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Scharnhorst class armoured cruisers (1906)

Germany (1906) Scharnhorst, Gneisenau The last German armoured cruisers: Before the ones you probably know better from ww2, the Scharnhorst…

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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…

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Nassau class battleships (1906)

Nassau class battleships (1908) SMS Nassau, Rheinland, Posen, Westfalen Germany’s first dreadnoughts The four Nassau (Nassau, Westfalen, Rheinland, Posen) were…

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Deutschland class battleships (1906)

Deutschland class battleships (1906) Germany (1906) Battleships Deutschland, Hannover, Pommern, Schleisen Schleswig-Holstein The last German pre-dreadnoughts The five battleships of…