List of ships of the Imperial German Navy

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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.

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Capital ships

Ironclad warships

A 1902 lithograph of SMS Oldenburg, Germany's last ironclad S.M. Linienschiff Oldenburg.jpg
A 1902 lithograph of SMS Oldenburg, Germany's last ironclad

Coastal defense ships

Lithograph of SMS Hagen in 1902 S.M. kustenpanzerschiff Hagen.jpg
Lithograph of SMS Hagen in 1902

Battleships

Dreadnoughts of the High Seas Fleet steam in a line of battle Hochseeflotte 2.jpg
Dreadnoughts of the High Seas Fleet steam in a line of battle

Pre-Dreadnoughts

Dreadnoughts Main dreadnought classes

Battlecruisers

Seydlitz leads Moltke, Hindenburg, Derfflinger and Von der Tann into internment in Scapa Flow German battlecruisers steaming to Scapa.jpg
Seydlitz leads Moltke, Hindenburg, Derfflinger and Von der Tann into internment in Scapa Flow

Cruisers

Protected cruisers

Hertha on a visit to the United States in 1909 SMS Hertha 1 1909.jpg
Hertha on a visit to the United States in 1909

Armored cruisers

Scharnhorst steaming at top speed SMS Scharnhorst by Arthur Renard.jpg
Scharnhorst steaming at top speed

Unprotected cruisers

1902 lithograph of SMS Gefion S.M. kleiner kreuzer Gefion - restoration, borderless.jpg
1902 lithograph of SMS Gefion

Light cruisers

Karlsruhe underway Bundesarchiv DVM 10 Bild-23-61-01, Kleiner Kreuzer "Karlsruhe".jpg
Karlsruhe underway

Minelaying cruisers

Nautilus passing under the Levensau High Bridge in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal SMS Nautilus under the Levensau Bridge.jpg
Nautilus passing under the Levensau High Bridge in the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal

Aircraft carriers

Auxiliary minelayers

Auxiliary warship

Avisos

Lithograph of Greif (left), Meteor (center), and Jagd (right) by Willy Stower Kaiserliche Marine Greif, Meteor und Jagd spahen bei Brusterort, Chromo-Lithographie von Willy Stower 1894, nr9 aus G. Wislicenus, Unsre Kriegsflotte.jpg
Lithograph of Greif (left), Meteor (center), and Jagd (right) by Willy Stöwer

Gunboats

1902 lithograph of SMS Iltis S.M. kanonenboot Iltis.jpg
1902 lithograph of SMS Iltis

Corvettes

A painting of Stosch, Stein, and Gneisenau under sail, by Alexander Kircher The three naval training ships, Stosch, Stein and Gneisenau under full sail.png
A painting of Stosch, Stein, and Gneisenau under sail, by Alexander Kircher

Torpedo-boats and destroyers

Illustration of a division of torpedo boats in 1902 S.M. Torpedobootsdivision.jpg
Illustration of a division of torpedo boats in 1902

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. A new numbering series began in 1911; hence years of construction are appended in brackets below, to distinguish the two series.

Illustration of G108 and S102 in 1902 S.M. Torpedoboot G 108 & S.M. Torpedoboot S 102.jpg
Illustration of G108 and S102 in 1902
G137 on trials in 1907 SMS G137.png
G137 on trials in 1907

Survey Ships

Tankers

See also

References

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