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The five Kaiser Friedrich III-class ships set the standard for later German pre-dreadnought battleships: they carried smaller main guns than their foreign contemporaries, but a heavier secondary battery. This was in accordance with the "hail of fire" theory, which emphasized smaller, rapid firing guns over larger and slower guns.
World War II battleships of Germany (1 C, 9 P) B. Battleships of the Imperial German Navy (10 C, 1 P) Battleships of the Kriegsmarine (2 C, 3 P)
Being significantly slower than the rest of the German line of battle, the ships of II Squadron saw no action during the first stages of the engagement. Toward the end of the fleet battle on the evening of 31 May, the five Deutschland -class ships came to the aid of the mauled battlecruisers of I Scouting Group, when Mauve placed his ships ...
The H class was a series of battleship designs for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, which were intended to fulfill the requirements of Plan Z in the late 1930s and early 1940s. . The first variation, "H-39", called for six ships to be built, essentially as enlarged Bismarck-class battleships with 40.6 cm (16 in) guns and diesel propulsi
After reunification the German Navy kept the system, codes for ships from the former forces of East Germany (Volksmarine) were added. (See #Former NVA units). The code is sometimes prefixed with a letter according to the category of the ships, e.g.: U for submarines (U-Boot) Z for destroyer (Zerstörer) F for frigates (Fregatten)
One of the surviving ships radioed the location of the German battleships, which summoned the powerful British battleships Rodney and King George V. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau used their high speed to escape in a squall, and the intervention by the British battleships convinced Lütjens that the chances of further success were small.
Pages in category "World War I battleships of Germany" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Pages in category "World War II battleships of Germany" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.