Category: ww1 german navy
WW1 German Torpedo Boats
WW1 German Torpedo Boats Germany (1871-1918) 177 TBs prewar, 96 WW1 (112 planned) Total: 273 TBs at the heart of…
Moltke class Battlecruisers
Moltke class Battlecruisers Germany (1910) Battlecruisers – SMS Moltke, SMS Goeben Development and Design A May 1907 conference already defined…
WW1 German Battlecruisers
WW1 German Battlecruisers Germany (1907-1917) Von der Tann, Molkte, Goeben, Seydlitz, Derrflinger, Lützow, Hindenburg Foreword: German battlecruisers: The German Empire…
Magdeburg class cruisers (1911)
Germany (1911) Magdeburg, Breslau, Strassburg, Stralsund A brand new league in German cruiser design: The Magdeburg class marked a new…
SMS Gefion (1893)
German Empire, Light Cruiser One of the oldest German cruisers in 1914: SMS Gefion was the second oldest German cruiser…
Wittelsbach class battleships (1900)
Wittelsbach class battleships (1900) Germany (1900-1901) Wittlesbach, Wettin, Zähringen, Schwaben, Mecklenburg Tirpitz pet’s battleships: The Wittlesbach class were the first…
Helgoland class Battleships (1909)
Germany (1912) Helgoland, Ostfriesland, Thüringen, Oldenburg Helgoland class: Much more than improved Nassau The Helgoland marked a breakthrough in the…
WW1 German Commerce Raiders
WW1 German Commerce Raiders Germany, 15 ships (1914-18) The surface raiders: The German Imperial Navy actions during WW1 were four-fold:…
SMS Seeadler (1888)
SMS Seeadler (1888) German Empire – Former Pass of Balmaha, sailing corsair The Sea Eagle: One of the most interesting…
Bussard class cruisers (1890)
SMS Bussard, Falke, Seeadler, Condor, Cormoran, Geier The last German sailing Cruisers In 1914, among the oldest vessels of the…