List of German Imperial Navy ships
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The list of German Imperial Navy ships includes all ships commissioned into service with the Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) of Germany, covering the period from 1871, the creation of the German Empire, through the end of World War I (1919).
See also:
- List of naval ships of Germany for naval ships throughout Germany's history.
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[edit] Armored frigates
Panzerfregatten; later reclassified as "Armored Ships" Panzerschiffe
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- Arminius Class
- SMS Arminius, 1864
- Prinz Adalbert Class (1560 tons, 5 x 36pdr guns)
- SMS Prinz Adalbert, 1865
- Kronprinz
- SMS Kronprinz, 1867
- Friedrich Carl Class
- SMS Friedrich Carl, 1867
- König Wilhelm Class, (9750 tons, 33 x 72pdr guns)
- SMS König Wilhelm, 1868
- SMS Hansa, 1872
- Preußen Class (6,800 tons)
- SMS Preußen, 1873
- SMS Friedrich der Große, 1874
- SMS Großer Kurfürst, 1875
- Kaiser Class (7319 tons, 8 x 26cm guns)
- SMS Kaiser, 1875
- SMS Deutschland, 1875
- Arminius Class
[edit] Armored ships
- Panzerschiffe
- Sachsen Class (7,800 tons, 6 x 26 cm guns)
- SMS Sachsen, 1877
- SMS Bayern, 1878
- SMS Württemberg, 1878
- SMS Baden, 1880
- Sachsen Class (7,800 tons, 6 x 26 cm guns)
- Armored Coastal Protection Ships / Küstenpanzerschiffe
- Oldenburg Class (5,250 tons, 8 x 24 cm guns)
- SMS Oldenburg, 1884
- Siegfried Class (3,700 tons, 3 x 24 cm guns)
- SMS Siegfried, 1889
- SMS Beowulf, 1890
- SMS Frithjof, 1892
- SMS Heimdall, 1892
- SMS Hildebrand, 1892
- SMS Hagen, 1893
- Odin Class (4,250 tons, 3 x 24 cm guns)
- SMS Odin, 1894
- SMS Ägir, 1895
- Oldenburg Class (5,250 tons, 8 x 24 cm guns)
[edit] Battleships
Battleships
- Pre-Dreadnoughts (in German Linienschiffe "Ships of the Line")
- Brandenburg class (10,500 tons, 6 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, 1891
- SMS Brandenburg, 1891
- SMS Weißenburg, 1891
- SMS Wörth, 1892
- Kaiser Friedrich III class (11,600 tons, 4 x 24 cm guns)
- SMS Kaiser Friedrich III., 1896
- SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II., 1897
- SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große, 1899
- SMS Kaiser Karl der Große, 1899
- SMS Kaiser Barbarossa, 1900
- Wittelsbach class (12,000 tons, 4 x 24 cm guns)
- SMS Wittelsbach, 1900
- SMS Wettin, 1900
- SMS Zähringen, 1901
- SMS Schwaben, 1901
- SMS Mecklenburg, 1901
- Braunschweig class (13,000 tons, 4 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS Braunschweig, 1901
- SMS Elsaß, 1903
- SMS Hessen, 1903
- SMS Preußen, 1903
- SMS Lothringen, 1904
- Deutschland class (13,000 tons, 4 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS Deutschland, 1904
- SMS Hannover, 1905
- SMS Pommern, 1905
- SMS Schlesien, 1906
- SMS Schleswig-Holstein, 1906
- Brandenburg class (10,500 tons, 6 x 28 cm guns)
- Dreadnoughts (in German Schlachtschiffe "battleship")
- Nassau class (19,000 tons, 12 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS Nassau, 1908
- SMS Posen, 1908
- SMS Rheinland, 1908
- SMS Westfalen, 1908
- Helgoland class (23,000 tons, 12 x 30.5 cm guns)
- SMS Helgoland, 1909
- SMS Ostfriesland, 1909
- SMS Thüringen, 1909
- SMS Oldenburg, 1910
- Kaiser class battleship (25,000 tons, 10 x 30.5 cm guns)
- SMS Kaiser, 1911
- SMS Kaiserin, 1911
- SMS Prinzregent Luitpold, 1911
- SMS Friedrich der Große, 1911
- SMS König Albert, 1912
- König class battleship (26,000 tons, 10 x 30.5 cm guns)
- SMS König, 1913
- SMS Großer Kurfürst, 1913
- SMS Markgraf, 1913
- SMS Kronprinz/SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm, 1914
- Bayern class battleship (29,000-32,000 tons, 8 x 38 cm guns)
- SMS Bayern, 1915
- SMS Baden, 1915
- SMS Württemberg, not completed
- SMS Sachsen, not completed
- Nassau class (19,000 tons, 12 x 28 cm guns)
[edit] Battlecruisers
German Schlachtkreuzer "Battlecruiser"
- von der Tann Class (19,400 tons, 8 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS von der Tann, 1909
- Moltke Class (23,000 tons, 10 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS Moltke, 1910
- SMS Goeben, 1911
- Seydlitz Class (25,000 tons, 10 x 28 cm guns)
- SMS Seydlitz, 1912
- Derfflinger Class (27,000 tons, 8 x 30.5 cm guns)
- SMS Derfflinger, 1913
- SMS Lützow, 1913
- SMS Hindenburg, 1915
- Mackensen Class (35,000 tons, 8 x 35 cm guns)
- SMS Mackensen not completed
- SMS Graf Spee not completed
- SMS Prinz Eitel Friedrich not completed
- SMS Fürst Bismarck, not completed
- Ersatz Yorck Class (38,000 tons 8 x 38 cm guns)
- SMS Ersatz Yorck not completed
- SMS Ersatz Gneisenau ordered but construction not started
- SMS Ersatz Scharnhorst ordered but construction not started
[edit] Protected cruisers
- Kaiserin Augusta Class (6,000 tons, 4 x 15 cm guns)
- SMS Kaiserin Augusta, 1892
- Victoria Louise Class (5,700 tons, 2 x 21 cm guns, 8 x 15 cm guns)
- SMS Victoria Louise, 1897
- SMS Hertha, 1897
- SMS Freya, 1897
- SMS Vineta, 1897
- SMS Hansa, 1898
[edit] Armoured cruisers
German Grosse Kreuzer
- Fürst Bismarck Class (10,700 tons, 4 x 24 cm guns, 12 x 15 cm guns)
- SMS Fürst Bismarck, 1897
- Prinz Heinrich Class (9,000 tons, 2 x 24 cm guns)
- SMS Prinz Heinrich, 1900
- Prinz Adalbert Class (9,000 tons, 4 x 21 cm guns)
- SMS Prinz Adalbert, 1901
- SMS Friedrich Carl, 1901
- Roon Class (10,000 tons, 4 x 21 cm guns)
- Scharnhorst Class (11,600 tons, 8 x 21 cm guns)
- SMS Scharnhorst, 1906
- SMS Gneisenau, 1906
- Blücher Class (15,800 tons, 12 x 21 cm guns)
- SMS Blücher, 1908
[edit] Light Cruisers
Kleine Kreuzer
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- Bussard Class (1,650 tons, 10 x 10.5 cm guns)
- SMS Bussard, 1890
- SMS Seeadler, 1892
- Gefion Class (3.700 tons, 10 x 10.5 cm guns)
- SMS Gefion, 1893
- Hela Class (2,000 tons, 4 x 8.8 cm guns)
- SMS Hela, 1895
- Gazelle Class (2,700 tons, 10 x 10.5 cm guns)
- SMS Gazelle, 1898
- SMS Niobe
- SMS Nymphe
- SMS Thetis
- SMS Ariadne
- SMS Amazone
- SMS Medusa
- SMS Frauenlob
- SMS Arcona
- SMS Undine, 1902
- Bremen Class (3,300 tons 10 x 10.5 cm guns)
- SMS Bremen, 1903
- SMS Hamburg, 1903
- SMS Lübeck, 1904
- SMS München, 1904
- SMS Leipzig, 1905
- SMS Danzig, 1906
- SMS Berlin
- Königsberg Class (1905)
- SMS Königsberg, 1905
- SMS Stettin, 1907
- SMS Stuttgart, 1906
- SMS Nürnberg, 1906
- Dresden Class (3,700 tons)
- SMS Dresden, 1907
- SMS Emden, 1908
- Kolberg Class (4,400 tons)
- Magdeburg Class
- SMS Magdeburg, 1911
- SMS Breslau, 1911
- SMS Straßburg, 1911
- SMS Stralsund, 1911
- Karlsruhe Class
- SMS Karlsruhe, 1912
- SMS Rostock, 1912
- Graudenz Class
- SMS Graudenz, 1913
- SMS Regensburg, 1914
- Pillau Class
- SMS Pillau, 1914
- SMS Elbing, 1914
- Wiesbaden Class
- SMS Wiesbaden, 1915
- SMS Frankfurt, 1915
- Königsberg Class (1915)
- SMS Königsberg, 1915
- SMS Karlsruhe, 1915
- SMS Emden, 1915
- SMS Nürnberg, 1916
- Köln Class (5,600 tons)
- SMS Köln, 1916
- SMS Dresden, 1917
[edit] Minelaying Cruisers
Minenlegekreuzer
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- Nautilus Class (2,000 tons, 8 x 8.8 cm guns)
- SMS Nautilus, 1907
- SMS Albatross, 1907
- Brummer Class (4,400 tons) )
- SMS Brummer, 1915
- SMS Bremse, 1915
- Nautilus Class (2,000 tons, 8 x 8.8 cm guns)
[edit] Cruiser Frigates
Kreuzerfregatte
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- Bismarck Class (3,386 tonnes, 16 x 15 cm L/22 guns)
- SMS Bismarck
- SMS Blücher
- SMS Stosch
- SMS Moltke
- SMS Gneisenau
- SMS Stein
- Bismarck Class (3,386 tonnes, 16 x 15 cm L/22 guns)
[edit] Torpedo-boats
Torpedoboot
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- Großes Torpedoboot 1914 Class
- SMS V105
- SMS V106
- SMS V107
- SMS V108
- Großes Torpedoboot 1914 Class