Category Archives: German Empire

The small cruiser SMS Augsburg was one of the ships that operated in the Baltic Sea against the Russian Navy and had to be delivered to the victorious powers after the war. (more…)...

The SMS Ariadne was a small gazelle-class cruiser and was part of the propagation program of the fleet law of 1898. (more…)...

The small cruiser SMS Amazone was a ship of the Gazelle class, which remained as some of the few ships after the war of the German Navy and could continue to serve in the Imperial Navy of the Weimar Republic. (more…)...

The SMS Albatross was a German mine cruiser, which emerged from the experience of the Russo-Japanese War in dealing with mines as offensive weapons. (more…)...

The Coastal Defense Ship SMS Ägir belonged to the Siegfried class and was the last ship of this class which was built. During the First World War, the ship was used only for security purposes and took part in any naval battle. (more…)...