Category Archives: German Empire

The big cruiser SMS Vineta belonged to the Victoria Louise class and was one of the last armored cruisers that were built for the imperial navy before this ship type was replaced by more modern classes. (more…)...

The big cruiser SMS Victoria Louise belonged to the same class of ships and was one of the last armored cruisers that were built for the Imperial Navy before this ship type was replaced by more modern classes. (more…)...

The small cruiser SMS Undine belonged to the Gazelle class, which were built at the turn of the century. The Undine was one of the few German ships that were sunk by an enemy submarine. (more…)...

The SMS Tsingtau river gun boat was one of the two ships of the Tsingtau class, which was specially designed and built for the rivers in China for the protection of German interests. The growing economic space of German trading companies required military protection against attacks, especially against pirates. Mehr lesen

The battleship SMS Thüringen belonged to the Helgoland ship class and was the first warship in the imperial navy whose main armament was 30.5-cm for the first time. It was one of the most advanced warships in the navy, but was used as the largest part of the fleet predominantly defensive. Mehr lesen

The small cruiser SMS Thetis belonged to the Gazelle class built around the turn of the century. The Thetis was one of the few ships to serve in both the First World War and the Weimar Republic Navy. (more…)...

The small cruiser SMS Stuttgart belonged to the Königsberg class, which consisted of a total of 4 ships and were built mainly for the German colonies in East Africa, but were used in the First World War together with the sister ship SMS Stettin in the North Sea. Mehr lesen

The small cruiser SMS Straßburg belonged to the Magdeburg class, which should replace the ships of the Bussard class. Due to the increase in caliber of the warships of other countries, a side armor was introduced in the waterline for the first time in the Magdeburg class, so that the construction of the ships had...

The small cruiser SMS Stralsund belonged to the Magdeburg class, which should replace the ships of the Bussard class. Due to the increase in caliber of the warships of other countries, a side armor was introduced in the waterline for the first time in the Magdeburg class, so that the construction of the ships had...

The small cruiser SMS Stettin belonged to the Königsberg class, which consisted of a total of 4 ships and were built mainly for the German colonies in East Africa, but were used in World War I together with the sister ship SMS Stuttgart in the North Sea. Mehr lesen