List of Kriegsmarine ships

The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the German navy of the Third Reich period, during its existence from 1935 to the conclusion of World War II in 1945.

See the list of naval ships of Germany for ships in German service throughout the country's history.

Fast battleships

 * (42,000 tons, 8 x 380 mm guns)
 * GERMAN BATTLESHIP Bismarck, 1939
 * GERMAN BATTLESHIP Tirpitz, 1939
 * (35,000 tons, 9 x 280 mm guns)
 * GERMAN BATTLESHIP Scharnhorst, 1936
 * GERMAN BATTLESHIP Gneisenau, 1936

Pre-dreadnought battleships

 * (15,000 tons, 4 x 280mm guns)
 * SMS Hannover, 1905
 * SMS Schleswig-Holstein, 1906
 * SMS Schlesien, 1906

Heavy cruisers

 * (12,000 tons, 6 x 280 mm guns)
 * GERMAN CRUISER Lützow (ex-GERMAN CRUISER Deutschland), 1931
 * GERMAN CRUISER Admiral Scheer, 1933
 * GERMAN CRUISER Admiral Graf Spee, 1934
 * (14,000 tons, 8 x 203 mm guns)
 * GERMAN CRUISER Admiral Hipper, 1937
 * GERMAN CRUISER Blücher, 1937
 * GERMAN CRUISER Prinz Eugen, 1938

Light cruisers

 * Emden class (6,000 tons, 8 x 150 mm guns)
 * GERMAN CRUISER Emden, 1925
 * (7,200 tons, 9 x 150 mm guns)
 * GERMAN CRUISER Königsberg, 1925
 * GERMAN CRUISER Karlsruhe, 1927
 * GERMAN CRUISER Köln, 1928
 * (8,000 tons, 9 x 150 mm guns)
 * GERMAN CRUISER Leipzig, 1929
 * GERMAN CRUISER Nürnberg, 1934

Destroyers

 * Type 1934 (3,155 tons, 5 × 127 mm guns)
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z1 Leberecht Maass, 1937
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z2 Georg Thiele, 1937
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z3 Max Schultz, 1937
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z4 Richard Beitzen, 1937
 * Type 1934A (Commissioned 1937–1939)
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z5 Paul Jakobi
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z6 Theodor Riedel
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z7 Hermann Schoemann
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z8 Bruno Heinemann
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z9 Wolfgang Zenker
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z10 Hans Lody
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z11 Bernd von Arnim
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z12 Erich Giese
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z13 Erich Koellner
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z14 Friedrich Ihn
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z15 Erich Steinbrinck
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt
 * Type 1936
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z17 Diether von Roeder
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z18 Hans Lüdemann
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z19 Hermann Künne
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z20 Karl Galster
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z22 Anton Schmitt
 * Type 1936A (Narvik)
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z23 through GERMAN DESTROYER Z30
 * Type 1936A (Mob)
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z31 through GERMAN DESTROYER Z34
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z37 through GERMAN DESTROYER Z39
 * Type 1936B
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z35 through GERMAN DESTROYER Z36
 * GERMAN DESTROYER Z43 through GERMAN DESTROYER Z45

Torpedo boats

 * Torpedoboot 1923 ("Raubvogel") (900 tons, 3 x 105 mm guns)
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Möwe
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Falke
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Greif
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Kondor
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Albatros
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Seeadler
 * Torpedoboot 1924 ("Raubtier") (950 tons, 3 x 105 mm guns)
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Wolf
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Iltis
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Jaguar
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Leopard
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Luchs
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT Tiger
 * Torpedoboot 1935 (1,090 tons, 1 x 105 mm gun)
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT T1 through GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT T12
 * Torpedoboot 1937 (1,150 tons, 1 x 105 mm gun)
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT T13 through GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT T21
 * Flottentorpedoboot 1939 (Elbing) (1,750 tons, 4 x 105 mm guns)
 * GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT T22 through GERMAN TORPEDO BOAT T36

Auxiliary cruisers

 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Orion
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Atlantis
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Widder
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Thor
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Pinguin
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Stier
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Komet
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Kormoran
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Michel
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Coronel
 * GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISER Hansa

Minelayers

 * GERMAN MINELAYER Tannenberg 1935 (5,500 tons, 3 x 150mm guns, 460 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Brandenburg 1936 (3,900 tons, 3 x 105mm guns, 250 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Lothringen 1941 (2,000 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 200 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Niedersachsen 1934 (1,800 tons, 2 x 105mm guns, 260 mines
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Drache 1924 (1,800 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 120 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Brummer 1940 (3 × 10.5 cm guns, 2 × 3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns, 10 × 2 cm anti-aircraft guns, 4 × 46 cm torpedo tubes, 280 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Oldenburg 1934 (1,200 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 145 mines
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Kamerun 1939 (370 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 100 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Togo 1939 (370 tons, 2 x 88mm guns, 100 mines)
 * GERMAN MINELAYER Kiebitz 1943

Sperrbrecher

 * Sperrbrecher 1 – Sperrbrecher 100 (5,000 tons, 2 x 88mm guns)

Minesweeper

 * M1935 class (875 tons, 2 x 105mm guns)
 * M1 – M69
 * M1940 class (775 tons, 1 x 105mm gun)
 * M70 – M196
 * M1943 class (825 tons, 2 x 105mm guns)
 * M197 – M214

R Boats

 * R1 class 1929 (60 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 6 mines)
 * R1 – R16
 * R17 class 1934 (115 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
 * R17 – R24
 * R25 class 1938 (110 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
 * R25 – R40
 * R41 class 1939 (125 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
 * R41 – R129
 * R130 class 1940 (150 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
 * R130 – R150
 * R151 class 1940 (125 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 12 mines)
 * R151 – R217
 * R218 class 1942 (140 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 16 mines)
 * R218 – R300
 * R301 class 1942 (160 tons, 1 x 88mm gun, 16 mines, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * R301 – R312

Mine hunters

 * KM1 – KM36

S-boats

 * S1 class (50 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S1 – S25
 * S26 class (75 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S26 – S29
 * S30 class (80 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S30 – S37
 * S38 class (80 tons, 1 x 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S38 – S60
 * S38b class (90 tons, 2 x 20mm guns, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S61 – S99
 * S100 class (100 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S100 – S150
 * S151 class (100 tons, 1 x 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
 * S151 – S205

Training submarines

 * Type I
 * GS U-25 (1936) and GS U-26 (1936)

Coastal submarines

 * Type IIA
 * GS U-1 (1935) through GS U-6 (1935)
 * Type IIB
 * GS U-7 (1935) through GS U-24 (1936)
 * GS U-120 (1940) and GS U-121 (1940)
 * Type IIC
 * GS U-56 (1938) through GS U-63 (1939)
 * Type IID
 * GS U-137 (1940) through GS U-152 (1940)
 * Type XVIIB
 * GS U-1405 through GS U-1407

Ocean-going submarines

 * Type VIIA
 * GS U-27 (1936) through GS U-36 (1936)
 * Type VIIB
 * GS U-45 (1938) through GS U-55 (1939)
 * GS U-73 (1940) through GS U-76 (1940)
 * GS U-83 (1941) through GS U-87 (1941)
 * GS U-99 (1940) through GS U-102 (1940)
 * Type VIIC
 * GS U-69 (1940) through GS U-72 (1940)
 * GS U-77 (1940) through GS U-82 (1941)
 * GS U-88 (1941) through GS U-98 (1940)
 * GS U-132 (1941) through GS U-136 (1941)
 * GS U-201 through GS U-212
 * GS U-221 through GS U-232
 * GS U-235 through GS U-291
 * GS U-301 through GS U-316
 * GS U-331 through GS U-394
 * GS U-396 through GS U-458
 * GS U-465 through GS U-486
 * GS U-551 through GS U-683
 * GS U-701 through GS U-722
 * GS U-731 through GS U-768
 * GS U-771 through GS U-779
 * GS U-821 through GS U-822
 * GS U-825 and GS U-826
 * GS U-901 through GS U-907
 * GS U-921 through GS U-928
 * GS U-951 through GS U-994
 * GS U-1051 through GS U-1058
 * GS U-1101 and GS U-1102
 * GS U-1131 and GS U-1132
 * GS U-1161 and GS U-1162
 * GS U-1191 through GS U-1210
 * Type VIIC 41
 * GS U-292 through GS U-300
 * GS U-317 through GS U-328
 * GS U-827 and GS U-828
 * GS U-929 and GS U-930
 * GS U-995 through GS U-1010
 * GS U-1013 through GS U-1025
 * GS U-1063 through GS U-1065
 * GS U-1103 through GS U-1110
 * GS U-1163 through GS U-1172
 * GS U-1271 through GS U-1279
 * GS U-1301 through GS U-1308
 * Type IXA
 * GS U-37 (1938) through GS U-44 (1939)
 * Type IXB
 * GS U-64 (1939) and GS U-65 (1940)
 * GS U-103 (1940) through GS U-111 (1940)
 * GS U-122 (1939) through GS U-124 (1940)
 * Type IXC
 * GS U-66 (1940) through GS U-68 (1940)
 * GS U-125 (1940) through GS U-131 (1941)
 * GS U-153 (1941) through GS U-166 (1941)
 * GS U-171 through GS U-176
 * GS U-501 through GS U-524
 * Type IXC 40
 * GS U-167 (1942) through GS U-170
 * GS U-183 through GS U-194
 * GS U-525 through GS U-550
 * GS U-801 through GS U-806
 * GS U-841 through GS U-846
 * GS U-853 through GS U-858
 * GS U-877 through GS U-899
 * GS U-1221 through GS U-1235
 * Type IXD
 * GS U-177 through GS U-182
 * GS U-195 through GS U-200
 * GS U-847 through GS U-852
 * GS U-859 through GS U-864
 * GS U-871 through GS U-876

Minelaying submarines

 * Type VIID
 * GS U-213 through GS U-218
 * Type XB
 * GS U-116 (1941) through GS U-119 (1942)

Supply submarines

 * Type VIIF
 * GS U-1059 through GS U-1062
 * Type IXD /42
 * GS U-883 and GS U-884
 * Type XB
 * GS U-219 and GS U-220
 * GS U-233 and GS U-234
 * Type XIV
 * GS U-459 through GS U-464
 * GS U-487 through GS U-490

Electric boats

 * Type XXI
 * GS U-2501 through GS U-2531
 * GS U-2533 through GS U-2548
 * GS U-2551 and GS U-2552
 * GS U-3001 through GS U-3044
 * GS U-3501 through GS U-3530
 * Type XXIII
 * GS U-2321 through GS U-2371
 * GS U-4701 through GS U-4707
 * GS U-4709 through GS U-4712

Midget submarines

 * Seehund (17 tons, 2 x torpedoes)
 * 138 commissioned
 * Hecht (Training)
 * 53 commissioned
 * Biber (6.5 tons, 2 x torpedoes)
 * 324 commissioned
 * Molch (11 tons, 2 x torpedoes)
 * 393 commissioned
 * Delphin (Prototype)
 * 3 commissioned
 * Seeteufel (Prototype)
 * 1 commissioned
 * Schwertwal (Prototype)
 * 1 commissioned

Human torpedoes

 * Neger (1 x torpedo)
 * 200 commissioned
 * Marder (3 tons, 1 x torpedo)
 * 500 commissioned
 * Hai (Prototype)
 * 1 commissioned

Troop ships

 * SS Cap Arcona (1927), 1927
 * SS Deutschland (1923), 1923
 * MV Goya, 1940
 * SS General von Steuben, 1923
 * MV Wilhelm Gustloff, 1937
 * SS Hamburg (1926), 1926
 * SS Pretoria (1936), 1936
 * SS Albert Ballin/SS Hansa, 1923

Artillery training ships

 * GERMAN TRAINING SHIP Bremse 1933 (1,800 tons, 4 x 127mm guns)
 * GERMAN TRAINING SHIP Brummer 1934 (3,000 tons, 8 x 105mm guns, 480 mines)

Torpedo training ships

 * GERMAN TRAINING SHIP Hugo Zeye, 1942

Radio-controlled targets

 * SMS Hessen, 1900
 * SMS Zähringen, 1898
 * SMS Zähringen, 1898
 * SMS Zähringen, 1898

Sail training ships

 * Segelschulschiff Niobe, 1913
 * Segelschulschiff Gorch Fock, 1933 (Russian training ship Tovarishch)
 * Segelschulschiff Horst Wessel, 1936 (US Coast Guard Ship Eagle)
 * Segelschulschiff Albert Leo Schlageter, 1937 (Portuguese training ship Sagres II)

Floating anti-aircraft batteries

 * SMS Arcona
 * SMS Medusa
 * GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT CRUISER Niobe
 * GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT CRUISER Nymphe
 * GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT CRUISER Thetis

Escort

 * (700 tons, 2 x 105mm guns)
 * F 1 – F 10
 * (925 tons, 1 x 105mm gun)
 * PA-1 – PA-4

Gunboats

 * LS1 – LS12

Blockade runners/Auxiliary minelayers

 * GERMAN SHIP Doggerbank

Captured foreign warships
A significant number of foreign warships were captured and recommissioned into the Kriegsmarine. Some were never completed.
 * FRENCH BATTLESHIP Clemenceau, captured 1940, launched 1943 (never completed)
 * SOVIET BATTLESHIP Sovetskaya Ukraina, laid down 1938, captured 1941 (never completed)
 * Italian monitor Faà di Bruno, laid down 1915, captured 1943, commissioned as monitor Biber, surrendered in 1945 and broken up.

Aircraft carriers

 * Graf Zeppelin class see www.stephenburkebooks.co.uk
 * GERMAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER Graf Zeppelin, launched 1938 (never completed)
 * Flugzeugträger B, never launched

Heavy cruisers

 * GERMAN CRUISER Seydlitz, (uncompleted, intended for conversion into light aircraft carrier, but never completed)
 * GERMAN CRUISER Lützow, (sold uncompleted to Soviet Union in 1940)

Destroyers

 * Zerstörer 1936C
 * Zerstörer 1938A/Ac
 * Zerstörer 1938B
 * Zerstörer 1942: Z51 launched 1944, but bombed and never completed
 * Zerstörer 1944
 * Zerstörer 1945
 * Spähkreuzer

Torpedo boats

 * Flottentorpedoboot 1940 (Never completed)
 * Flottentorpedoboot 1941 (Never completed)
 * Flottentorpedoboot 1944 (Never completed)

A multitude of other ships also remained unfinished by the end of the war: escorts, gunboats, landing craft, fleet tenders, AA batteries, training ships, auxiliary ships, patrol boats, minelayers, mine hunters, fast torpedo attack boats (E-Boats) and more.