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SMS Hela (1895)

Germany, Aviso-Cruiser, 1895-1914 The Kaiserliche Marine’s last Aviso SMS Hela was surely the oldest active German cruiser in service when…

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WW1 German Submarines

WW1 German Submarines Germany (1901-1918) About 630 subs* The invention of submarine warfare: Germany did not invented the submarine but…

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SMS Blücher (1908)

SMS Blücher (1908) Germany (1908) Armored Cruiser The first German Battlecruiser ? According to Conway’s all the world fighting ships…

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SMS Kaiserin Augusta (1892)

SMS Kaiserin Augusta (1892) Germany (1892) The second German protected cruiser: The design of this wooden-sheated protected cruiser started in…

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Braunschweig class battleships (1902)

Braunschweig class battleships (1902) Germany (1906) Battleships Braunschweig, Elsass, Hessen, Prussen, Lothringen Improved pre-dreadnoughts with three funnels The Braunschchweig were…

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Gazelle class cruisers (1898)

Gazelle class cruisers (1898) Germany (1898) SMS Gazelle, Niobe, Nymphe, Thetis, Ariadne, Amazone, Medusa, Frauenlob, Arcona, Undine The first modern…

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Scharnhorst class armoured cruisers (1906)

Scharnhorst class armoured cruisers (1906) Germany (1906) Scharnhorst, Gneisenau The last German armoured cruisers: Before the ones you probably know…

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Kaiser Friedrich III class Battleships

Kaiser Friedrich III class Battleships Germany (1896) Friedrich III, Wilhelm II, Wilhelm der Grosse, Karl der Grosse, Barbarossa The “Emperors”…

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WW1 German Destroyers

WW1 German Destroyers Germany (1898-1918) German Destroyers of the great war By their denomination alone “Hochseetorpedoboote”, these ships were not…

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Brandenburg class Battleships (1892)

Brandenburg class Battleships (1892) Germany (1892) – Brandenburg, Wörth (1914) Germany’s first pre-dreadnoughts Certainly the oldest battleships German Navy in…