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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 ...
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
The High Seas Fleet (Hochseeflotte) was the primary formation of the Imperial German Navy, with its main element being the three operational battle squadrons to which the navy's battleships were assigned. The majority of units of the High Seas Fleet were stationed at Wilhelmshaven for operations in the North Sea.
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.
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]
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.
The German Navy's pre-war planning held that the British would be compelled to mount either a direct attack on the German coast to defeat the High Seas Fleet, or to put in place a close blockade. Either course of action would permit the Germans to whittle away at the numerical superiority of the Grand Fleet with submarines and torpedo boats.
The German large, or ocean-going, torpedo boats and destroyers of World War I were built by the Imperial German Navy between 1899 and 1918 as part of its quest for a “High Seas” or ocean-going fleet. At the start of the First World War Germany had 132 such ships, and ordered a further 216 during the conflict, 112 of which were actually ...