List of ships of the Imperial German Navy
The list of ships of the Imperial German Navy includes all ships commissioned into service with the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) of Germany, covering the period from 1871, the creation of the German Empire, through to the end of the Empire in 1918. == Capital ships == === Ironclad warships === Arminius class SMS Arminius, 1864 Prinz Adalbert class (1,560 tons, 5 x 36pdr guns) SMS Prinz Adalbert, 1865 Kronprinz SMS Kronprinz, 1867 Friedrich Carl class SMS Friedrich Carl, 1867 König Wilhelm class, (9,750 tons, 33 x 72pdr guns) SMS König Wilhelm, 1868 Hansa class SMS Hansa, 1872 Preussen class (6,800 tons) SMS Preussen, 1873 SMS Friedrich der Grosse, 1874 SMS Grosser Kurfürst, 1875 Kaiser class (7,319 tons, 8 x 26 cm guns) SMS Kaiser, 1875 SMS Deutschland, 1875 Sachsen class (7,800 tons, 6 x 26 cm guns) SMS Sachsen, 1877 SMS Bayern, 1878 SMS Württemberg, 1878 SMS Baden, 1880 Oldenburg class (5,250 tons, 8 x 24 cm guns) SMS Oldenburg, 1884 === Coastal defense ships === 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 === Battleships === Pre-Dreadnoughts 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 Dreadnoughts Main dreadnought classes 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 (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 (26,000 tons, 10 x 30.5 cm guns) SMS König, 1913 SMS Grosser Kurfürst, 1913 SMS Markgraf, 1913 SMS Kronprinz, 1914 Bayern class (29,000–32,000 tons, 8 x 38 cm guns) SMS Bayern, 1915 SMS Baden, 1915 SMS Württemberg, not completed SMS Sachsen, not completed L 20e α class (43,800–48,700 tons, 8 x 42 cm guns) None built === Battlecruisers === 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 == Cruisers == === Protected cruisers === Irene class (5,000 tons, 14 x 15 cm guns, 4 x 15 cm guns) SMS Irene SMS Prinzess Wilhelm 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 === Armored cruisers === 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) SMS Roon, 1903 SMS Yorck, 1904 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 === Unprotected cruisers === Schwalbe class (1,359 tons, 8 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Schwalbe, 1887 SMS Sperber, 1888 Bussard class (1,650 tons, 8 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Bussard, 1890 SMS Falke, 1891 SMS Seeadler, 1892 SMS Cormoran, 1892 SMS Condor, 1892 SMS Geier, 1894 Gefion class (3,700 tons, 10 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Gefion, 1893 === Light cruisers === 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, 2 x 15 cm guns) SMS Bremen, 1903 SMS Hamburg, 1903 SMS Berlin, 1903 SMS Lübeck, 1904 SMS München, 1904 SMS Leipzig, 1905 SMS Danzig, 1905 Königsberg class (1905) (3,400 tons 10 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Königsberg, 1905 SMS Stettin, 1907 SMS Stuttgart, 1906 SMS Nürnberg, 1906 Dresden class (3,700 tons 10 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Dresden, 1907 SMS Emden, 1908 Kolberg class (4,400 tons 12 x 10.5 cm guns, 6 x 15 cm guns) SMS Kolberg, 1908 SMS Mainz, 1909 SMS Cöln, 1909 SMS Augsburg, 1909 Magdeburg class (4,500 tons 12 x 10.5 cm guns, 7 x 15 cm guns) SMS Magdeburg, 1911 SMS Breslau, 1911 SMS Strassburg, 1911 SMS Stralsund, 1911 Karlsruhe class (4,900 tons 12 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Karlsruhe, 1912 SMS Rostock, 1912 Graudenz class (4,900 tons 12 x 10.5 cm guns, 7 x 15 cm guns) SMS Graudenz, 1913 SMS Regensburg, 1914 Pillau class (4,400 tons 8 x 15 cm guns) SMS Pillau, 1914 SMS Elbing, 1914 Wiesbaden class (5,000 tons 8 x 15 cm guns) SMS Wiesbaden, 1915 SMS Frankfurt, 1915 Königsberg class (1915) (5,400 tons 8 x 15 cm guns) SMS Königsberg, 1915 SMS Karlsruhe, 1915 SMS Emden, 1915 SMS Nürnberg, 1916 Cöln class (5,600 tons 8 x 15 cm guns) SMS Cöln, 1916 SMS Dresden, 1917 === Minelaying cruisers === Nautilus class (2,000 tons, 8 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Nautilus, 1907 SMS Albatross, 1907 Brummer class (4,400 tons, 4 x 15 cm guns) SMS Brummer, 1915 SMS Bremse, 1915 == Aircraft carriers == I class (12,585 tons, 23–29 aircraft) I, 1915 passenger ship Ausonia and under conversion as naval vessel 1918, not completed and scrapped 1922 == Auxiliary minelayers == SMS Königin Luise-2 × 37mm guns SMS Deutschland-4 × 88mm guns, 2 × 50mm guns == Auxiliary warship == SMS Graf von Goetzen, 1915 1,575 t [1 × 10.5 cm (4 in) gun; 1 × 8.8 cm (3 in) gun;2 × 37 mm revolver guns] == Avisos == Preussischer Adler class SMS Preussischer Adler, 1846 Grille class SMS Grille, 1857 Loreley class SMS Loreley, 1859 Falke class SMS Falke, 1865 Loreley class SMS Pommerania, 1864 Zieten class (1,152 tons, 6 x 5 cm guns) SMS Zieten, 1876 Blitz class (1,486 tons, 6 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Blitz, 1882 SMS Pfeil, 1882 Greif class (2,266 tons, 2 x 10.5 cm guns, 8 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Greif, 1886 Wacht class (1,499 tons, 3 x 10.5 cm guns, 4 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Wacht, 1887 SMS Jagd, 1888 Meteor class (1,078 tons, 4 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Meteor, 1890 SMS Comet, 1892 Hela class (2,000 tons, 4 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Hela, 1895 == Gunboats == Jäger class SMS Jäger, 1860 SMS Fuchs, 1860 SMS Hay, 1860 SMS Scorpion, 1860 SMS Sperber, 1860 SMS Hyäne, 1860 SMS Habicht, 1860 SMS Pfeil, 1860 SMS Natter, 1860 SMS Schwalbe, 1860 SMS Salamander, 1860 SMS Wespe, 1860 SMS Tiger, 1860 SMS Wolf, 1860 Camäleon class (422 tons, 1 x 15 cm guns, 2 x 12 cm guns) SMS Camäleon, 1860 SMS Comet, 1860 SMS Cyclop, 1860 SMS Delphin, 1860 SMS Blitz, 1862 SMS Basilisk, 1862 SMS Meteor, 1865 SMS Drache, 1865 Albatross class (786 tons, 2 x 15 cm guns, 2 x 12 cm guns) SMS Albatross, 1871 SMS Nautilus, 1871 Wespe class (1,163 tons, 1 x 30.5 cm gun, 2 x 8.7 cm guns) SMS Wespe, 1876 SMS Viper, 1876 SMS Biene, 1876 SMS Mücke, 1877 SMS Scorpion, 1877 SMS Basilisk, 1878 SMS Camaeleon, 1878 SMS Crocodill, 1879 SMS Salamander, 1880 SMS Natter, 1880 SMS Hummel, 1881 Wolf class (570 tons, 2 x 12.5 cm guns, 2 x 8.7 cm guns) SMS Wolf, 1878 SMS Hyäne, 1878 SMS Iltis, 1878 Habicht class (840 tons, 1 x 15 cm guns, 4 x 12 cm guns) SMS Habicht, 1879 SMS Möwe, 1879 SMS Adler, 1879 Hay class (247 tons, 4 x 8.7 cm guns) SMS Hay, 1881 Brummer class (867 tons, 1 x 21 cm gun, 1 x 8.7 cm gun) SMS Brummer, 1884 SMS Bremse, 1884 Eber class (735 tons, 3 x 10.5 cm guns) SMS Eber, 1887 Iltis class (1,050 tons, 2 x 10.5 cm guns, 4 x 8.8 cm guns) SMS Iltis, 1898 SMS Jaguar, 1898 SMS Tiger, 1899 SMS Luchs, 1899 SMS Panther, 1901 SMS Eber, 1903 == Corvettes == Nymphe class SMS Nymphe SMS Medusa Augusta class SMS Augusta SMS Victoria Ariadne class SMS Ariadne SMS Luise SMS Freya Leipzig class SMS Leipzig SMS Prinz Adalbert Bismarck class (3,386 tonnes, 16 x 15 cm L/22 guns) SMS Bismarck SMS Blücher SMS Stosch SMS Moltke SMS Gneisenau SMS Stein Carola class SMS Carola SMS Olga SMS Marie SMS Sophie SMS Alexandrine SMS Arcona SMS Nixe SMS Charlotte == Torpedo-boats and destroyers == In the Imperial German Navy, there was no clear distinction between torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, which were all numbered in the same series, the number being preceded by a letter that represented the building contractor.
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