa Flow

Type 1923

Displacement: 1,250 tons
Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
Performance: Speed 33 knots (65 km/h); Range 1800 nautical miles (3,333.6 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 6
Service: Commissioned 1926 to 1927, all lost in World War II

Type 1937

Displacement: 1,100 tons
Armament: 1 x 10.5 cm gun; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 1070 nautical miles (1,981.6 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 9 (T12 to T21)
Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1942, four lost in World War II, all but one scrapped by 1952

Type 1935

Displacement: 1,100 tons
Armament: 1 x 10.5 cm gun; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
Performance: Speed 35 knots (69 km/h); Range 1070 nautical miles (1,981.6 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 12 (T1 to T12)
Service: Commissioned 1939 to 1940, seven lost in World War II, all but one scrapped by 1952

Type 1913

Displacement: 1,100 tons
Armament: 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 24 mines
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 1800 nautical miles (3,333.6 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 71 (V25 to V30, S31 to S36
SMS S36
SMS S36 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 12th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by Schichau-Werke in Elbing, she was launched in October 1914...

, G37
SMS G37
SMS 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...

, G38
SMS G38
SMS 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:...

, G39
SMS G39
SMS 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...

, G40
SMS G40
SMS 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:...

, G41
SMS G41
SMS 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...

, G42
SMS G42
SMS 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...

, V43, V44, V45
SMS V45
SMS 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...

, V46
SMS V46
SMS V46 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the German Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 22nd ship of her class.-Construction:Built by AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard, Germany, she was launched in December 1914...

, V47, V48
SMS V48
SMS V48 was a Großes Torpedoboot 1913 class torpedo boat of the Deutschen Kaiserliche Marine during World War I, and the 24th ship of her class.-Construction:Built by AG Vulcan Stettin shipyard, Germany, she was launched in August 1915...

, S49 to S66, V67 to V84, and G85
SMS G85
SMS 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...

to G95)
Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1917

Type 1906

Displacement: 800 tons
Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm guns; 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 34 knots (67 km/h); Range 1250 nautical miles (2,315 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 59 (S138 to S149, V150 to V164, S165 to S168, G169 to G175, S176 to S179, V180 to V191, and G192 to G197)
Service: Commissioned 1907 to 1911

Type 1911

Displacement: 750 tons
Armament: 2 x 8.8 cm gun; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 34 knots (67 km/h); Range 1150 nautical miles (2,129.8 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 24 (V1 to V6, G7 to G12, and S13 to S24)
Service: Commissioned 1912 to 1913

Type 1898

Displacement: 600 tons
Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm gun; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 5 cm guns; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 32 knots (63 km/h); Range 1500 nautical miles (2,778 km) at 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 49 (S90 to S133 and G134 to G137)
Service: Commissioned 1899 to 1907, 12 lost in World War I, last scrapped in 1921

Type 1916

Displacement: 390 tons
Armament: 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 1 x 45 cm torpedo tube; depth charges
Performance: Speed 28 knots (55 km/h); Range 800 nautical miles (1,481.6 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 68 (A56 to A113)
Service: 40 launched, 36 commissioned 1917 to 1918, 9 lost in World War II, most scrapped by 1923

Type 1915

Displacement: 250 tons
Armament: 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 1 x 45 cm torpedo tube; depth charges
Performance: Speed 26 knots (51 km/h); Range 690 nautical miles (1,277.9 km) at 20 knots (39 km/h)
Ships in class: 30 (A26 to A55)
Service: Commissioned 1916 to 1917

Type 1897

Displacement: 175 tons
Armament: 3 x 5 cm gun; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 26 knots (51 km/h); Range 1600 nautical miles (2,963.2 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 8 (S82 to S89)
Service: Commissioned 1897 to 1898, all scrapped in 1921

Type 1892

Displacement: 175 tons
Armament: 1 x 5 cm gun; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 23 knots (45 km/h); Range 1700 nautical miles (3,148.4 km) at 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 16 (S66 to S81)
Service: Commissioned 1892 to 1896, four lost in World War I, last scrapped in 1921

Type 1885

Displacement: 150 tons
Armament: 1 x 5 cm gun; 2 x 3.7 cm revolver cannon; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 22 knots (43 km/h); Range 2250 nautical miles (4,167 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 59 (S7 to S65)
Service: Commissioned 1885 to 1892, 15 lost in World War I, last scrapped 1921

Type 1914

Displacement: 148 tons
Armament: 1 x 5 cm gun; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 4 mines
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 440 nautical miles (814.9 km) at 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 25 (A1 to A25)
Service: Commissioned 1915

Albatros class
Albatros class fast attack craft
The 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)

Displacement: 398 tons
Armament: 2 x 76 mm guns; 4 x Exocet missiles; 2 x torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 40 knots (78 km/h)
Ships in class: 10 (S61 to S70)
Service: Commissioned from 1976, last decommissioned 2005

Gepard class
Gepard class fast attack craft
The 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)

Displacement: 391 tons
Armament: 1 x 76 mm gun; 4 x Exocet missiles; 21 RAM missiles; 2 x MG50 machine guns; mines
Performance: Speed 40 knots (78 km/h)
Ships in class: 10 (S71 to S80)
Service: Commissioned from 1982, currently in service

Tiger class
Tiger class fast attack craft
The 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)

Displacement: 265 tons
Armament: 1 x 76 mm gun; 4 x Exocet missiles; 1 x 40 mm gun; 8 x mines
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h)
Ships in class: 20 (S41 to S60)
Service: Commissioned from 1972, last decommissioned 2002

Zobel class
Zobel class fast attack craft
The 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...

(Type 142)

Displacement: 205 tons
Armament: 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 42 knots (82 km/h)
Ships in class: 10 (S31 to S40)
Service: Commissioned from 1961, last decommissioned 1984

Seeadler class
Seeadler class fast attack craft
The 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....

(Type 141)

Displacement: 190 tons
Armament: 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 4 x depth charges
Performance: Speed 43 knots (84 km/h)
Ships in class: 10 (S6 to S11 and S25 to S28)
Service: Commissioned from 1958, last decommissioned 1976

Jaguar class
Jaguar class fast attack craft
The 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)

Displacement: 183 tons
Armament: 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 4 x depth charges (optionally may ship 2 x minelaying ramps instead of two tubes)
Performance: Speed 42 knots (82 km/h); Range 700 nautical miles (1,296.4 km)
Ships in class: 20 (S1 to S5, S12 to S24, S29, and S30)
Service: Commissioned from 1957, last decommissioned 1975

Type 1939/40

Displacement: 110 tons
Armament: 6 x 3 cm AA gun; 2 x 2 cm AA gun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 8 mines
Performance: Speed 41 knots (80 km/h)
Ships in class: 220 (S26 to S29, S38 to S53, S62 to S150; S159 to S232; S301 to S328; S701 to S709)
Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1945, many scrapped before completion

Type 1939

Displacement: 102 tons
Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 8 x machineguns; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 6 mines
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 800 nautical miles (1,481.6 km) at 30 knots (59 km/h)
Ships in class: 16 (S30 to S37, S54 to S61)
Service: Commissioned 1939 to 1941, twelve lost in World War II

Type 1937

Displacement: 105 tons
Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 1 x machinegun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 40 knots (78 km/h); Range 700 nautical miles (1,296.4 km) at 35 knots (69 km/h)
Ships in class: 8 (S18 to S25)
Service: Commissioned 1938 to 1939, one lost in World War II

Type 1934

Displacement: 105 tons
Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 1 x machinegun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 37 knots (73 km/h); Range 500 nautical miles (926 km) at 32 knots (63 km/h)
Ships in class: 4 (S14 to S17)
Service: Commissioned 1936 to 1938, two lost in World War II, others turned over to Allies

Type 1933

Displacement: 90 tons
Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 4 x machineguns; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 36 knots (71 km/h); Range 600 nautical miles (1,111.2 km) at 30 knots (59 km/h)
Ships in class: 7 (S7 to S13)
Service: Commissioned 1934 to 1935, one scuttled in World War II, remainder turned over to Allies

Nasty class
Tjeld class patrol boat
The Tjeld class were a class of fast patrol boats designed in Norway. They were used as torpedo boats in Norway where this type of vessel were called MTBs or motor torpedo boats . The class was also known as the Nasty class....

(Type 152)

Displacement: 398 tons
Armament: 2 x 76 mm guns; 4 x Exocet missiles; 2 x torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 40 knots (78 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Hugin and Munin
Service: Commissioned from 1960, both decommissioned 1964

Type 1931

Displacement: 57 tons
Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
Performance: Speed 33 knots (65 km/h); Range 580 nautical miles (1,074.2 km) at 22 knots (43 km/h)
Ships in class: 4 (S2 to S5)
Service: Commissioned 1932, all to Spain in 1936

Leichte Schnellboote

Displacement: 12 tons
Armament: 2 x 2 cm guns; 1 x machinegun; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 4 mines
Performance: Speed 40 knots (78 km/h); Range 300 nautical miles (555.6 km) at 30 knots (59 km/h)
Ships in class: 12
Service: Commissioned 1940 to 1944, all but one lost during World War II

Sperrbrecher
Sperrbrecher
A Sperrbrecher , was a German auxiliary ship of the Second World War that was intended to serve as a type of minesweeper, by sailing ahead of other vessels through minefields, intending to detonate any mines in their path...

Displacement: 7,500 tons (typical)
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 15 x 2 cm AA guns (typical)
Performance: Speed 14 knots (typical)
Ships in class: Around 100
Service: Converted from merchant ships through World War II, about 50 lost, many returned to merchant duties after the war

Type 1935

Displacement: 870 tons
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 1 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers; 30 mines
Performance: Speed 18 knots (35 km/h); Range 5000 nautical miles (9,260 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 69
Service: Commissioned 1938 to 1943, 34 lost during World War II, five served with German Federal Navy

Type 1943

Displacement: 821 tons
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 8 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers; 24 mines
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h); Range 3600 nautical miles (6,667.2 km) at 11 knots (22 km/h)
Ships in class: 17
Service: Commissioned 1944 to 1945, one lost during World War II

Type 1941

Displacement: 775 tons
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 10 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h); Range 4000 nautical miles (7,408 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 131
Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1944, 63 lost during World War II, five served with German Federal Navy

Ensdorf class
Ensdorf class minesweeper
The 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)

Displacement: 650 tons
Armament:
Bofors 40 mm/L70
Bofors 40 mm gun
The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...

dual-purpose gun (to be upgraded to 2 Mauser MLG27
Mauser BK-27
The BK 27 is a caliber revolver cannon manufactured by Mauser of Germany...

27 mm remote-controlled guns)
Fliegerfaust 2
FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile , which can be adapted to fire from ground vehicles and helicopters , developed in the United States and entered into service in 1981. Used by the militaries of the U.S...

surface-to-air missile
Surface-to-air missile
A surface-to-air missile or ground-to-air missile is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles...

s (MANPADS)
Mine-laying
Minelayer
Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

capabilities (60 mines)
Performance: Speed 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 5: Ensdorf, Auerbach/Oberpfalz, Hameln, Pegnitz and Siegburg
Service: Commissioned from 1990, all in active service

Frankenthal class
Frankenthal class mine hunter
The 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)

Displacement: 660 tons
Armament: 1 x 40 mm DP gun; mines (currently upgrading to 1 x MLG 27 mm autocannon)
Performance: Speed 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 12: Frankenthal, Weiden, Rottweil, Bad Bevensen, Bad Rappenau, Grömitz, Datteln, Dillingen, Homburg, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Fulda, and Weilheim
Service: Commissioned from 1992, all in active service

Kulmbach class
Kulmbach class mine hunter
The 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 333)

Displacement: 645 tons
Armament: 2 x 40 mm DP guns (currently upgrading to 1 x MLG 27 mm autocannon); 2 x anti-aircraft missile launchers; mines
Performance: Speed 18 knots (35 km/h)
Ships in class: 5: Kulmbach, Überherrn, Herten, Passau, and Laboe
Service: Commissioned from 1989, all in active service

Seehund ROV
Ensdorf class minesweeper
The 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:...

(part of the TROIKA Plus system of the Ensdorf class minesweepers)

Length: 25 m
Displacement: 97.8t
Propulsion: Schottel Z-drive
Z-drive
A Z-drive is a type of marine propulsion unit. Specifically, it is an azimuth thruster. The pod can rotate 360 degrees allowing for rapid changes in thrust direction and thus vessel direction...
Max speed: 9-10kts
Ships in class: 18: all in active service

Seehund can be controlled remotely or manually by an onboard crew (usually 3) for maneuvering in harbours or in training (the Seehund is too large to be carried by Ensdorf class vessels). A life raft is carried for this reason.

Type 1916

Displacement: 630 tons
Armament: 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 30 x mines
Performance: Speed 16 knots (31 km/h); Range 2000 nautical miles (3,704 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 120 (M57 to M176)
Service: 91 launched, 81 commissioned 1918 to 1920, 8 lost in World War I

Type 1915

Displacement: 510 tons
Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 30 x mines (some boats shipped 3 x 8.8 cm guns instead of 2 x 10.5 cm guns)
Performance: Speed 16 knots (31 km/h); Range 2000 nautical miles (3,704 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 30 (M27 to M56)
Service: Commissioned 1916, 10 lost in World War I

Type 1914

Displacement: 475 tons
Armament: 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 1 x 3.7 cm revolver cannon; 30 x mines
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h); Range 1680 nautical miles (3,111.4 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 26 (M1 to M26)
Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1917, 11 lost in World War I

Flachgehende Minensuchboote

Displacement: 205 tons
Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm gun
Performance: Speed 14 knots (27 km/h); Range 650 nautical miles (1,203.8 km) at 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 66 (FM1 to FM66)
Service: 54 launched, commissioned 1918 to 1919, 6 lost in World War II

Minenräumboot

Displacement: 155 tons
Armament: 1 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 3 x 2 cm AA guns; 1 x 8.6 cm Föhn launcher
Performance: Speed 19 knots (37 km/h)
Ships in class: 300
Service: About 160 lost during World War II

Albatross

Displacement: 2,500 tons
Armament: 8 x 8.8 cm guns; 288 x mines
Performance: Speed 20 knots (39 km/h); Range 3680 nautical miles (6,815.4 km) at 9 knots (18 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1908, scrapped 1921

Auxiliary mine layer (Hilfsminenleger)

Displacement: 300 to 4,200 tons
Ships in class: 16 conversions
Service: Converted from various merchant and passenger ships, commissioned as mine layers in 1914, all survived World War I, most returned to civil duties

Küstenminenleger

Displacement: 19 tons
Armament: 2 x 2 cm guns; 4 mines
Performance: Speed 32 knots (63 km/h); Range 225 nautical miles (417 km) at 25 knots (49 km/h)
Ships in class: 36 (KM1 to KM36)
Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1943

Barbe class
Barbe class utility landing craft
The 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)

Displacement: 430 tons
Armament: 2 x 20 mm autocannon; mines
Capacity: 150 t
Performance: Speed 11 knots (22 km/h)
Ships in class: 22
Service: Commissioned from 1965, two remain in active service

Type 554
Landing Craft Utility
The Landing Craft Utility is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers....

Displacement: 375 tons
Armament: 2 x 12.7 mm machineguns
Capacity: 125 t or 400 troops
Performance: Speed 11 knots (22 km/h); Range 1200 nautical miles (2,222.4 km) at 9 knots (18 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: 1958 to 1964

Type 521
LCM-8
The LCM-8 is a river boat and mechanized landing craft used by the United States Navy and Army during the Vietnam War and subsequent operations. They are currently used by governments and private organizations throughout the world. The acronym stands for "Landing Craft Mechanized, Mark 8...

Displacement: 111 tons
Armament: Small arms
Capacity: 53 t
Performance: Speed 11 knots (22 km/h)
Ships in class: 28
Service: Commissioned from 1965, decommissioned

Type 552
Landing Craft Assault
The Landing Craft Assault was a British landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack enemy-held shores. The craft derived from a prototype designed by John I. Thornycroft Ltd. During the war it was manufactured throughout...

Displacement: 13 tons
Capacity: 0.4 t or 36 troops
Performance: Speed 10 knots (20 km/h); Range 80 nautical miles (148 km)
Ships in class: 9
Service: 1958 to 1964

Berlin class
Berlin class replenishment ship
The 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)

Displacement: 20,240 tons
Armament: 4 x 27 mm autocannon; Fliegerfaust 2 missiles
Aircraft: Helicopter deck with hangar for two large helicopters
Ships in class: 2: Berlin and Frankfurt am Main
Service: Commissioned from 2001, both in active service, 2 more planned

Rhön class
Rhön class tanker
The 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 704A)

Displacement: 14,170 tons
Capacity: 44,760 m
Performance: Speed 16 knots (31 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Rhön and Spessart
Service: Commissioned from 1966, two remain in active service

Elbe class
Elbe class replenishment ship
The 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)

Displacement: 3,586 tons
Armament: 2 x Fliegerfaust missiles; 2 x 20 mm autocannon
Aircraft: Helicopter deck, no hangar
Capacity: 700 m fuel; 60 m aviation fuel; 280 m fresh water; 160t ammunition; 40t supplies
Performance: Speed 15 knots (29 km/h); Range 2600 nautical miles (4,815.2 km)
Ships in class: 12: Elbe, Mosel, Rhein, Werra, Main, and Donau
Service: Commissioned from 1993, all in active service

Walchensee class
Walchensee class tanker
The 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)

Displacement: 2,190 tons
Capacity: 1,100t fuel; 60t fresh water
Performance: Speed 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 4: Walchensee, Ammersee, Tegernsee, and Westensee
Service: Commissioned from 1966, two remain in active service

Oste class
Oste class fleet service ship
Type 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)

Displacement: 3,200 tons
Performance: Speed 21 knots (41 km/h); Range 500 nautical miles (926 km)
Ships in class: 3: Oste, Oker, and Alster
Service: Commissioned from 1988, all in active service

Alliance class (Type 753) Research ship

Displacement: 2,744 tons
Performance: 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class 1: Alliance
Service: In active service

Note: Alliance is a ship of the NATO under German

Germany

flag and command.

Planet class
Planet class research ship
The 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....

(Type 751) Research ship

Displacement: 3,500 tons
Performance: Speed 15 knots (29 km/h)
Ships in class: 1: Planet
Service: Commissioned in 2005, in active service

Helmsand class (Type 748) Trial and fleet service ship

Service: 3 in active service

Wilhelm Pullwer class (Type 741) Trial boat

Service: 1 in active service

Wangerooge class
Wangerooge class tug
The 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)

Displacement: 798 tons
Performance: Speed 12 knots (24 km/h)
Ships in class: 6: Wangerooge, Spiekeroog, Langeoog, Baltrum, Norderney, and Juist
Service: Commissioned from 1968, two remain in active service

Helgoland class
Helgoland class tug
The 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)

Ships in class: 2: Helgoland and Fehmarn
Service: Commissioned from 1966, one remains in active service

Eisvogel class
Eisvogel class icebreaker
The Eisvogel class icebreakers was a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe....

(Type 721)

Displacement: 560 tons
Performance: Speed 14 knots (27 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Eisvogel and Eisbär
Service: Commissioned from 1961, one remains in active service

Deutschland
German naval ship Deutschland (A59)
Deutschland was a naval ship of the Bundesmarine, the West German Navy. She was constructed and used as a training cruiser in peacetime and planned for multi-role missions in the event of war: troop ship, hospital ship, minelayer, and escort...

(Type 440)

Displacement: 3,200 tons
Armament: 4 x 100 mm guns; 2 x twin 40 mm guns, 2 x 40 mm guns; 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x quad 375 mm anti submarine rocket launchers, 2 x depth charge rails; mines
Performance: Speed 21 knots (41 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1966, decommissioned 1990

Gorch Fock
Gorch 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)

Displacement: 1,760 tons
Performance: Speed 13 knots (25 km/h)
Ships in class: 1
Service: Commissioned 1958, in active service

Westerwald class
Westerwald class transport ship
The Westerwald class transport ships are used by the German Navy to carry ammunition and other matériel.-Ships:...

(Type 760)

Displacement: 4,042 tons
Performance: Speed 17 knots (33 km/h)
Ships in class: 2: Westerwald and Odenwald
Service: Commissioned from 1967, one remains in active service

Bottsand class
Bottsand class oil recovery ship
The 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,...

Displacement: 650 tons
Performance: Speed 10 knots (20 km/h)
Ships in class: 2
Service: 2 in active service

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Siegfried class

Odin class

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...

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...

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:...

K classGerman K class cruiserThe Königsberg class was a class of light cruisers of the German Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, consisting of three ships named after German cities: Königsberg, Karlsruhe, Köln...

Köln class

Königsberg class

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....

Graudenz class

Karlsruhe class

Pillau class

Wiesbaden class

Kolberg classKolberg 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 :...

Magdeburg class

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...

Dresden class

Königsberg class

Bremen classBremen 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...

Gazelle classGazelle 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...

GreifSMS GreifSMS Greif was a converted freighter serving as a merchant raider with Imperial Germany.Originally named Guben, she was a steel-hulled steamship owned by the German-Australian Line , Hamburg. Greif was converted for military service at Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, in 1915...

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...

Bussard class

Type 1936C

Type 1936A

Type 1936A (Mob)

Type 1936B

Type 1936

Type 1934

Type 1934A

Type 1942

Flottentorpedoboot

Type 1916

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... (Type 119)

Torpedobootzertörer

Type 212

Type XXIGerman Type XXI submarineType XXI U-boats, also known as "Elektroboote", were the first submarines designed to operate primarily submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a means to escape detection or launch an attack.-Description:...

Type XVIII

Type 205Type 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...

Type 201Type 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...

Type IIDGerman Type II submarineThe Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type IICGerman Type II submarineThe Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type IIBGerman Type II submarineThe Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type IIAGerman Type II submarineThe Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type UC-90 (or UC-III) long-range mine laying submarine

Type UE-II long-range mine laying submarine

Type XBGerman Type X submarineType X U-boats were a special type of German submarine . Although intended as long-range mine-layers, they were later used as long-range cargo transports, a task they shared with the Type IXD and Italian Romolo-class submarines.-History:... mine laying submarine

Type XVIIB research submarine

Hans Techel class (Type 202)

Type XVIIA research submarine

Type XXVIIB5 SeehundSeehundThe Seehund , also known as Type XXVII, was a successful series of German midget submarines created during World War II...

Type XXVII Hecht

MolchMolchThe Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II...

F125 classF125 class frigateF125 is the project name for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen... (Type 125)

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)

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)

Type 1916 (Mob)

Type 1924

Type 1916 (Mob)

Type 1923

Type 1937

Type 1935

Type 1913

Type 1906

Type 1911

Type 1898

Type 1916

Type 1915

Type 1897

Type 1892

Type 1885

Type 1914

Albatros 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)

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)

Zobel 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... (Type 142)

Seeadler classSeeadler 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.... (Type 141)

Type 1939/40

Type 1939

Type 1937

Oldenburg class
SMS 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...

Deutschland class
Deutschland class cruiser
The 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...

Blücher
SMS Blücher
SMS 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...

Leipzig class
Leipzig class cruiser
The Leipzig class was a class of light cruisers of the German Kriegsmarine, consisting of two ships named after German cities, Leipzig and Nürnberg.-History:...

K class
German K class cruiser
The 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...

Emden
German cruiser Emden
The 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....

Kolberg class
Kolberg class cruiser
The Kolberg class was a group of four light cruisers built for the German Imperial Navy and used during the First World War.- Literature :...

Gefion
SMS Gefion
SMS 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...

Bremen class
Bremen class cruiser
The 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...

Gazelle class
Gazelle class cruiser
The 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...

Greif
SMS Greif
SMS Greif was a converted freighter serving as a merchant raider with Imperial Germany.Originally named Guben, she was a steel-hulled steamship owned by the German-Australian Line , Hamburg. Greif was converted for military service at Kaiserliche Werft Kiel, in 1915...

Hela
SMS Hela
SMS 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...

Fletcher class
Fletcher class destroyer
The 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...

(Type 119)

Type XXI
German Type XXI submarine
Type XXI U-boats, also known as "Elektroboote", were the first submarines designed to operate primarily submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a means to escape detection or launch an attack.-Description:...

Type 205
Type 205 submarine
The 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...

Type 201
Type 201 submarine
The 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...

Type IID
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type IIC
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type IIB
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type IIA
German Type II submarine
The Type II U-boat was designed by Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch dummy company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw den Haag and built in 1933 by the...

Type XB
German Type X submarine
Type X U-boats were a special type of German submarine . Although intended as long-range mine-layers, they were later used as long-range cargo transports, a task they shared with the Type IXD and Italian Romolo-class submarines.-History:...

mine laying submarine

Type XXVIIB5 Seehund
Seehund
The Seehund , also known as Type XXVII, was a successful series of German midget submarines created during World War II...

Molch
Molch
The Molch was an unsuccessful, one-man series of German midget submarines created during World War II...

F125 class
F125 class frigate
F125 is the project name for the Type 125 Baden-Württemberg class of frigates, currently in development for the German Navy by ARGE F125, a joint-venture of Thyssen-Krupp and Lürssen...

(Type 125)

Brandenburg class
Brandenburg class frigate
The 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)

Braunschweig class
Braunschweig class corvette
The 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)

Albatros class
Albatros class fast attack craft
The 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)

Gepard class
Gepard class fast attack craft
The 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)

Zobel class
Zobel class fast attack craft
The 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...

(Type 142)

Seeadler class
Seeadler class fast attack craft
The 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....

(Type 141)

Nasty class
Tjeld class patrol boat
The Tjeld class were a class of fast patrol boats designed in Norway. They were used as torpedo boats in Norway where this type of vessel were called MTBs or motor torpedo boats . The class was also known as the Nasty class....

(Type 152)

Sperrbrecher
Sperrbrecher
A Sperrbrecher , was a German auxiliary ship of the Second World War that was intended to serve as a type of minesweeper, by sailing ahead of other vessels through minefields, intending to detonate any mines in their path...

Ensdorf class
Ensdorf class minesweeper
The 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)

Kulmbach class
Kulmbach class mine hunter
The 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 333)

Barbe class
Barbe class utility landing craft
The 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)

Type 554
Landing Craft Utility
The Landing Craft Utility is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers....

Rhön class
Rhön class tanker
The 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 704A)

Elbe class
Elbe class replenishment ship
The 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)

Walchensee class
Walchensee class tanker
The 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)

Oste class
Oste class fleet service ship
Type 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)