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The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany, 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.
The Kriegsmarine (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁiːksmaˌʁiːnə], lit. 'War Navy') was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war Reichsmarine (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The Kriegsmarine was one of three official branches, along with the Heer ...
The list of naval ships of Germany includes all naval ships which have been in service of the German Navy or its predecessors. Other lists include: List of ships of the Imperial German Navy; List of Kriegsmarine ships; List of German Federal Navy ships; List of German Navy ships; List of German Navy ship classes; List of U-boats of Germany
Reichsmarine. The Reichsmarine (lit. ' Reich Navy') was the name of the German Navy during the Weimar Republic and first two years of Nazi Germany. It was the naval branch of the Reichswehr, existing from 1919 to 1935. In 1935, it became known as the Kriegsmarine (War Navy), a branch of the Wehrmacht; a change implemented by Adolf Hitler.
The first new battleships built in Germany were the two Scharnhorst -class ships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in 1935. The two Bismarck -class battleships followed in 1936; Bismarck was completed in 1940 and Tirpitz in 1941. [16] Plan Z was formulated in 1939 to rebuild the German navy; the plan called for six additional battleships of the H-39 ...
Raule (the former HMS Albrighton. Bought in 1959. Decommissioned in 1967) Type 138 (former Royal Navy modified Black Swan -class sloops) F213 Scharnhorst (the former HMS Mermaid) (1959–68) F214 Hipper (the former HMS Actaeon) (1959–67) F215 Graf Spee (the former HMS Flamingo) (1959–67) F216 Scheer (the former HMS Hart) (1959–71) Type ...
World War II naval ships of Germany. This category is for naval ships designed, built, or operated by Germany during World War II (1939–1945).
Ships of the Kriegsmarine. This category is for ships commissioned into Kriegsmarine service. See also: Category:Ships of the Imperial German Navy (to 1918) Category:Ships of the Reichsmarine (1918–1935) Category:Ships of the German Navy (1946 to present)