Second World War · 1939–1945

Kriegsmarine (Germany)

160 ships covered here, in 113 battles.

Battleships 4

Bismarck

Sunk

Germany

Battleship · Bismarck class

8 × 15″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1939 · 5 battles

Gneisenau

Scuttled

Germany

Battleship · Scharnhorst class

9 × 11″ guns

Launched 1936 · 8 battles

Scharnhorst

Sunk

Germany

Battleship · Scharnhorst class

9 × 11″ guns

Launched 1936 · 7 battles

Tirpitz

Sunk

Germany

Battleship · Bismarck class

8 × 15″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1939 · 7 battles

Pre-dreadnought battleships 2

SMS Schlesien

Sunk

Germany

Pre-dreadnought battleship · Deutschland class

4 × 11″ guns

Launched 1906 · 2 battles

SMS Schleswig-Holstein

Sunk

Germany

Pre-dreadnought battleship · Deutschland class

4 × 11″ guns

Launched 1906 · 2 battles

Coast-defence battleships 2

HNoMS Harald Haarfagre

Captured

Norway

Germany

Coast-defence battleship · Tordenskjold class

2 × 8.3″ guns

Launched 1897 · 1 battle

HNoMS Tordenskjold

Captured

Norway

Germany

Coast-defence battleship · Tordenskjold class

2 × 8″ guns

Launched 1897 · 1 battle

Aircraft carriers 1

Graf Zeppelin

Scuttled

Germany

Aircraft carrier

16 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1938 · 0 battles

Heavy cruisers 8

Admiral Graf Spee

Scuttled

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Deutschland class

6 × 11″ guns in 2 triple turrets

Launched 1934 · 1 battle

Admiral Hipper

Scuttled

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Admiral Hipper class

8 × 8″ guns

Launched 1937 · 7 battles

Admiral Scheer

Sunk

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Deutschland class

6 × 11″ guns in 2 triple turrets

Launched 1933 · 6 battles

Blücher

Sunk

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Admiral Hipper class

8 × 8″ guns

Launched 1937 · 1 battle

Deutschland

Scuttled

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Deutschland class

6 × 11″ guns in 2 triple turrets

Launched 1931 · 8 battles

Lützow

Survived

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Admiral Hipper class

0 battles

Prinz Eugen

Survived

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Admiral Hipper class

8 × 8″ guns

Launched 1938 · 5 battles

Seydlitz

Scuttled

Germany

Heavy cruiser · Admiral Hipper class

8 × 8″ guns

Launched 1939 · 0 battles

Light cruisers 6

Emden

Scuttled

Germany

Light cruiser

8 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1925 · 1 battle

Karlsruhe

Scuttled

Germany

Light cruiser · Königsberg class

9 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1927 · 1 battle

Köln

Sunk

Germany

Light cruiser · Königsberg class

9 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1928 · 2 battles

Königsberg

Sunk

Germany

Light cruiser · Königsberg class

9 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1927 · 1 battle

Leipzig

Scuttled

Germany

Light cruiser

9 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1929 · 1 battle

Nürnberg

Survived

Germany

Light cruiser

9 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1934 · 1 battle

Armed merchant cruisers 9

Atlantis

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1937 · 1 battle

Komet

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1937 · 2 battles

Kormoran

Scuttled

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1938 · 1 battle

Michel

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1939 · 1 battle

Orion

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Pinguin

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1936 · 1 battle

Stier

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1936 · 2 battles

Thor

Sunk

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1938 · 3 battles

Widder

Wrecked

Germany

Armed merchant cruiser

6 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1929 · 0 battles

Destroyers 44

Antonio Pigafetta

Sunk

Italy

Germany

Destroyer · Navigatori class

6 × 4.7″ guns in 3 twin mounts

Launched 1929 · 0 battles

Hermes

Scuttled

Germany

Greece

Destroyer · Vasilefs Georgios class

4 × 5″ guns

Launched 1938 · 1 battle

Turbine

Sunk

Italy

Germany

Destroyer · Turbine class

0 battles

Z1 Leberecht Maass

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1935 · 2 battles

Z10 Hans Lody

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 4 battles

Z11 Bernd von Arnim

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 4 battles

Z12 Erich Giese

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 3 battles

Z13 Erich Koellner

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 4 battles

Z14 Friedrich Ihn

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1935 · 1 battle

Z15 Erich Steinbrinck

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 2 battles

Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 4 battles

Z17 Diether von Roeder

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 3 battles

Z18 Hans Lüdemann

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 3 battles

Z19 Hermann Künne

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 3 battles

Z2 Georg Thiele

Wrecked

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1935 · 3 battles

Z20 Karl Galster

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1937 · 4 battles

Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1938 · 2 battles

Z22 Anton Schmitt

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1938 · 2 battles

Z23

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1939 · 2 battles

Z24

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 6 battles

Z25

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 4 battles

Z26

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

Z27

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 2 battles

Z28

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

Z29

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 4 battles

Z3 Max Schultz

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1935 · 1 battle

Z30

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1940 · 3 battles

Z31

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

4 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1941 · 5 battles

Z32

Wrecked

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

5 × 5.9″ guns in 1 twin and 3 single mounts

Launched 1941 · 2 battles

Z33

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

3 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1941 · 2 battles

Z34

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

3 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1942 · 4 battles

Z35

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936B class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1942 · 1 battle

Z36

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936B class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1943 · 0 battles

Z37

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

3 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1942 · 1 battle

Z38

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

3 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1941 · 2 battles

Z39

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936A (Mob) class

2 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1941 · 0 battles

Z4 Richard Beitzen

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934 class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1935 · 4 battles

Z43

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1936B class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1943 · 2 battles

Z5 Paul Jacobi

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 2 battles

Z6 Theodor Riedel

Survived

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 4 battles

Z7 Hermann Schoemann

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 3 battles

Z8 Bruno Heinemann

Sunk

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 1 battle

Z9 Wolfgang Zenker

Scuttled

Germany

Destroyer · Type 1934A class

5 × 5″ guns

Launched 1936 · 4 battles

ZH1

Scuttled

Germany

Netherlands

Destroyer · Gerard Callenburgh class

1 × 4.7″ gun

Launched 1939 · 1 battle

Torpedo boats 21

Albatros

Wrecked

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 23 class

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1926 · 2 battles

Greif

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 23 class

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1926 · 1 battle

Kondor

Wrecked

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 23 class

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1926 · 3 battles

HNoMS Löwe

Survived

Norway

Germany

Torpedo boat · Sleipner class

3 × 3.9″ guns

Launched 1938 · 1 battle

Luchs

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 24 class

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1928 · 1 battle

Möwe

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 23 class

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1926 · 2 battles

S-130

Museum ship

Germany

Torpedo boat · S-100 class

1 battle

Seeadler

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 23 class

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1926 · 3 battles

T13

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 37 class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1939 · 2 battles

T16

Wrecked

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 37 class

1 × 4.1″ gun

2 battles

T19

Survived

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 37 class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

T196

Survived

Germany

Torpedo boat · S-138 class

2 × 3.5″ guns

Launched 1911 · 1 battle

T21

Survived

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 37 class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

T22

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1941 · 2 battles

T23

Survived

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1941 · 2 battles

T24

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1941 · 6 battles

T25

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1941 · 2 battles

T26

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1942 · 2 battles

T27

Wrecked

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1942 · 4 battles

T29

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

1 battle

T36

Sunk

Germany

Torpedo boat · Type 1939 (Elbing) class

4 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1944 · 1 battle

Submarines 52

Comandante Cappellini

Captured

Italy

Germany

Japan

Submarine · Marcello class

2 × 4″ guns

Launched 1939 · 0 battles

U-100

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

3 battles

U-101

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-110

Captured

Germany

Submarine · Type IXB class

2 battles

U-123

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type IXB class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-124

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXB class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-126

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXC class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-156

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXC class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-165

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXC class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-201

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 2 battles

U-204

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-210

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-234

Survived

Germany

Submarine · Type XB class

Launched 1943 · 0 battles

U-2511

Survived

Germany

Submarine · Type XXI class

4 × .79″ guns

Launched 1944 · 0 battles

U-29

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIA class

1 battle

U-30

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIA class

1 battle

U-32

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIA class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1937 · 1 battle

U-331

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-34

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIA class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1936 · 1 battle

U-354

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1942 · 2 battles

U-356

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-36

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIA class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1936 · 1 battle

U-37

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type IXA class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1938 · 1 battle

U-378

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-38

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type IXA class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1938 · 2 battles

U-39

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXA class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1938 · 1 battle

U-432

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-444

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1942 · 1 battle

U-456

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-46

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1938 · 2 battles

U-47

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

2 battles

U-48

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1939 · 2 battles

U-501

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXB class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-505

Museum ship

Germany

Submarine · Type IXC class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-517

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXC class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-552

Scuttled

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-556

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-557

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-559

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 3 battles

U-563

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-570

Captured

Germany

Britain

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-64

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXB class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1939 · 1 battle

U-73

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-74

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-744

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1943 · 1 battle

U-81

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-864

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type IXD2 class

1 × 4.1″ gun

Launched 1943 · 1 battle

U-91

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1941 · 1 battle

U-94

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 2 battles

U-95

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

U-974

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIC class

1 × 3.5″ gun

Launched 1943 · 1 battle

U-99

Sunk

Germany

Submarine · Type VIIB class

2 battles

Auxiliaries 6

Altmark

Sunk

Germany

Auxiliary

3 × 5.9″ guns

Launched 1937 · 1 battle

Bremse

Sunk

Germany

Auxiliary

2 battles

Kulmerland

Scuttled

Germany

Auxiliary

Launched 1928 · 1 battle

HNoMS Olav Tryggvason

Captured

Norway

Germany

Auxiliary

4 × 4.7″ guns

Launched 1932 · 1 battle

HNoMS Pol III

Captured

Norway

Germany

Auxiliary

1 × 3″ gun

Launched 1926 · 1 battle

Python

Scuttled

Germany

Auxiliary

1 battle

Transports 5

Alsterufer

Sunk

Germany

Transport

1 battle

Duisburg

Sunk

Germany

Transport

1 battle

General von Steuben

Sunk

Germany

Transport

Launched 1922 · 1 battle

Goya

Sunk

Germany

Transport

Launched 1940 · 1 battle

Wilhelm Gustloff

Sunk

Germany

Transport

3 × 4.1″ guns

Launched 1937 · 1 battle

Other fleets in the Second World War