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The list of ships of the Imperial German Navy includes all ships commissioned into service with the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) of Germany, covering the period from 1871, the creation of the German Empire, through to the end of the Empire in 1918.
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
The Siege of Tsingtao (Qingdao) used naval troops as Qingdao was a naval base, and also as the Imperial Navy was directly under the Imperial Government (the German Army was made up of regiments from the various states). Following the Battle of Jutland, the capital ships of the Imperial Navy had been confined to inactive service in harbor.
The German navies—specifically the Kaiserliche Marine and Kriegsmarine of Imperial and Nazi Germany, respectively—built a series of battleships between the 1890s and 1940s. To defend its North and Baltic Sea coasts in wartime, Germany had previously built a series of smaller ironclad warships , including coastal defense ships , and armored ...
This category is for ships commissioned into Imperial German Navy service. See also: Category:Ships of the Reichsmarine (1918–1935) Category:Ships of the Kriegsmarine (1935–1945) Category:Ships of the German Navy (1946 to present)
All of these ships were intended to serve both as fleet scouts and overseas cruisers, since Germany's limited naval budget prevented development of ships optimized for each task. [ 4 ] Most of the German protected cruisers served on overseas stations throughout their careers, primarily in the East Asia Squadron in the 1890s and 1900s.
Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Imperial German Navy, Category:Ships of the Reichsmarine, Category:Ships of the Kriegsmarine, Category:Ships of the German Navy, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
The German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) built a series of protected cruisers in the 1880s and 1890s, starting with the two ships of the Irene class. The Navy only completed two additional classes of protected cruisers, comprising six more ships: the unique Kaiserin Augusta, and the five Victoria Louise-class ships.