The list of Kriegsmarine ships includes all ships commissioned into the Kriegsmarine, the navy of Nazi Germany, 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.

This category is for naval ships designed, built, or operated by Germany during World War II (1939–1945).

Both ships saw combat during World War II. Bismarck was deployed in May 1941 to raid British shipping in the Atlantic Ocean along with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. [86] During the operation, Bismarck sank the battlecruiser HMS Hood and heavily damaged the new battleship HMS Prince of Wales and forced her to retreat. [87]

Although the biggest catch of Hitler could have been the Toulon fleet, or the one anchored in Mers el Kebir which counted quite formidable ships for the Mediterranean like the battleships of the Strasburg or Richelieu classes, most captured ships were in fact destroyers and submarines.

2018年7月22日 · A total of six German battleships served during WWII, the most diverse mix of ships of any of the major powers. 1 Two, Schleswig-Holstein and Schlesien, were veterans of Jutland, built to designs pre-dating Dreadnought.

2024年12月29日 · Nazi Germany (1929-43) – 4 Battleships: Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Bismarck, Tirpitz. Projects of Plan Z. If PLAN Z was completed in 1946-1950 as scheduled, the Kriegsmarine would have 10 battleships, 3 battlecruisers and 15 Panzerschiffe.

"With Germany arming at breakneck speed, England lost in a pacifist dream, France corrupt and torn by dissension, America remote and indifferent... do you not tremble for your children?" Winston Churchill, 1935

The German Navy was more than just its U-boat fleet of World War 2 - fielding some of the most notable battleship names in all of the conflict. There are a total of [ 6 ] WW2 German Battleshipsentries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z).

Warships, submarines, and related support watercraft deployed by the navy of Nazi Germany during the fighting of World War 2. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003 MENU

Until June 1941, German warships sank 37 ships of 188,000 tons and raiders 38 ships of 191,000 tons. Thereafter neither type inflicted many losses as worldwide convoys were organised and the raiders' supply ships sunk.