The big cruiser SMS Blücher was supposed to be the answer of the imperial navy to the new battleship set up in Britain. Only with the launch of the HMS Invincible it became obvious that the British had launched the new type of ship of the battle cruiser, which was clearly inferior to the Blücher.
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The small cruiser SMS Berlin belonged to the Bremen class and was included within the framework of the fleet laws as a supplementary structure. As one of the few German ships, the SMS Berlin later also served in the navy of the Weimar Republic.
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The large-scale ship SMS Bayern was the first ship in the Bayern class and, in addition to its sister ship SMS Baden, was one of the last two large-scale ships still built and at the same time one of the most modern warships of the imperial navy.
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The large-line ship SMS Baden was the second ship of the Bayern class and the last in the war still finished large-line ship and belonged to the time to the most modern ships.
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The aircraft carrier SMS Ausonia was a concept of the imperial navy for an aircraft steamer to have at sea a floating platform for reconnaissance aircraft.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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