List of active Kaiserliche-Marine ships

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This is a list of active vessels of the Kaiserliche-Marine. The Kaiserliche-Marine operates a total of 148 vessels, and is primarily supplied by the Germaniawerft shipbuilding company. For historical vessels, please visit List of Historical 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
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
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
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.

Battleships - SS

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Kaiser Class		Battleship	Kaiser	68,800 tons	Museum ship moored in Engelberg
Hohenzern Class		Battleship	Reichsadler	28,600 tons	Museum ship moored in Kreil

Cruisers - KZ

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Admiral Leipzin Class		Surface-Superiority cruiser	Admiral Leipzin Admiral Kebelhavn Admiral Habenberg	15,540 tons
Falke Class		Battlecruiser	Falke Hebenzeller	25,400 tons	Museum ship moored in Seestadt

Destroyers - Z

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Hurrikan III Class		Guided Missile destroyer	Hurrikan III Passat Bö Aberhavn Franz Passmann Eberdorf	7,500 tons normal 9,500 tons full load
Ostfriesland Class		ASW destroyer	Nammerhafen Nordstein Seefalke Kira Duttervick	4,550 tons normal 6,800 tons full load
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
Sachsen Class		General-purpose frigate	Sachsen Niemals Jedeldorf Bergdorf Schmedeswurtherwesterdeich	3,000 tons normal 4,100 tons full load
Stusshoff Class		General-purpose frigate	Stusshoff Krasshoff Baden Neu-Schwanstisch	7,200 tons

Mine countermeasure vessels - MNJS

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Entsdorf Class		Minsweeper	Entsdorf Siegsberg	375 tons
Grömitz Class		Minsweeper	Grömitz Datteln Weilheim Fuldenhausen Kampfenberg Werra Erfurste	450 tons normal
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
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
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
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
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
SMAKS Oberleutnant Hans Kemmdorf		Electronic Surveillance Ship		9,696 tons normal 12,845 tons full
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
WIP-class		Experiment ship	WIP	4,250 tons