Category Archives: Warships

The small cruiser SMS Frankfurt belonged to the, consisting of only 2 units Wiesbaden class. The Frankfurt survived the war, was delivered to the US and finally sunk with aerial bombs. (more…)...

The small cruiser SMS Emden belonged to the Königsberg class, one of the last built in the German Empire cruiser class. During the war, it served as the flagship of torpedo boats and during the internment in Scapa Flow the internment fleet. From the Emden, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter gave orders for self-lowering. Mehr lesen

The small cruiser SMS Dresden belonged to the Cöln class and thus to the last built in the German Empire small cruisers. It was also the last ship that was put into service in the High Seas Fleet. (more…)...

The SMS Deutschland belonged to the same ship class, which were built as the last unit type ships in the German imperial area. Already at the beginning of the First World War, the ship was outdated, but survived this and was one of the few ships that were left after the surrender of the Weimar...

The large cruiser SMS Derfflinger belonged to the same class of ships and was a new development based on the experience of SMS Seydlitz and the ships of the Moltke class. The Derfflinger class was one of the last built in the Empire battlecruisers, but already showed the construction of groundbreaking progress and belonged to...

The SMS Cyclop was one of the 2 dock ships of the imperial navy, which were developed with the development and use of the first submarines to salvage or repair submerged or damaged submarines can. (more…)...

The small cruiser SMS Cöln belonged to the same class of ships and was the penultimate small cruiser, which was built under the imperial navy. The Cöln class served to replace the lost during the First World War eponymous ships, but were superior in size, armor and armament its predecessors, however. Mehr lesen

The Mine cruiser SMS Brummer belonged to the sister ship brake to the miner steamer C, a type of ship which should use the sea mines offensive in the sea war. (more…)...

The small cruiser SMS Breslau belonged to the Magdeburg class, operated at the beginning of the First World War in the Mediterranean and was sold to the Ottoman Empire in 1914, which accelerated the entry of the country on the side of the German Empire. (more…)...

The liner SMS Braunschweig belonged to the Braunschweig class and was the first ship of the Imperial Navy which was equipped with the new 28 cm SK L / 40 guns. Also the medium artillery was equipped for the first time with guns of the type 17 cm SK L / 40. Mehr lesen