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Pillau class cruisers (1914)

Germany (1914): SMS Pillau, Elbing From Russia, with Love The Pillau class were originally the Russian-ordered Maraviev Amurskyy and Admiral…

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Graudenz class cruisers (1914)

Germany (1912-1944) – SMS Graudenz, SMS Regensburg The Graudenz class were another iteration over the now classic kight cruiser formular…

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Karlsruhe class cruisers (1912)

German light Cruisers (1911-1914)SMS Karlsruhe, SMS Rostock The last German “four stackers” With the previous Magdeburg class, the Karlsruhe were…

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Bayern class battleships (1915)

Bayern class battleships (1915) SMS Bayern, Baden, Sachsen, Württemberg Bayern class: The last German dreadnoughts The battleship “Bayern” does not…

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Nautilus class minelayers (1906)

Germany (1906): SMS Nautilus, Albatros The first two specialized German minelayers The Nautilus class were two minelaying cruisers planned for…

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Dresden class cruisers

Light Cruisers SMS Dresden, Emden (1908) Two famous ships The Dresden class followed the Königsberg class, but improved in size…

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Bremen class Cruisers (1903)

Germany (1902-04) SMS Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin, Lübeck, München, Leipzig, Dantzig The Bremen class: More than just improved Gazelles After the…

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Derfflinger class battlecruisers (1913)

Derfflinger class battlecruisers German Empire (1913-14) Battlecruisers S.M.S. Derfflinger, Lützow, Hindenburg The last German Battlecruisers, Derfflinger, Lützow and eventually Hindenburg,…

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SMS Seydlitz (1912)

SMS Seydlitz, Battlecruisers German Empire (1912) Battlecruiser The “shell magnet” Derived from battlecruisers of the Moltke class, Seydlitz differed in…

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SMS Von der Tann (1910)

SMS Von der Tann (1910) German Hochseeflotte Battlecruiser (1908-1919) SMS Von der Tann, first German Battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann…