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In the Imperial German Navy, there was no clear distinction between torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, which were all numbered in the same series, the number being preceded by a letter that represented the building contractor. A new numbering series began in 1911; hence years of construction are appended in brackets below, to ...
The three remaining ships saw continued service in the German navy; Hannover was struck in 1935 and eventually broken up in 1944–1946. Schlesien and Schleswig-Holstein were both sunk during World War II but later raised. Schlesien was broken up in 1949–1970, while Schleswig-Holstein was transferred to the Soviet Navy in 1946. [47]
Plan and elevation view of a ship of the König class, from Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. The four König-class battleships were ordered as part of the Anglo-German naval arms race; they were the fourth generation of German dreadnought battleships, and they were built in response to the British Orion class that had been ordered in 1909. [1]
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SMS [a] Baden was a Bayern-class dreadnought battleship of the German Imperial Navy built during World War I.Launched in October 1915 and completed in March 1917, she was the last battleship completed for use in the war; two of her sisters—Sachsen and Württemberg—were incomplete when the war ended.
Imperial German Navy: Bayern: super-dreadnought: 28,530 14 March 1917 21 June 1919 Seized by Great Britain 21 June 1919, sunk as target 16 August 1921 Bayern: super-dreadnought: 28,530 15 July 1916 21 June 1919 Scuttled at Scapa Flow 21 June 1919, raised 1 September 1934, broken up 1935 Barham Royal Navy: Queen Elizabeth: super-dreadnought: 33,110
Plan and elevation view of a ship of the König class, from Jane's Fighting Ships 1919. The four König-class battleships were ordered as part of the Anglo-German naval arms race; they were the fourth generation of German dreadnought battleships, and they were built in response to the British Orion class that had been ordered in 1909. [1]
This category is for naval ships designed, built, or operated by Germany during World War I (1914–1918). Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.