Imperial German Navy 1870 to 1904
Battleships
Sachsen class
7,700 tons, 4 (6) x 10.4" BL barbette, 10" Iron belt, 2" Iron deck, 13.5 knots SE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Sachsen, ordered 1874, laid down 7/1875, commissioned 10/1878
- Bayern, ordered 1874, laid down 5/1874, commissioned 4/1882
- Würtemberg, ordered 1874, laid down 11/1876, commissioned 5/1881
- Baden, ordered 1874, laid down 7/1876, commissioned 10/1883
Oldenburg class
5,600 tons, 4 (8) x 10.4" BL barbette, 2 (4) x 6” BL, 2 (4) x 14” TT aw, 12" Iron belt, 2" Iron deck, 13.5 knots SE FT Coal
- Oldenburg, ordered 1883, laid down 12/1883, commissioned 4/1886
Siegfried class
3,700 tons, 2 (3) x 10.4" BL barbette, 4 (8) x 3.5”, 2 (4) x 14” TT uw, 9.5" Compound belt, 1" Compound deck, 14.5 knots TE FT Coal, low freeboard
- Siegfried, ordered 1887, laid down 10/1888, commissioned 4/1890
- Beowulf, ordered 1887, laid down 11/1890, commissioned 4/1892
- Frithjof, ordered 1887, laid down 7/1890, commissioned 2/1893
- Heimdall, ordered 1887, laid down 7/1892, commissioned 4/1894
- Hilderbrand, ordered 1887, laid down 8/1890, commissioned 10/1893
- Hagen, ordered 1887, laid down 10/1891, commissioned 10/1894
- Odin, ordered 1887, laid down 11/1893, commissioned 7/1896
- Ägir, ordered 1887, laid down 4/1892, commissioned 1/1896
Brandenburg class
10,500 tons, 6 x 11", 3 (6) x 4”, 4 (8) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 16" Compound belt, 2.5" Compound deck, 16.5 knots TE FT Coal
- Brandenburg, ordered 1889, laid down 9/1890, commissioned 11/1893
- Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, ordered 1889, laid down 6/1890, commissioned 11/1893
- Weissenburg, ordered 1889, laid down 12/1890, commissioned 6/1894
- Wörth, ordered 1889, laid down 8/1890, commissioned 10/1893
Kaiser class
11,600 tons, 4 x 9.4", 9 (18) x 6”, 6 (12) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 12" belt, 2.5" deck, 17 knots TE WT Coal
- Kaiser Friedrich III, ordered 1894, laid down 7/1895, commissioned 10/1898
- Kaiser Wilhelm II, ordered 1894, laid down 9/1896, commissioned 10/1898
- Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse , ordered 1897, laid down 10/1898, commissioned 2/1902
- Kaiser Barbarossa, ordered 1897, laid down 4/1898, commissioned 6/1901
Wittelsbach class
12,600 tons, 4 x 9.4", 9 (18) x 6”, 6 (12) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 12" belt, 2.5" deck, 17.5 knots TE WT Coal
- Wittelsbach, ordered 1898, laid down 7/1899, commissioned 10/1902
- Wettin, ordered 1898, laid down 6/1899, commissioned 10/1902
- Zähringen , ordered 1898, laid down 6/1899, commissioned 10/1902
- Schwaben, ordered 1899, laid down 8/1900, commissioned 4/1904
- Mecklenburg, ordered 1899, laid down 11/1900, commissioned 6/1903
Braunschweig class
14,200 tons, 4 x 11", 7 (14) x 6.7”, 9 (18) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 10" belt, 1.5" deck, 18 knots TE WT Coal
- Braunschweig, ordered 1900, laid down 12/1901, commissioned 10/1904
- Elass, ordered 1900, laid down 5/1901, commissioned 10/1904
- Hessen , ordered 1901, laid down 9/1902, commissioned 9/1905
- Preussen, ordered 1901, laid down 10/1902, commissioned 7/1905
- Lothringen, ordered 1901, laid down 5/1902, commissioned 5/1906
Deutschland class
14,000 tons, 4 x 11", 7 (14) x 6.7”, 10 (20) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 10" belt, 1.5" deck, 18 knots TE WT Coal
- Deutschland, ordered 1902, laid down 11/1903, commissioned 8/1906
- Hannover, ordered 1902, laid down 9/1904, commissioned 10/1907
- Pommern , ordered 1902, laid down 12/1904, commissioned 8/1907
- Schlesien, ordered 1903, laid down 5/1904, commissioned 5/1908
- Schleswig-Holstein, ordered 1903, laid down 12/1905, commissioned 7/1908
Armoured Cruisers
Fürst Bismark class
11,300 tons, 4 x 9.4", 6 (12) x 6”, 5 (10) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 8" belt, 2" deck, 18.5 knots TE WT Coal
- Fürst Bismark, ordered 1895, laid down 9/1896, commissioned 4/1900
Prinz Heinrich class
9,700 tons, 2 x 9.4", 5 (10) x 6”, 5 (10) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 4" belt, 2" deck, 20 knots TE WT Coal
- Prinz Heinrich, ordered 1897, laid down 3/1898, commissioned 3/1902
Prinz Adelbert class
9,700 tons, 2 x 9.4", 5 (10) x 6”, 5 (10) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 4" belt, 2" deck, 20.5 knots TE WT Coal
- Prinz Adelbert, ordered 1900, laid down 6/1900, commissioned 1/1904
- Friedrich Carl, ordered 1900, laid down 6/1901, commissioned 12/1903
Roon class
10,100 tons, 4 x 8.2", 5 (10) x 6”, 7 (14) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 4" belt, 2" deck, 21 knots TE WT Coal
- Roon, ordered 1902, laid down 8/1902, commissioned 4/1906
- Yorck, ordered 1902, laid down 6/1903, commissioned 11/1905
Scharnhorst class
12,800 tons, 6 (8) x 8.2", 3 (6) x 6”, 9 (18) x 3.5”, 2 (6) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 1 stn, 4" belt, 2" deck, 23.5 knots TE WT Coal
- Scharnhorst, ordered 1904, laid down 6/1904, commissioned 10/1907
- Gneisenau, ordered 1904, laid down 3/1905, commissioned 3/1908
Protected Cruisers
Irene class
4,900 tons, 3 (4) x 6” BL, 4 (8) x 4”, 1 (3) x 14” TT uw 1 bow, 3" Compound slope, 2" Compound deck, 18 knots CE WT Coal
- Irene, ordered 1886, laid down 7/1886, commissioned 5/1888
- Prinzess Wilhelm, ordered 1886, laid down 9/1886, commissioned 11/1889
Meteor class
1,100 tons, 3 x 3.5”, 1 (3) x 14” TT aw 1 bow, 1" Compound slope, 0.5" Compound deck, 19 knots TE FT Coal, short range
- Meteor, ordered 1888, laid down 8/1888, commissioned 5/1891, disposed 1911
- Comet, ordered 1888, laid down 1/1890, commissioned 4/1893, disposed 1911
Kaiserin Augusta class
6,200 tons, 3 (4) x 6” BL, 4 (8) x 4”, 2 (5) x 14” TT uw 1 bow, 3" Compound slope, 2" Compound deck, 21.5 knots TE WT Coal
- Kaiserin Augusta, ordered 1889, laid down 1/1890, commissioned 8/1892
Gefion class
4,200 tons, 5 (10) x 4”, 1 (2) x 18” TT aw 1 bow, 2" Compound slope, 1" Compound deck, 19 knots TE FT Coal, short range
- Gefion, ordered 1891, laid down 3/1892, commissioned 6/1894
Hela class
2,050 tons, 3 (4) x 3.5”, 1 (3) x 14” TT aw 1 bow, 1" Harvey slope, 0.5" Harvey deck, 20 knots TE FT Coal, short range
- Hela, ordered 1892, laid down 3/1893, commissioned 5/1896
Victoria Louise class
6,400 tons, 2 x 8.2”, 4 (8) x 6”, 5 (10) x 4”, 1 (3) x 18” TT uw 1 bow, 3" slope, 4" deck, 18.5 knots TE WT Coal
- Victoria Louise, ordered 1893, laid down 3/1896, commissioned 2/1898
- Hertha, ordered 1893, laid down 4/1896, commissioned 7/1898
- Freya, ordered 1893, laid down 4/1896, commissioned 10/1898
- Vineta, ordered 1893, laid down 4/1896, commissioned 9/1899
- Hansa, ordered 1893, laid down 3/1896, commissioned 4/1899
Gazelle class
3,000 tons, 5 (10) x 4", 1 (2) x 18” TT aw, 1.5" slope, 1" deck, 21 knots TE WT Coal
- Gazelle, ordered 1895, laid down 3/1897, commissioned 10/1900
- Niobe, ordered 1895, laid down 7/1898, commissioned 6/1900
- Nymphe, ordered 1896, laid down 11/1898, commissioned 9/1900
- Thetis, ordered 1896, laid down 7/1899, commissioned 9/1901
- Ariadne, ordered 1897, laid down 8/1899, commissioned 11/1901
- Amazone, ordered 1897, laid down 10/1899, commissioned 5/1901
Medusa class
3,100 tons, 5 (10) x 4", 1 (2) x 18” TT aw, 1.5" slope, 1" deck, 21 knots TE WT Coal
- Medusa, ordered 1898, laid down 12/1900, commissioned 7/1901
- Frauenlob, ordered 1898, laid down 3/1901, commissioned 2/1903
- Arcona, ordered 1899, laid down 10/1901, commissioned 5/1903
- Undine, ordered 1899, laid down 12/1901, commissioned 1/1903
Bremen class
3,600 tons, 5 (10) x 4", 1 (2) x 18” TT aw, 1.5" slope, 1" deck, 23 knots TE WT Coal
- Bremen, ordered 1900, laid down 7/1902, commissioned 5/1904
- Hamburg, ordered 1900, laid down 7/1902, commissioned 3/1904
- Berlin, ordered 1900, laid down 9/1902, commissioned 4/1905
- Lübeck, ordered 1901, laid down 3/1903, commissioned 4/1905
- München, ordered 1901, laid down 4/1903, commissioned 1/1905
- Leipzig, ordered 1902, laid down 3/1904, commissioned 4/1906
- Danzig, ordered 1902, laid down 9/1904, commissioned 1/1907
Königsberg class
3,400 tons, 5 (10) x 4", 1 (2) x 18” TT aw, 1.5" slope, 1" deck, 24 knots TE WT Coal
- Königsberg, ordered 1903, laid down 1/1905, commissioned 4/1907
- Stuttgart, ordered 1903, laid down 9/1905, commissioned 2/1908
- Nürnberg, ordered 1904, laid down 8/1906, commissioned 4/1908
- Stettin, ordered 1904, laid down 3/1906, commissioned 10/1907
Unprotected Cruisers
Ariadne class
2,000 tons, 4 (8) x 6" BL, 0" belt, 0" deck, 14 knots SE FT Coal
- Ariadne, ordered 1870, laid down 7/1870, commissioned 11/1872, disposed 1891
- Luise, ordered 1870, laid down 12/1871, commissioned 6/1874, disposed 1897
- Freya, ordered 1870, laid down 14/1872, commissioned 8/1876, disposed 1894
Leipzig class
4,600 tons, 6 (12) x 6.7" BL, 0" belt, 0" deck, 15.5 knots SE FT Coal
- Leipzig, ordered 1874, laid down 9/1874, commissioned 6/1877, disposed 1894
- Sedan, ordered 1874, laid down 6/1875, commissioned 8/1877, renamed Prinz Adelbert 1878, disposed 1890
Zieten class
1,200 tons, 1 (2) x 15” TT aw, 0" belt, 0" deck, 16 knots CE FT Coal, short range
- Zieten, ordered 1874, laid down 1/1875, commissioned 7/1876
Bismark class
3,000 tons, 8 (16) x 6" BL, 0" belt, 0" deck, 12.5 knots SE FT Coal
- Bismark, ordered 1875, laid down 7/1875, commissioned 3/1878, disposed 1901
- Molltke, ordered 1875, laid down 10/1875, commissioned 4/1878, disposed 1910
- Blücher, ordered 1875, laid down 9/1876, commissioned 12/1879, disposed 1908
- Stosch, ordered 1875, laid down 10/1876, commissioned 3/1878, disposed 1907
- Gneisenau, ordered 1877, laid down 9/1877, commissioned 10/1880, wrecked 1900
- Stein, ordered 1877, laid down 6/1878, commissioned 8/1880, disposed 1908
Carola class
2,400 tons, 5 (10) x 6" BL, 1 (2) x 4” BL, 0" belt, 0" deck, 13.5 knots CE FT Coal
- Carola, ordered 1879, laid down 11/1879, commissioned 9/1881, disposed 1906
- Olga, ordered 1879, laid down 12/1879, commissioned 9/1881, disposed 1906
- Marie, ordered 1879, laid down 8/1880, commissioned 9/1882, disposed 1904
- Sophie, ordered 1879, laid down 11/1879, commissioned 8/1882,disposed 1908
Blitz class
1,500 tons, 1 x 5”, 2 (4) x 3.5”, 0 (1) x 15” TT aw 1 bow, 0" belt, 0" deck, 15 knots CE FT Coal, short range
- Blitz, ordered 1881, laid down 8/1881, commissioned 3/1883
- Pfeil, ordered 1881, laid down 9/1881, commissioned 11/1884
Alexandrine class
2,600 tons, 5 (10) x 6" BL, 2 (4) x 4” BL, 0" belt, 0" deck, 14 knots CE FT Coal
- Alexandrine, ordered 1881, laid down 2/1882, commissioned 10/1886, disposed 1907
- Arcona, ordered 1881, laid down 5/1882, commissioned 12/1886, renamed Mercur 1902, disposed 1908
Nixie class
1,950 tons, 4 (5) x 5" BL, 0" belt, 0" deck, 10 knots CE FT Coal
- Nixie, ordered 1883, laid down 7/1883, commissioned 4/1886, disposed 1911
Charlotte class
3,700 tons, 9 (18) x 6" BL, 8 (16) x 3.5”, 0" belt, 0" deck, 13.5 knots CE FT Coal
- Charlotte, ordered 1883, laid down 8/1883, commissioned 11/1886, disposed 1910
Grief class
2,200 tons, 2 x 4”, 0" belt, 0" deck, 19 knots CE FT Coal, short range
- Grief, ordered 1885, laid down 7/1885, commissioned 7/1887, disposed 1912
Wacht class
1,500 tons, 3 x 4”, 1 (2) x 15” TT aw, 0" belt, 0" deck, 18.5 knots TE FT Coal, short range
- Wacht, ordered 1886, laid down 8/1886, commissioned 8/1888, wrecked 1901
- Jagd, ordered 1886, laid down 7/1887, commissioned 7/1889, disposed 1910
Schwalbe class
1,350 tons, 6 (8) x 4”, 1 (2) x 14” TT aw, 0" belt, 0" deck, 14 knots CE FT Coal
- Schwalbe, ordered 1887, laid down 8/1887, commissioned 5/1888, disposed 1911
- Sperber, ordered 1887, laid down 8/1888, commissioned 4/1889, disposed 1812
Bussard class
1,850 tons, 6 (8) x 4”, 1 (2) x 14” TT aw, 0" belt, 0" deck, 14 knots TE FT Coal
- Bussard, ordered 1888, laid down 9/1888, commissioned 10/1890
- Falke, ordered 1888, laid down 1/1890, commissioned 9/1891
- Seeadler, ordered 1890, laid down 9/1890, commissioned 8/1892
- Condor, ordered 1890, laid down 2/1891, commissioned 12/1892
- Cormoran, ordered 1890, laid down 5/1890, commissioned 7/1893
- Greir, ordered 1892, laid down 10/1893, commissioned 10/1895