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.
Bismarck class (42,000 tons, 8 × 380 mm guns)
Bismarck, Laid down, 1936, Commissioned 1939, Completed 1941*
Tirpitz, Laid Down 1936, Commissioned 1939 Completed 1941*
Scharnhorst class (32,000 tons, 9 × 280 mm guns), also referred to as battlecruisers
Scharnhorst, Laid down 1934, Commissioned 1936, Completed January, 1939*
Gneisenau, Laid down 1934, Commissioned 1936, Completed May 1938*
Deutschland class (15,000 tons, 4 × 280mm guns)
Hannover, 1905
Schleswig-Holstein, 1906
Schlesien, 1906
Deutschland class (12,000 tons, 6 × 280 mm guns)
Deutschland (renamed Lützow), Laid Down, 1929, Commissioned 1931, Completed 1933*
Admiral Scheer, Laid down 1931, Commissioned 1933, Completed 1934*
Admiral Graf Spee, Laid down, Commissioned 1934*
Admiral Hipper class (14,000 tons, 8 × 203 mm guns)
Admiral Hipper, Laid down 1935, Commissioned 1937, Completed 1939*
Blücher, Commissioned 1937*
Prinz Eugen, Laid down 1936, Commissioned 1938, Completed 1940*
Emden class (6,000 tons, 8 × 150 mm guns)
Emden, Laid down 1921, Commissioned 1925*
Königsberg class (7,200 tons, 9 × 150 mm guns)
Königsberg, Commissioned 1927*
Karlsruhe, Commissioned 1927*
Köln, Laid down 1926, Commissioned 1928, Completed 1930*
Leipzig class (8,000 tons, 9 × 150 mm guns)
Leipzig, laid down 1928, Commissioned 1929, Completed 1931*
Nürnberg, Laid down 1934, Commissioned 1935*
Type 1934 (3,155 tons, 5 × 127 mm guns)
Z1 Leberecht Maass, 1937
Z2 Georg Thiele, 1937
Z3 Max Schultz, 1937
Z4 Richard Beitzen, 1937
Type 1934A (Commissioned 1937–1939)
Z5 Paul Jakobi
Z6 Theodor Riedel
Z7 Hermann Schoemann
Z8 Bruno Heinemann
Z9 Wolfgang Zenker
Z10 Hans Lody
Z11 Bernd von Arnim
Z12 Erich Giese
Z13 Erich Koellner
Z14 Friedrich Ihn
Z15 Erich Steinbrinck
Z16 Friedrich Eckoldt
Type 1936
Z17 Diether von Roeder
Z18 Hans Lüdemann
Z19 Hermann Künne
Z20 Karl Galster
Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
Z22 Anton Schmitt
Type 1936A (Narvik)
Z23 through Z30
Type 1936A (Mob)
Z31 through Z34
Z37 through Z39
Type 1936B
Z35 through Z36
Z43 through Z45
Torpedoboot 1923 ("Raubvogel") (900 tons, 3 × 105 mm guns)
Möwe
Falke
Greif
Kondor
Albatros
Seeadler
Torpedoboot 1924 ("Raubtier") (950 tons, 3 × 105 mm guns)
Wolf
Iltis
Jaguar
Leopard
Luchs
Tiger
Torpedoboot 1935 (1,090 tons, 1 × 105 mm gun)
T1 through T12
Torpedoboot 1937 (1,150 tons, 1 × 105 mm gun)
T13 through T21
Flottentorpedoboot 1939 (Elbing) (1,750 tons, 4 × 105 mm guns)
T22 through T36
Atlantis
Coronel
Hansa
Komet
Kormoran
Michel
Orion
Pinguin
Stier
Thor
Widder
Tannenberg 1935 (5,500 tons, 3 × 150mm guns, 460 mines)
Brandenburg 1936 (3,900 tons, 3 × 105mm guns, 250 mines)
Lothringen 1941 (2,000 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 200 mines)
Niedersachsen 1934 (1,800 tons, 2 × 105mm guns, 260 mines)
Romania 1942 (3,152 tons, 4 x 20mm guns, 80 mines)
Drache 1924 (1,800 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 120 mines)
Brummer 1940 (3 × 10.5 cm guns, 2 × 3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns, 10 × 2 cm anti-aircraft guns, 4 × 46 cm torpedo tubes, 280 mines)
Oldenburg 1934 (1,200 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 145 mines)
Kamerun 1939 (370 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 100 mines)
Togo 1939 (370 tons, 2 × 88mm guns, 100 mines)
Kiebitz 1943
Sperrbrecher 1 – Sperrbrecher 100 (5,000 tons, 2 × 88mm guns)
M1935 class (875 tons, 2 × 105mm guns)
M1 – M69
M1940 class (775 tons, 1 × 105mm gun)
M70 – M196
M1943 class (825 tons, 2 × 105mm guns)
M197 – M214
R1 class 1929 (60 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 6 mines)
R1 – R16
R17 class 1934 (115 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
R17 – R24
R25 class 1938 (110 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
R25 – R40
R41 class 1939 (125 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
R41 – R129
R130 class 1940 (150 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
R130 – R150
R151 class 1940 (125 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 12 mines)
R151 – R217
R218 class 1942 (140 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 16 mines)
R218 – R300
R301 class 1942 (160 tons, 1 × 88mm gun, 16 mines, 2 torpedo tubes)
R301 – R312
KM1 – KM36
S1 class (50 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
S1 – S25
S26 class (75 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
S26 – S29
S30 class (80 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
S30 – S37
S38 class (80 tons, 1 × 20mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
S38 – S60
S38b class (90 tons, 2 × 20mm guns, 2 torpedo tubes)
S61 – S99
S100 class (100 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
S100 – S150
S151 class (100 tons, 1 × 37mm gun, 2 torpedo tubes)
S151 – S205
Type I
U-25 and U-26
Type IIA
U-1 through U-6
Type IIB
U-7 through U-24
U-120 and U-121
Type IIC
U-56 through U-63
Type IID
U-137 through U-152
Type XVIIB
U-1405 through U-1407
Type VIIA
U-27 through U-36
Type VIIB
U-45 through U-55
U-73 through U-76
U-83 through U-87
U-99 through U-102
Type VIIC
U-69 through U-72
U-77 through U-82
U-88 through U-98
U-132 through U-136
U-201 through U-212
U-221 through U-232
U-235 through U-291
U-301 through U-316
U-331 through U-394
U-396 through U-458
U-465 through U-486
U-551 through U-683
U-701 through U-722
U-731 through U-768
U-771 through U-779
U-821 through U-822
U-825 and U-826
U-901 through U-907
U-921 through U-928
U-951 through U-994
U-1051 through U-1058
U-1101 and U-1102
U-1131 and U-1132
U-1161 and U-1162
U-1191 through U-1210
Type VIIC 41
U-292 through U-300
U-317 through U-328
U-827 and U-828
U-929 and U-930
U-995 through U-1010
U-1013 through U-1025
U-1063 through U-1065
U-1103 through U-1110
U-1163 through U-1172
U-1271 through U-1279
U-1301 through U-1308
Type IXA
U-37 through U-44
Type IXB
U-64 and U-65
U-103 through U-111
U-122 through U-124
Type IXC
U-66 through U-68
U-125 through U-131
U-153 through U-166
U-171 through U-176
U-501 through U-524
Type IXC 40
U-167 through U-170
U-183 through U-194
U-525 through U-550
U-801 through U-806
U-841 through U-846
U-853 through U-858
U-877 through U-899
U-1221 through U-1235
Type IXD
U-177 through U-182
U-195 through U-200
U-847 through U-852
U-859 through U-864
U-871 through U-876
Type VIID
U-213 through U-218
Type XB
U-116 through U-119
Type VIIF
U-1059 through U-1062
Type IXD /42
U-883 and U-884
Type XB
U-219 and U-220
U-233 and U-234
Type XIV
U-459 through U-464
U-487 through U-490
Type XXI
U-2501 through U-2531
U-2533 through U-2548
U-2551 and U-2552
U-3001 through U-3044
U-3501 through U-3530
Type XXIII
U-2321 through U-2371
U-4701 through U-4707
U-4709 through U-4712
Seehund (17 tons, 2 × torpedoes)
138 commissioned
Hecht (Training)
53 commissioned
Biber (6.5 tons, 2 × torpedoes)
324 commissioned
Molch (11 tons, 2 × torpedoes)
393 commissioned
Delphin (Prototype)
3 commissioned
Seeteufel (Prototype)
1 commissioned
Schwertwal (Prototype)
1 commissioned
Neger (1 × torpedo)
200 commissioned
Marder (3 tons, 1 × torpedo)
500 commissioned
Hai (Prototype)
1 commissioned
Cap Arcona, 1927
Deutschland, 1923
Goya, 1940
General von Steuben, 1923
Wilhelm Gustloff, 1937
Hamburg, 1926
Pretoria, 1936
Albert Ballin/Hansa, 1923
Bremse 1933 (1,800 tons, 4 × 127mm guns)
Brummer 1934 (3,000 tons, 8 × 105mm guns, 480 mines)
Hugo Zeye, 1942
Braunschweig class
Hessen, 1900
Wittelsbach class
Zähringen, 1898
Niobe, 1913
Gorch Fock, 1933 (Russian training ship Tovarishch)
Horst Wessel, 1936 (US Coast Guard Ship Eagle)
Albert Leo Schlageter, 1937 (Portuguese training ship Sagres)
Arcona
Medusa
Niobe
Nymphe
Thetis
F class (700 tons, 2 × 105mm guns)
F 1 – F 10
PA class (925 tons, 1 × 105mm gun)
PA-1 – PA-4
LS1 – LS12
The Following Gunboats were generally armed with one 5.9 inch,two 37mm (1×2) and six 20mm (6×1) guns.
August 400 tons Launched 1936
Berkelstrom
Cascade 338 tons Launched 1937
Globe 314 tons Launched 1937
Hast I
Helene 400 tons Launched 1937
Joost
Kemphaan 343 tons Launched 1936
Nijnberg
Oostzee 336 tons Launched 1936
Ost 565 tons Launched 1939
Paraat
Polaris 322 tons Launched 1936
Robert Muller 399 tons Launched 1936
Soemba
Trompenberg
West
West Vlaanderen 346 tons Launched 1927
Doggerbank
Adolf Vinnen (WBS 5)
August Wriedt (WBS 8)
Berlebek (WBS 7 / WBS 14)
Coburg (WBS 2 )
Externsteine (WBS 11)
Hermann / Sachsen (WBS 1)
Hessen (WBS 11 / WBS 8)
Hinrich Freese (WBS 4)
Hoheweg (WBS 5)
Fritz Homann (WBS 3 / WBS 4)
Kehdingen WBS 6)
Carl J. Busch (WBS 3)
Lauenburg (WBS 3)
Leipzig
Merceditta (WBS 9)
Mob. FD 34 (WBS 10)
München (WBS 6)
Ostmark (WBS 5)
Sachsenwald (WBS 7)
Skudd 1 (WBS 10)
Star XV (WBS 10)
Teutoberger Wald (WBS 12)
Wuppertal (WBS 1)
Mars
Kamerun
KT1
V 1101 Preußen
V 1102 Gleiwitz
V 1103 Nordkap
V 1104 Ernst von Breisen
V 1105 Ernst Gröschel
V 1106 Ernst von Breisen
V 1107 Portland
V 1108 Weißenfels
V 1109 Moravia
V 5506 Zick
V 5519 Tarantel (May–December 1940: NB. 19)
V 5908 Togo (re-designated V 6512 in 1944)
V 6105 (other names used: NO-05 Samoa and NH-05)
A significant number of foreign warships were captured and recommissioned into the Kriegsmarine. Some were never completed.
Clemenceau, captured 1940, launched 1943 (never completed)
Faà di Bruno, laid down 1915, captured 1943, commissioned as monitor Biber, surrendered in 1945 and broken up.
O 8, captured in 1940, taken into service as U-D1
HMS Seal, captured 1940, taken into service as U-B.
Sovetskaya Ukraina, laid down 1938, captured 1941 (never completed)
Graf Zeppelin class
Graf Zeppelin, Laid down 1936, commissioned 1938 (85% complete at start of war, never completed)*
Flugzeugträger B, (Possible name Peter Strasser) Laid Down 1938, never launched, broken up 1940*
Seydlitz, (uncompleted, intended for conversion into light aircraft carrier, but never completed)
Lützow, (sold uncompleted to Soviet Union in 1940)
Zerstörer 1936C
Zerstörer 1938A/Ac
Zerstörer 1938B
Zerstörer 1942: Z51 launched 1944, but bombed and never completed
Zerstörer 1944
Zerstörer 1945
Spähkreuzer
Flottentorpedoboot 1940 (Never completed)
Flottentorpedoboot 1941 (Never completed)
Flottentorpedoboot 1944 (Never completed)
A multitude of other ships also remained unfinished by the end of the war: escorts, gunboats, landing craft, fleet tenders, AA batteries, training ships, auxiliary ships, patrol boats, minelayers, mine hunters, fast torpedo attack boats (E-Boats) and more.
