List of battleships of Germany

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This is a list of battleships of Germany.

Ships launched in the 1891-1908 are pre-dreadnoughts. This type was made obsolescent when HMS Dreadnought was launched in 1906. Later ships are dreadnoughts, which featured a uniform main armament and smaller intermediate guns.

Contents 1 Prinz Adalbert 2 Arminius 3 Friedrich Carl 4 Kronprinz 5 König Wilhelm 6 Hansa 7 Großer Kurfürst class 8 Kaiser class (1872) 9 Sachsen class 10 Mars 11 Oldenburg 12 Siegfried class 13 Brandenburg class 14 Kaiser Friedrich class 15 Wittelsbach class 16 Braunschweig class 17 Deutschland class 18 Nassau class 19 Helgoland class 20 Kaiser class (1911) 21 König class 22 Bayern class 23 Gneisenau class 24 Bismarck class 25 H class 26 See also

[edit] Prinz Adalbert

• Displacement: 1535
• Armament: 1-8.3in, 2-6.7in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 10 knots
• Commissioned:
• Notes: Ex-Cheops

[edit] Arminius

• Displacement: 1800t
• Armament: 4-8.3in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 11 knots
• Commissioned: c. 1865

[edit] Friedrich Carl

• Displacement: 6822t
• Armament: 16-8.3in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 13.5 knots
• Commissioned: 1867
• Notes: BU 1906

[edit] Kronprinz

• Displacement: 6197t
• Armament: 16-8.3in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 14.5 knots
• Commissioned: 1867

[edit] König Wilhelm

• Displacement: 10591t
• Armament: 18-9.4in, 5-8.3in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 14.5 knots
• Commissioned: 1869
• Notes: Ex-Fatikh, Wilhelm

[edit] Hansa

• Displacement: 4334t
• Armament: 8-8.3in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 12.5 knots
• Commissioned:
• Notes: BU 1906

[edit] Großer Kurfürst class

• Displacement: 7596t
• Armament: 4-10.2in, 2-6.7in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 14 knots
• Units: 3: Großer Kurfürst, Friedrich der Große, Borussia
• Commissioned: 1876-78
• Notes: Borussia renamed Preußsen

[edit] Kaiser class (1872)

• Displacement: 8799t
• Armament: 8-10.2in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 14.5 knots
• Units: 2 Kaiser, Deutschland
• Commissioned: c. 1875
• Notes: BU 1920, BU 1909

[edit] Sachsen class

• Displacement: 7677t
• Armament: 6-10.2in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 13.5 knots
• Units: 4
• Commissioned: 1878-83

[edit] Mars

• Displacement: c. 7000t
• Armament: Various
• Armor:
• Propulsion:
• Commissioned: 1881
• Notes: Training ship; BU 1921

[edit] Oldenburg

• Displacement: 5652t
• Armament: 8-9.4in
• Armor:
• Propulsion: 13.5 knots
• Commissioned: 1886
• Notes: BU 1919

[edit] Siegfried class

• Displacement: 4058t
• Armament: 3-9.4in, 8-(last 2 10-)88 mm, 3 torpedo tubes
• Armor: 240mm belt; 140mm turrets; 30mm deck
• Propulsion: 5100hp (15.5 knots)
• Endurance: 3980 miles at 10 knots
• Units: 8: Siegfried, Beowulf, Frithjof, Heimdall, Hildebrand, Hagen, Odin, Ägir
• Commissioned: 1890-96

[edit] Brandenburg class

• Displacement: 10,060 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28cm (11") guns; 18 x 15cm guns; 12 x 8.8cm guns; 12 x machineguns; 6 x 45cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 300mm belt; 230mm turret; 75mm deck
• Propulsion: 10,000hp (17 knots)
• Endurance 4,500 miles at 10 knots
• Units: 4: SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, SMS Brandenburg, SMS Weißenburg, and SMS Wörth
• Commissioned: 1893-94

[edit] Kaiser Friedrich class

• Displacement: 10,790 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28cm (11") guns; 18 x 15cm guns; 12 x 8.8cm guns; 12 x machineguns; 6 x 45cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 300mm belt; 250mm turret; 75mm deck
• Propulsion: 14,000hp (18 knots)
• Endurance: 4,500 miles at 10 knots
• Units: 5: SMS Kaiser Friedrich III, SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II, SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große, SMS Kaiser Karl der Große, and SMS Kaiser Barbarossa
• Commissioned: 1898-1902

[edit] Wittelsbach class

• Displacement: 11,800 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28cm (11") guns; 18 x 15cm guns; 12 x 8.8cm guns; 12 x machineguns; 5 x 45cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 230mm belt; 250mm turret; 75mm deck
• Propulsion: 15,000hp (18 knots)
• Endurance: 5,000 miles at 10 knots
• Units: 5: SMS Wittelsbach, SMS Wettin, SMS Zähringen, SMS Schwaben, and SMS Mecklenburg
• Commissioned: 1902-04

[edit] Braunschweig class

• Displacement: 13,200 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28cm (11") guns; 14 x 17cm guns; 18 x 8.8cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 45cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 220mm belt; 250mm turret; 75mm deck
• Propulsion: 16,000hp (18 knots)
• Endurance: 5,200 miles at 10 knots
• Units: 5: Braunschweig, SMS Elsaß, SMS Hessen, SMS Preußen, and SMS Lothringen
• Commissioned: 1904-06

[edit] Deutschland class

• Displacement: 13,200 tons
• Armament: 4 x 28cm (11") guns; 14 x 17cm guns; 20 x 8.8cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 45cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 230mm belt; 280mm turret; 75mm deck
• Propulsion: 16,000hp (18 knots)
• Endurance: 5,500 miles at 10 knots
• Units: 5: SMS Deutschland, SMS Hannover, SMS Pommern, SMS Schleswig-Holstein, and SMS Schlesien
• Commissioned: 1906-08

[edit] Nassau class

• Displacement: 18,900 tons
• Armament: 12 x 28cm (11") guns; 12 x 15cm guns; 16 x 8.8cm guns; 6 x 45cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 290mm belt; 280mm turret; 100mm deck
• Propulsion: 22,000hp (19.5 knots)
• Endurance: 9,400 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Nassau, SMS Westfalen, SMS Rheinland, and SMS Posen
• Commissioned: 1908

[edit] Helgoland class

• Displacement: 22,800 tons
• Armament: 12 x 30.5cm (12") guns; 14 x 15cm guns; 8 x 8.8cm guns; 6 x 50cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 300mm belt; 280mm turret; 100mm deck
• Propulsion: 28,000hp (20 knots)
• Endurance: 5,500 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Helgoland, SMS Ostfriesland, SMS Thüringen, and SMS Oldenburg
• Commissioned: 1911

[edit] Kaiser class (1911)

• Displacement: 24,380 tons
• Armament: 10 x 30.5cm (12") guns; 14 x 15cm guns; 8 x 8.8cm guns; 5 x 50cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 350mm belt; 300mm turret; 75mm deck
• Propulsion: 31,000shp (21 knots) although 23+ knots on 50,000+ shp was achieved
• Endurance: 9,500 miles at 10 knots (or 7,900 miles at 12 knots)
• Ships in class: 5: SMS Kaiser, SMS Friedrich der Große, SMS Kaiserin, SMS König Albert, and SMS Prinzregent Luitpold
• Commissioned: 1912
• Fate: All scuttled at Scapa Flow

[edit] König class

• Displacement: 25,390 tons
• Armament: 10 x 30.5cm (12") guns; 14 x 15cm guns; 10 x 8.8cm guns; 5 x 50cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 350mm belt; 350mm turret; 100mm deck
• Propulsion: 31,000shp (21 knots)
• Endurance: 10,000 miles at 10 knots (or 8,000 miles at 12 knots)
• Ships in class: 4: SMS König, SMS Großer Kurfürst, SMS Markgraf, and SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
• Commissioned: 1914
• Fate: All scuttled at Scapa Flow

[edit] Bayern class

• Displacement: 28,000 tons
• Armament: 8 x 38cm (15") guns; 16 x 15cm guns; 2 x 8.8cm guns; 5 x 60cm torpedo tubes
• Armor: 350mm belt; 350mm turret; 120 mm deck
• Propulsion: 52,000shp (22 knots)
• Endurance: 9,000 miles at 10 knots
• Ships in class: 4: SMS Bayern, SMS Baden, SMS Sachsen, and SMS Württemberg
• Commissioned: Two ships commissioned 1916
• Fate: Two cancelled before completion, one scuttled at Scapa Flow

[edit] Gneisenau class

• Displacement: 38,900 tons
• Armament: 9 x 28 cm (11") guns; 12 x 15cm guns; 14 x 10.5cm guns; 16 x 3.7cm AA guns; 10 x 2cm AA guns
• Armor: 350mm belt; 340mm turret; 110mm deck
• Propulsion: 160,000shp (32 knots)
• Endurance: 8,380 miles at 15 knots (or 7,100 miles at 19 knots)
• Ships in class: 2: Gneisenau and Scharnhorst
• Commissioned: 1938
• Fate: Both lost in WWII

[edit] Bismarck class

• Displacement: 41,700 tons
• Armament: 8 x 38cm (15") guns; 12 x 15cm guns; 16 x 10.5cm guns; 16 x 3.7cm AA guns; 20 x 2cm AA guns
• Aircraft: 4 x catapult-launched float-planes
• Armor: 320mm belt; 360mm turret; 120mm deck
• Propulsion: 150,170shp (30 knots)
• Endurance: 9,280 miles at 16 knots (or 6,640 at 24 knots)
• Ships in class: 2: Bismarck and Tirpitz
• Commissioned: 1940
• Fate: Both lost in WWII

[edit] H class

• Displacement: 52,560 tons
• Armament: 8 x 16 inch guns; 12 x 15cm guns; 16 x 10.5cm guns; 6 x 21cm torpedo tubes
• Aircraft: 6 x catapult-launched float-planes
• Armor: 327mm belt; 390mm turret; 120mm deck
• Propulsion: 165,000shp (30 knots)
• Endurance: 16,000 miles at 19 knots
• Ships in class: 2 laid down, plus 4 planned
• Fate: Production cancelled 1941

[edit] See also

• List of naval ships of Germany