List of active Kaiserliche-Marine ships
Classifications
The Kaiserliche-Marine maintains specific classifications for its warships. Major surface combatants are classified as "Kriegsschiffe," and the list of classifications are below.
Aircraft carrier
Aircraft Carriers are any vessel capable of carrying and launching fixed-wing aircraft (minimum of 40) as its primary offensive armament.
Amphibious Asssault Ships
Amphbious Assault Ships are tasked with assisting amphibious operations, capable of carrying amphibious strike forces along with helicopter and VTOL aircraft to support operations.
Cruisers
Cruisers operate as "surface-superiorty" vessels, able to carry more armaments than destroyers in order to secure a sector in advance of main forces.
Destroyers
Destroyers are a mid-sized surface warfare vessels capable of multiple roles, generally fleet escort and patrols.
Frigate
Frigates are like small destroyers, being a small sized surface warfare vessel, tasked with smaller missions.
Corvettes
Corvettes operate as the smallest "Kriegsschiffe" classification within the Kaiserliche-Marine, often tasked with anti-aircraft and coastal defence operations.
Active ships
The Kaiserliche-Marine operates a total of 148 vessels.
24 Submarines
6 Training Submarine
2 Battleships
3 Carriers
1 Light Carrier
5 Amphibious Assault Ships
5 Cruisers
24 Destroyers
9 Frigates
16 Minesweepers
5 Recon & Surveillance Ships
6 Training Ships
14 Supply Ships
25 Miscellaneous Vessels
Submarine fleet
Submarines - U
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Schwertfisch Class | Nuclear attack submarine | UN-10 UN-11 |
5,200 submerged | ||
Kragenhai Class | Attack submarine | U-278 U-279 U-280 U-281 U-282 U-283 U-284 U-285 U-286 U-287 U-288 U-289 U-290 U-291 U-292 U-293 U-294 |
1,800 submerged | ||
Seewölf Class | Ballistic Missile Submarine | UR-55 UR-56 UR-57 |
24,000 submerged |
Surface fleet
Aircraft Carriers - FZT
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Lüderitz Class | Nuclear Carrier | Lüderitz von Donnersmarck Greißler |
42,500 tons full load | ||
Teufelberg Class | Light Carrier | Teufelberg |
13,950 tons normal 19,000 tons full load |
4 to be constructed by 2030 |
Amphibious assault ships - AAS
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Hornisse Class | Amphibious assault ship | Hornisse |
19,560 tons | ||
Typ-556 Class | Amphibious assault ship | Wespe Wegwespe Paul Kentkampf Erhard Eberhausen |
7,300 tons normal 11,394 tons full load |
Germaniawerft cost-effective design, being only NSD$37.5 million ~ NSD$45 million to produce. In service with the Talvistovan Navy and Shastaran Navy. |
Cruisers - KZ
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Admiral Leipzin Class | Surface-Superiority cruiser | Admiral Leipzin Admiral Kebelhavn Admiral Habenberg |
15,540 tons | ||
Falke Class | Battlecruiser | Falke Hebenzeller |
25,400 tons |
Destroyers - Z
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Hurrikan III Class | Guided Missile destroyer | Hurrikan III Passat Bö Aberhavn Franz Passmann Eberdorf |
7,500 tons normal 9,500 tons full load |
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Ostfriesland Class | ASW destroyer | Nammerhafen Nordstein Seefalke Kira Duttervick |
4,550 tons normal 6,800 tons full load |
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Seeskorpion Class | Light destroyer | Seeskorpion Hilfenland Paul Kempen Karl Stavson Bremerstafen Pterygotus Meeresströmung Braunschwein Hans Zimmerstahl |
1,810 tons | ||
Himmelstoss lass | Special Operations destroyer | Himmelstoss Keitelheim Januar |
6,391 tons |
Frigates - FFV
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Sachsen Class | General-purpose frigate | Sachsen Niemals Jedeldorf Bergdorf Schmedeswurtherwesterdeich |
3,000 tons normal 4,100 tons full load |
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Stusshoff Class | General-purpose frigate | Stusshoff Krasshoff Baden Neu-Schwanstisch |
7,200 tons |
Mine countermeasure vessels - MNJS
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Entsdorf Class | Minsweeper | Entsdorf Siegsberg |
375 tons |
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Grömitz Class | Minsweeper | Grömitz Datteln Weilheim Fuldenhausen Kampfenberg Werra Erfurste |
450 tons normal |
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Grünhause Class | Minsweeper | Grünhause Brunhildsburg Kampfenberg am Main Bad Hillensberg Rippenau |
650 tons normal | ||
Bildenburg | Minsweeper | Bildenburg Kersk |
600 tons normal |
Training vessels - TRV
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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SMS Reinhard Horsch | Fully-Rigged Sail Training Vessel | 1,050 tons | |||
Hibelburg Class | Training vessel | Hibelburg Adler von Geberhoff |
9,319 tons normal 15,928 tons full load |
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Seefalke Class | Training vessel | Ernst Sebelbachen Karl Klausen |
8,040 tons full load | Decommissioned destroyers repurposed for training destroyer crews. | |
Kragenhai Class | Training submarine | S-181 |
3,600 submerged | Retired SMS U-181 converted into training vessel SM S-181 |
Auxiliary fleet
Replenishment ships - EGV
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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Magdeburg Class | Replenishment oiler | Magdeburg EGV-990 EGV-991 |
25,000 tons | ||
Deiter Class | Replenishment oiler | Johann Deiter Robert Bunchsen EGV-998 EGV-1008 |
31,500 tons | ||
Maultier Class | Supply Vessel | Maultier EGV-878 EGV-879 EGV-880 EGV-890 EGV-895 EGV-899 |
31,565 tons full load |
Intelligence vessels - AKS
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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SMBVS Generalleutnant Johan Schughart | Tracking Ship | 21,000 tons | |||
SMBVS Stabsmajor Joseph von der Füstgen | Tracking Ship | 9,696 tons normal 12,845 tons full |
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SMAKS Oberleutnant Hans Kemmdorf | Electronic Surveillance Ship | 9,696 tons normal 12,845 tons full |
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Neufan Class | Electronic Surveillance Ship | Wilhelm Neufan Luitpold Hassenhaufen |
5,368 tons | ||
SMBVS Generaloberst Heinz von Hettelward | Missile Tracking Ship | 9,950 tons normal 17,250 tons full |
Currently active as "moored tracking vessel," expected decommissioning in 2020. |
Miscellaneous
Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
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WIP-class | Experiment ship | WIP |
4,250 tons |