List of Kriegsmarine ships

The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the German navy of the Third Reich period, during its existence from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II in 1945.

See the list of naval ships of Germany for ships in German service throughout the country's history.

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Major warships

Fast battleships

• Bismarck class (42,000 tons, 8 × 380 mm guns)
  • Bismarck, 1939
  • Tirpitz, 1939

Battlecruisers

• Scharnhorst class (32,000 tons, 9 × 280 mm guns), also referred to as battleships
  • Scharnhorst, 1936
  • Gneisenau, 1936

Pre-dreadnought battleships

• Deutschland class (15,000 tons, 4 × 280mm guns)
  • Hannover, 1905
  • Schleswig-Holstein, 1906
  • Schlesien, 1906

Heavy cruisers

• Deutschland class (12,000 tons, 6 × 280 mm guns)
  • Lützow (ex-Deutschland), 1931
  • Admiral Scheer, 1933
  • Admiral Graf Spee, 1934
• Admiral Hipper class (14,000 tons, 8 × 203 mm guns)
  • Admiral Hipper, 1937
  • Blücher, 1937
  • Prinz Eugen, 1938

Light cruisers

• Emden class (6,000 tons, 8 × 150 mm guns)
  • Emden, 1925
• Königsberg class (7,200 tons, 9 × 150 mm guns)
  • Königsberg, 1925
  • Karlsruhe, 1927
  • Köln, 1928
• Leipzig class (8,000 tons, 9 × 150 mm guns)
  • Leipzig, 1929
  • Nürnberg, 1934

Destroyers and torpedo boats

Destroyers

• Type 1934 (3,155 tons, 5 × 127 mm guns)
  • Z1 Leberecht Maass, 1937
  • Z2 Georg Thiele, 1937
  • Z3 Max Schultz, 1937
  • Z4 Richard Beitzen, 1937
• Type 1934A (Commissioned 1937–1939)
  • Z5 Paul Jakobi
  • Z6 Theodor Riedel
  • Z7 Hermann Schoemann
  • Z8 Bruno Heinemann
  • Z9 Wolfgang Zenker
  • Z10 Hans Lody
  • Z11 Bernd von Arnim
  • Z12 Erich Giese
  • Z13 Erich Koellner
  • Z14 Friedrich Ihn
  • Z15 Erich Steinbrinck
  • Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt
• Type 1936
  • Z17 Diether von Roeder
  • Z18 Hans Lüdemann
  • Z19 Hermann Künne
  • Z20 Karl Galster
  • Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
  • Z22 Anton Schmitt
• Type 1936A (Narvik)
  • Z23 through Z30
• Type 1936A (Mob)
  • Z31 through Z34
  • Z37 through Z39
• Type 1936B
  • Z35 through Z36
  • Z43 through Z45

Torpedo boats

• Torpedoboot 1923 ("Raubvogel") (900 tons, 3 × 105 mm guns)
  • Möwe
  • Falke
  • Greif
  • Kondor
  • Albatros
  • Seeadler
• Torpedoboot 1924 ("Raubtier") (950 tons, 3 × 105 mm guns)
  • Wolf
  • Iltis
  • Jaguar
  • Leopard
  • Luchs
  • Tiger
• Torpedoboot 1935 (1,090 tons, 1 × 105 mm gun)
  • T1 through T12
• Torpedoboot 1937 (1,150 tons, 1 × 105 mm gun)
  • T13 through T21
• Flottentorpedoboot 1939 (Elbing) (1,750 tons, 4 × 105 mm guns)
  • T22 through T36

Auxiliary cruisers

• Atlantis
• Coronel
• Hansa
• Komet
• Kormoran
• Michel
• Orion
• Pinguin
• Stier
• Thor
• Widder

Mine warfare craft

Minelayers

• Tannenberg 1935 (5,500 tons, 3 × 150mm guns, 460 mines)
• Brandenburg 1936 (3,900 tons, 3 × 105mm guns, 250 mines)
• Lothringen 1941 (2,000 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 200 mines)
• Niedersachsen 1934 (1,800 tons, 2 × 105mm guns, 260 mines
• Drache 1924 (1,800 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 120 mines)
• Brummer 1940 (3 × 10.5 cm guns, 2 × 3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns, 10 × 2 cm anti-aircraft guns, 4 × 46 cm torpedo tubes, 280 mines)
• Oldenburg 1934 (1,200 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 145 mines
• Kamerun 1939 (370 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 100 mines)
• Togo 1939 (370 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 100 mines)
• Kiebitz 1943

Sperrbrecher

• Sperrbrecher 1 – Sperrbrecher 100 (5,000 tons, 2 × 88mm guns)

Minesweeper

• M1935 class (875 tons, 2 × 105mm guns)
  • M1 – M69
• M1940 class (775 tons, 1 × 105mm gun)
  • M70 – M196
• M1943 class (825 tons, 2 × 105mm guns)
  • M197 – M214

R Boats

• R1 class 1929 (60 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 6 mines)
  • R1 – R16
• R17 class 1934 (115 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
  • R17 – R24
• R25 class 1938 (110 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
  • R25 – R40
• R41 class 1939 (125 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
  • R41 – R129
• R130 class 1940 (150 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
  • R130 – R150
• R151 class 1940 (125 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
  • R151 – R217
• R218 class 1942 (140 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 16 mines)
  • R218 – R300
• R301 class 1942 (160 tons, 1 × 88mm gun, 16 mines, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • R301 – R312

Mine hunters

• KM1 – KM36

Small craft

S-boats

• S1 class (50 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S1 – S25
• S26 class (75 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S26 – S29
• S30 class (80 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S30 – S37
• S38 class (80 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S38 – S60
• S38b class (90 tons, 2 × 20mm guns, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S61 – S99
• S100 class (100 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S100 – S150
• S151 class (100 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
  • S151 – S205

U-boats

Training submarines

• Type I
  • U-25 and U-26

Coastal submarines

• Type IIA
  • U-1 through U-6
• Type IIB
  • U-7 through U-24
  • U-120 and U-121
• Type IIC
  • U-56 through U-63
• Type IID
  • U-137 through U-152
• Type XVIIB
  • U-1405 through U-1407

Ocean-going submarines

• Type VIIA
  • U-27 through U-36
• Type VIIB
  • U-45 through U-55
  • U-73 through U-76
  • U-83 through U-87
  • U-99 through U-102
• Type VIIC
  • U-69 through U-72
  • U-77 through U-82
  • U-88 through U-98
  • U-132 through U-136
  • U-201 through U-212
  • U-221 through U-232
  • U-235 through U-291
  • U-301 through U-316
  • U-331 through U-394
  • U-396 through U-458
  • U-465 through U-486
  • U-551 through U-683
  • U-701 through U-722
  • U-731 through U-768
  • U-771 through U-779
  • U-821 through U-822
  • U-825 and U-826
  • U-901 through U-907
  • U-921 through U-928
  • U-951 through U-994
  • U-1051 through U-1058
  • U-1101 and U-1102
  • U-1131 and U-1132
  • U-1161 and U-1162
  • U-1191 through U-1210
• Type VIIC 41
  • U-292 through U-300
  • U-317 through U-328
  • U-827 and U-828
  • U-929 and U-930
  • U-995 through U-1010
  • U-1013 through U-1025
  • U-1063 through U-1065
  • U-1103 through U-1110
  • U-1163 through U-1172
  • U-1271 through U-1279
  • U-1301 through U-1308
• Type IXA
  • U-37 through U-44
• Type IXB
  • U-64 and U-65
  • U-103 through U-111
  • U-122 through U-124
• Type IXC
  • U-66 through U-68
  • U-125 through U-131
  • U-153 through U-166
  • U-171 through U-176
  • U-501 through U-524
• Type IXC 40
  • U-167 through U-170
  • U-183 through U-194
  • U-525 through U-550
  • U-801 through U-806
  • U-841 through U-846
  • U-853 through U-858
  • U-877 through U-899
  • U-1221 through U-1235
• Type IXD
  • U-177 through U-182
  • U-195 through U-200
  • U-847 through U-852
  • U-859 through U-864
  • U-871 through U-876

Minelaying submarines

• Type VIID
  • U-213 through U-218
• Type XB
  • U-116 through U-119

Supply submarines

• Type VIIF
  • U-1059 through U-1062
• Type IXD /42
  • U-883 and U-884
• Type XB
  • U-219 and U-220
  • U-233 and U-234
• Type XIV
  • U-459 through U-464
  • U-487 through U-490

Electric boats

• Type XXI
  • U-2501 through U-2531
  • U-2533 through U-2548
  • U-2551 and U-2552
  • U-3001 through U-3044
  • U-3501 through U-3530
• Type XXIII
  • U-2321 through U-2371
  • U-4701 through U-4707
  • U-4709 through U-4712

Midget submarines

• Seehund (17 tons, 2 × torpedoes)
  • 138 commissioned
• Hecht (Training)
  • 53 commissioned
• Biber (6.5 tons, 2 × torpedoes)
  • 324 commissioned
• Molch (11 tons, 2 × torpedoes)
  • 393 commissioned
• Delphin (Prototype)
  • 3 commissioned
• Seeteufel (Prototype)
  • 1 commissioned
• Schwertwal (Prototype)
  • 1 commissioned

Human torpedoes

• Neger (1 × torpedo)
  • 200 commissioned
• Marder (3 tons, 1 × torpedo)
  • 500 commissioned
• Hai (Prototype)
  • 1 commissioned

Auxiliary ships

Troop ships

• Cap Arcona, 1927
• Deutschland, 1923
• Goya, 1940
• General von Steuben, 1923
• Wilhelm Gustloff, 1937
• Hamburg, 1926
• Pretoria, 1936
• Albert Ballin/Hansa, 1923

Artillery training ships

• Bremse 1933 (1,800 tons, 4 × 127mm guns)
• Brummer 1934 (3,000 tons, 8 × 105mm guns, 480 mines)

Torpedo training ships

• Hugo Zeye, 1942

Radio-controlled targets

• Braunschweig class
  • Hessen, 1900
• Wittelsbach class
  • Zähringen, 1898

Sail training ships

• Niobe, 1913
• Gorch Fock, 1933 (Russian training ship Tovarishch)
• Horst Wessel, 1936 (US Coast Guard Ship Eagle)
• Albert Leo Schlageter, 1937 (Portuguese training ship Sagres)

Floating anti-aircraft batteries

• Arcona
• Medusa
• Niobe
• Nymphe
• Thetis

Escort

• F class (700 tons, 2 × 105mm guns)
  • F 1 – F 10
• PA class (925 tons, 1 × 105mm gun)
  • PA-1 – PA-4

Gunboats

• LS1 – LS12
• The Following Gunboats were generally armed with one 5.9 inch,two 37mm (1×2) and six 20mm (6×1) guns.
• August 400 tons Launched 1936
• Berkelstrom
• Cascade 338 tons Launched 1937
• Globe 314 tons Launched 1937
• Hast I
• Helene 400 tons Launched 1937
• Joost
• Kemphaan 343 tons Launched 1936
• Nijnberg
• Oostzee 336 tons Launched 1936
• Ost 565 tons Launched 1939
• Paraat
• Polaris 322 tons Launched 1936
• Robert Muller 399 tons Launched 1936
• Soemba
• Trompenberg
• West
• West Vlaanderen 346 tons Launched 1927

Blockade runners/Auxiliary minelayers

• Doggerbank

Weather ships

• Adolf Vinnen (WBS 5)
• August Wriedt (WBS 8)
• Berlebek (WBS 7 / WBS 14)
• Coburg (WBS 2 )
• Externsteine (WBS 11)
• Hermann / Sachsen (WBS 1)
• Hessen (WBS 11 / WBS 8)
• Hinrich Freese (WBS 4)
• Hoheweg (WBS 5)
• Fritz Homann (WBS 3 / WBS 4)
• Kehdingen WBS 6)
• Carl J. Busch (WBS 3)
• Lauenburg (WBS 3)
• Leipzig
• Merceditta (WBS 9)
• Mob. FD 34 (WBS 10)
• München (WBS 6)
• Ostmark (WBS 5)
• Sachsenwald (WBS 7)
• Skudd 1 (WBS 10)
• Star XV (WBS 10)
• Teutoberger Wald (WBS 12)
• Wuppertal (WBS 1)

Patrol boats

• Kamerun
• KT1
• V 1101 Preußen
• V 1102 Gleiwitz^[1]
• V 1103 Nordkap^[1]
• V 1104 Ernst von Breisen^[1]
• V 1105 Ernst Gröschel^[1]
• V 1106 Ernst von Breisen^[1]
• V 1107 Portland^[1]
• V 1108 Weißenfels^[1]
• V 1109 Moravia^[1]
• V 5506 Zick
• V 5519 Tarantel (May–December 1940: NB. 19)
• V 5908 Togo (re-designated V 6512 in 1944)
• V 6105 (other names used: NO-05 Samoa and NH-05)

Captured foreign warships

A significant number of foreign warships were captured and recommissioned into the Kriegsmarine. Some were never completed.

• Clemenceau, captured 1940, launched 1943 (never completed)
• Faà di Bruno, laid down 1915, captured 1943, commissioned as monitor Biber, surrendered in 1945 and broken up.
• O 8, captured in 1940, taken into service as U-D1
• HMS Seal, captured 1940, taken into service as U-B.
• Sovetskaya Ukraina, laid down 1938, captured 1941 (never completed)

Unfinished Ships

Aircraft carriers

• Graf Zeppelin class
  • Graf Zeppelin, launched 1938 (never completed)
  • Flugzeugträger B, never launched

Heavy cruisers

• Seydlitz, (uncompleted, intended for conversion into light aircraft carrier, but never completed)
• Lützow, (sold uncompleted to Soviet Union in 1940)

Destroyers

• Zerstörer 1936C
• Zerstörer 1938A/Ac
• Zerstörer 1938B
• Zerstörer 1942: Z51 launched 1944, but bombed and never completed
• Zerstörer 1944
• Zerstörer 1945
• Spähkreuzer

Torpedo boats

• Flottentorpedoboot 1940 (Never completed)
• Flottentorpedoboot 1941 (Never completed)
• Flottentorpedoboot 1944 (Never completed)

A multitude of other ships also remained unfinished by the end of the war: escorts, gunboats, landing craft, fleet tenders, AA batteries, training ships, auxiliary ships, patrol boats, minelayers, mine hunters, fast torpedo attack boats (E-Boats) and more.

References

1. "11. Vorpostenflottille" (in Polish). Piotr Mierzejewski. Retrieved 5 February 2015.