List of ships of the Reichsmarine

The list of ships of the Reichsmarine contains the ships that were in service with the German Reichsmarine . This was the name of the German Navy from 1921 to 1935.

According to the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles , the Imperial Navy was only allowed to put a certain number of ships back into service. There were 6 ships of the line (plus 2 in reserve), 6 cruisers (plus 2 in reserve), 12 destroyers (plus 4 in reserve), 12 torpedo boats (plus 4 in reserve), 38 minesweepers , 8 tenders and guards, 8 fishery protection boats , 2 survey ships , 6 sounding boats and 1 sailing training ship . Blocking practice vehicles were not subject to any numerical restriction. The order of the list results from this specification.

The old ships could be replaced after a period of 20 years (for the large units) or 15 years (for the smaller units), calculated from the time they were launched (Article 190). The Reichsmarine began building armored ships in 1929 (replacement for Prussia , launched in 1903), from 1924 with the replacement of cruisers (replacement for Niobe , launched in 1899) and torpedo boats, from 1930 with the construction of motor torpedo boats (under the camouflage name Schnellboot ) and from clearing boats (under the designation locking exercise vehicles ). (The replacement structures are included point by point in the list of the warships to be replaced.)

The navy left a whole fleet of submarine destroyers, light minesweepers and shallow clearing boats in a disarmed condition to the Reich Water Protection Authority, from which they later bought some of the boats back.

Ships of the line

Zähringen - until 1926 Wohnhulk , from 1928 to 1944 target ship
Prussia - deleted April 5, 1929
Lorraine - deleted March 31, 1931
Hanover - deleted March 31, 1935
Braunschweig - in service from December 1, 1921 to January 31, 1926, canceled March 31, 1931
Alsace - In service from February 15, 1924 to February 25, 1930, canceled March 31, 1931
Hessen - 6 January 1925 to 12 November 1934 in service, 31 March 1935 canceled, 1937 to 1945in serviceas a target ship
Schleswig-Holstein - February 1, 1926 to March 21, 1945 in service
Silesia - in service March 1, 1927 to May 4, 1945

Replacement: armored ships

Panzerschiff A (1931) - April 1, 1933 Germany (replacement Prussia)
Panzerschiff B (1933) - November 12, 1933 Admiral Scheer (replacement Braunschweig)

Small cruisers

Niobe - retired June 24, 1925, Yugoslav cruiser Dalmacija (1926–41), Italian cruiser Cattaro (1941–43), German cruiser Niobe , stranded December 19, 1943, destroyed on December 22, 1943
Thetis - deleted March 27, 1929
Medusa - deleted January 15, 1930, Hulk in Wilhelmshaven , 1940–1945 floating anti-aircraft battery
Arcona - canceled January 15, 1930, Hulk in Wilhelmshaven, 1940–45 floating anti-aircraft battery
Amazone - canceled March 31, 1931, Wohnhulk in Bremen
Nymph - canceled March 31, 1931, demolition
Hamburg - on duty from September 1920 to June 1927, canceled March 31, 1931, Wohnhulk in Kiel
Berlin - on duty from July 1922 to March 27, 1929, living room and aisle in Kiel in 1935

Replacement: light cruisers

Cruiser A (1925) - October 15, 1925 Emden (replacement Niobe )
Cruiser B (1927) - April 17, 1929 Koenigsberg (replacement Thetis )
Cruiser C (1927) - November 6, 1929 Karlsruhe (replacement Medusa )
Cruiser D (1928) - January 15, 1930 Cologne (replacement Arcona )
Cruiser E (1929) - October 8, 1931 Leipzig (replacement Amazone )
Cruiser F (1934) - November 2, 1935 Nuremberg (replacement nymph )

Big torpedo boats

V 1 - March 27, 1929 retired
V 2, V 3, V 5 - November 18, 1929 retired
V 6 - March 27, 1929 retired
G 7, G 8, G 10, G 11 - in service until 1945
S 18, S 19 - 31 March 1931 retired
S 23 - 1932 T 123 , 1939 remote control boat Komet
T 175 - retired September 23, 1926
T 185 - October 4, 1932 Remote control boat Blitz (II)
T 190 - 1938 Test boat Claus von Bevern
T 196 - 1938 guide boat FdM

Replacement: destroyer

Z 1 Leberecht Maass - launched on August 18, 1935, in service in 1937
Z 2 Georg Thiele - launched on August 18, 1935, in service in 1937
Z 3 Max Schultz - launched November 30, 1935, in service in 1937
Z 4 Richard Beitzen - launched November 30, 1935, in service in 1937

Torpedo boats

T 139 - Retired August 3, 1927, high-speed tractor Pfeil
T 141 - retired on August 3, 1927, Schnellschlepper Blitz (I) , sold in 1933.
T 143 - retired May 10, 1927
T 144 - withdrawn from October 8, 1928
T 146 - retired October 8, 1928
T 148 - retired October 8, 1928
T 149 - Retired May 16, 1927
T 151 - March 12, 1937 retired, high-speed tractor Comet
T 152 - March 31, 1931 retired
T 153 - 29 August 1938 E-Mess school boat Eduard Jungmann
T 154 - retired October 8, 1928
T 155 - October 1, 1936 tender and TF boat
T 156 - October 1, 1936 TF boat
T 157 - October 1, 1936 TF boat
T 158 - October 1, 1936 TF boat
T 168 - withdrawn January 8, 1927

Replacement: torpedo boats

Raptor class (torpedo boat 1923)

Möwe (ship, 1926) - Commissioned October 1, 1926, 1944+
Seeadler (ship, 1926) - Commissioned May 1, 1927, 1942 +
Greif (ship, 1926) - Commissioned March 15, 1927, 1944+
Albatros (ship, 1926) - Commissioned on May 15, 1927,ran aground in1940 in the Oslofjord after a battle and given up
Condor (ship, 1926) - Commissioned July 15, 1927, 1944 +
Falke (ship, 1926) - Commissioned August 1, 1927, 1944 +

Predator class (torpedo boat 1924)

Wolf (ship, 1927) - Commissioned November 15, 1928, 1941 +
Iltis (ship, 1927) - Commissioned October 1, 1928, 1942 +
Luchs (ship, 1928) - Commissioned April 15, 1929, 1940+
Tiger (ship, 1928) - Commissioned January 15, 1929, 1939 +
Jaguar (ship, 1928) - Commissioned June 1, 1929, 1944+
Leopard (ship, 1928) - Commissioned August 15, 1929, 1940+

Submarine destroyer

UZ 27 - 20 February 1936 retired to SA issued
UZ 28 - May 16, 1934 retired, handed over to SA
UZ 29 - February 20, 1936 retired, handed over to SA
UZ 30 - KM, 1923 conversion to a flight operations boat, retired in 1927, handed over to customs authorities
UZ 31 - KM, 1923 conversion to flight operations boat, ...
UZ 32 - KM, ...
UZ 33 - KM, ...
UZ 34 - May 16, 1934 retired, handed over to SA
UZ 35 - June 9, 1936 retired, handed in

Replacement: motor torpedo boats

Code name: speed boats

IP S 11 (1927) 1928 RM attempts, June 14, 1930 Air Force - FL D226 given
UZ S 12 (1925) - 1929 RM trials, March 31, 1931 retired and sold
UZ S 13 (ex LM 20) - rebuilt in 1926, decommissioned March 31, 1931 and sold
UZ S 14 (ex LM 22) - rebuilt in 1926, decommissioned March 31, 1931 and sold
UZ S 15 (ex LM 23) - rebuilt in 1926, decommissioned June 9, 1933 and sold
UZ S 16 (ex LM 27) - rebuilt in 1926, decommissioned August 7, 1930 and sold
UZ S 17 (ex LM 28) - rebuilt in 1926, decommissioned June 9, 1933 and sold
UZ S 18 (ex Narwal) - 1928 RM trials, 31 March 1931 retired and sold
UZ S 19 (ex Lüsi 1) - put into service in 1930, decommissioned September 6, 1932 and sold
UZ S 20 (ex LM 16) - rebuilt in 1926, decommissioned March 31, 1931 and sold
UZ S 21 (ex LM 21) - rebuilt in 1926, retired June 9, 1933 ...
S 1 (1929) - August 7, 1930 as UZ S 16 in service, from March 16, 1932 as S 1 , sold to Spain on December 10, 1936.
S 2 (1932) - Commissioned April 22, 1932, sold to Spain December 10, 1936.
S 3 (1932) - Commissioned May 27, 1932, sold to Spain December 10, 1936.
S 4 (1932) - Commissioned June 20, 1932, sold to Spain December 10, 1936.
S 5 (1932) - Commissioned July 14, 1932, sold to Spain December 10, 1936.
S 6 (1932) - Commissioned November 23, 1933, sold to Spain in 1937.
S 7 (1933) - Commissioned October 10, 1934, 1945 British spoils
S 8 (1934) - September 6, 1934 put into service, 1945 Hulk in Eckernförde ...
S 9 (1934) - Commissioned June 12, 1935, 1945 US spoils
S 10 (1934) - Commissioned March 7, 1935, 1945 US spoils
S 11 (1934) - Commissioned August 3, 1935, 1945 Soviet spoils
S 12 (1935) - Commissioned August 31, 1935, 1945 U.S. spoils
S 13 (1935) - Commissioned December 7, 1935, 1945 British spoils

Minesweepers

M 28 - March 11, 1929 Experimental boat Pelikan , 1940 M 528

M 38 - February 20, 1922 Wohnhulk K103Wb

M 50 - November 26, 1937 clearance boat escort Brommy , 1940 M 550

M 57 - December 1, 1922 houseboat in Kiel

M 60 - 29 August 1938 Test boat / Flottentender Hecht , 1940 M 560

M 61 - November 1, 1938 TF boat

M 66 - November 1937 Experimental boat Störtebeker , 1940 M 566

M 72 - October 1, 1940 M 572

M 75 - October 1, 1940 M 575

M 81 - March 11, 1929 Test boat Nautilus , 1940 M 581

M 82 - March 11, 1929 Squadron tender hunting , 1940 M 582

M 84 - October 1, 1940 M 584

M 85 - October 1, 1939 †

M 89 - July 26, 1940 †

M 98 - October 1, 1940 M 598

M 102 - October 1, 1940 M 502

M 104 - October 1, 1940 M 504

M 107 - April 15, 1939 clearance boat escort Von der Groeben , 1940 M 507

M 108 - October 24, 1936 Artillery school boat Delphin , 1940 M 508 , 1943 M 3600

M 109 - August 29, 1938 Test boat Johann Wittenborg , December 2, 1938 Sundevall , October 1, 1940 M 509

M 110 - October 1, 1940 M 510

M 111 - October 1, 1940 M 511

M 113 - October 8, 1936 Acheron submarine tender, 1940 M 513

M 115 - October 1, 1935 Test boat Arkona , 1941 M 515

M 116 - 1922 houseboat W1Wb

M 117 - October 1, 1940 M 517

M 122 - November 1, 1938 Schnellbootleitschiff, 1940 M 522

M 125 - 1922 houseboat W2Wb

M 126 - October 1, 1940 M 526 , April 27, 1943 Alders clearing boat escort

M 129 - August 29, 1938 Test boat Otto Braun , 1941 M 529

M 130 - May 12, 1928 Artillery school boat Fuchs , 1940 M 530 , 1943 M 3800

M 132 - November 13, 1939 †

M 133 - March 11, 1929 Tender Wacht , August 24, 1939 Raule evacuation boat, 1940 M 533

M 134 - March 11, 1928 Tender Frauenlob , 1939 M 134 , 1940 M 534 , 1942 clearing boat escort Jungingen

M 135 - February 5, 1923 Fleet tender Hela , 1938 Gazelle , 1940 M 535

M 136 - 1939 submarine tender Havel , 1940+

M 138 - September 11, 1924 Zieten fisheries protection boat, later Nettelbeck evacuation boat, 1940 M 538
M 145 - October 1, 1940 M 545
M 146 - August 26, 1933 Fleet tender Taku , 1935 M 146 , 1940 M 546 , 1942 clearing boat companion Von der Lippe
M 157 - June 28, 1941 M 557

Shallow minesweepers

FM 21 - 1920 Peilboot III , sold October 1, 1928
FM 22 - 1920 Peilboot IV , sold July 22, 1927, demolition
FM 24 - April 29, 1922 sold
FM 25 - April 29, 1922 sold
FM 26 - 1920 Peilboot VII , sold July 22, 1927, demolition
FM 29 sold - June 8, 1925

Replacement: clearing boats

Cover name: training vehicles

R 1 (1931) - put into service April 20, 1931, 1945 as Hulk in Eckernförde ...
R 2 (1933) - Commissioned November 1, 1933, retired in 1945 and br.
R 3 (1932) - Put into service May 11, 1932, 1943 +
R 4 (1932) put into service May 25, 1932, 1945+
R 5 (1932) - Put into service May 18, 1932, 1940+
R 6 (1933) - Put into service September 29, 1933, 1943 +
R 7 (1933) - Commissioned September 30, 1933, 1943 +
R 8 (1934) - Put into service January 12, 1934, 1945 +
R 9 (1934) - put into service April 11, 1934, 1942 +
R 10 (1934) - Put into service May 9, 1934, 1943 +
R 11 (1934) put into service June 27, 1934, 1942 +
R 12 (1934) put into service June 28, 1934, 1944 +
R 13 (1934) - Put into service July 19, 1934, 1943 +
R 14 (1934) put into service September 6, 1934, 1945+
R 15 (1934) - put into service May 3, 1934, 1944 +
R 16 (1934) put into service May 23, 1934, 1945+
R 17 (1935) - put into service October 26, 1935, 1940 + (Schlichting, Travemünde, No. 798; 36.9 m)
R 18 (1935) - Commissioned August 29, 1935, 1945 Danish. prey
R 19 (1935) - put into service October 16, 1935, 1943 +
R 20 (1935) - put into service December 14, 1935, 1944 +

Sail training ship

Niobe - Bought in 1921, sunk in a storm on July 26, 1932

Replacement sail training ship

Gorch Fock - Commissioned June 27, 1933, 1945 Soviet loot

Tender and guard

Drache - 1919 tender Kiel, Wilhelmshaven, 10.1922 tender ship artillery school (SAS), 1928–1945 artillery school boat
Delphin - December 2, 1921 Tender SAS, decommissioned December 3, 1925, sold to Peru in 1928
Fuchs - April 1, 1922 Tender SAS, January 1, 1923 Station tender N, May 12, 1928 retired, demolished
Hay - April 21, 1922 Tender SAS, retired October 4, 1932, sold
North Sea (ex F 1) - 1922…, 1939 SA Marine Brigade 2, 1941–44 RM traffic boat in Calais.
Jagd (ex M 82) - March 11, 1929 Squadron tender, 1940 M 582
Wacht (ex M 133 ) - March 11, 1929 Fleet tender, August 24, 1939 Raule , 1940 M 533
Frauenlob (ex M 134 ) - March 11, 1929 fleet tender, 1939 M 134 , 1940 M 534 , 1942 clearing boat escort ship Jungingen
Hela (ex M 135) - February 5, 1923 Fleet tender, later Gazelle , 1940 M 535
Taku (ex M 146 ) - August 26, 1933 Fleet tender, 1935 M 146 , 1940 M 546 , 1942 clearing boat accompanying ship Von der Lippe

Fisheries protection

Meteor (ex gunboat) - in service from 1939 to 1945
Pelikan (ex M 28) - 1929 experimental boat, 1940 M 528
Hecht (ex M 60) - 1938 test boat, 1940 M 560
Nautilus (ex M 81) - 1929 experimental boat, 1940 M 581
Frauenlob (ex M 134) - 1929 tender, 1940 M 534
Zieten (ex M 138 ) - later clearing boat companion Nettelbeck , 1940 M 538
Elbe (1931) - 1939–1945 clearing boat escort
Weser (1931) - 1939–1945 clearing boat escort

Survey vessels

Panther measurements 1921–1926, March 31, 1931 retired
Meteor - measurements, research, fishery protection, 1924–1939, then until 1945 fishery protection

Sounding boats

Peilboot I (1911) - June 16, 1921 BSO, March 31, 1931 sold, demolition
Peilboot II (1911) - April 10, 1920 KBAW, 1931 Peilboot 2 , 1938 Norderoog
Peilboot III (ex FM 21) - April 1, 1922 BSO, decommissioned October 1, 1928, sold
Peilboot IV (ex FM 22) - April 1, 1922 BSO, sold July 22, 1927, demolition
Peilboot V (1912) - April 10, 1920 KBAW, 1931 Peilboot 5 , 1938 Süderoog
Peilboot VI (1901) - 23 November 1921 retired, sold? ...
Peilboot VII (ex FM 26) - April 1, 1922 BSO, sold July 22, 1927, demolition

Experimental ships and boats

Nautilus (ex M 81 ) - March 11, 1929 Gun test boat, 1940 M 581
Wave , communications media test ship

Reich water protection

(These units were disarmed and therefore no longer designated as warships.)

Shallow mine clearance boats:

F 7 - 1920 RWS, March 31, 1931 - 1939 Aegir naval school boat , September 1939: R 113

F 10 - 1920 RWS, 1926 RM traffic boat Wilhelmshaven, ...

F 11 - 1920 RWS, March 31, 1931 - 1945 Naval training boat Odin .

F 14 - 1920 RWS, 1925 police boat in Bremen, ...

F 15 - 1920 RWS, 1928 ...

F 17 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1935, ...

F 20 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1931, sold

F 21 - 1920 RWS, 1928 ...

F 23 - 1920 RWS, 1931 police boat in Altona, ...

F 25 - 1920 RWS, 1929 police boat in Spandau, ...

F 27 - 1920 RWS, ...

F 34 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1928, sold

F 37 - 1920 RWS, 1940 harbor protection H 532

F 39 - 1920 RWS, 1929 retired, sold (Schlichting, Travemünde, no.?, 1917, 17.5 m mine clearing boat)

F 43 - 1920 RWS, 1939 harbor protection H 107

F 44 - 1920 RWS, 1928 ...

F 46 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1931, sold

F 47 - 1920 RWS, 1928 ...

F 52 - 1920 RWS, 1928 RM Verkehrsboot Nordholz in Cuxhaven, decommissioned in 1931, sold

F 53 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1928, sold

F 55 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1932, sold

F 58 - 1920 RWS, still in service in 1925, ...

F 60 - 1920 RWS, still in service in 1925, ...

F 61 - 1920 RWS, still in service in 1931, ...

F 62 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1931, sold

F 66 - 1924 RM traffic boat Pollux in Wilhelmshaven, 1932 retired, sold

F 68 - 1922 retired, sold

F 70 - 1920 RWS, 1931 police boat in Stettin, ...

F 71 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1931, sold

F 72 - 1924 RM traffic boat Castor , retired in 1932, sold

F 73 - 1924 RM traffic boat Sirius in Cuxhaven, ...

F 75 - 1924 RM traffic boat in Cuxhaven, 1926 ...

Fast motorboats with airship engines:

LM 27 - 1922 RWS, 1926 RM conversion UZ S 16 , retired in 1930 and sold
LM 28 - 1922 RWS, 1926 RM conversion UZ S 17 , retired in 1930 and sold

Submarine destroyer:

UZ 1 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1928, sold
UZ 2 - 1920 RWS, ...
UZ 3 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1922, sold
UZ 11 - 1920 RWS, 1926 still in service, ...
UZ 13 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1923, handed over to customs authorities
UZ 14 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1924, handed over to customs authorities
UZ 17 - 1920 RWS, ...
UZ 18 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1927, handed over to SA
UZ 19 - 1920 RWS, 1927 ...
UZ 20 - 1920 RWS, retired in 1923, handed over to the Nazi sports association

literature

Harald Fock: Fleet Chronicle. The active warships involved in both world wars and their whereabouts . Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-7822-0788-2 (revised and expanded version)
Herbert Schultz: Reichsmarine 1919–1935. Organization and structure . Own print: Pinneberg 1989
Erich Gröner, Dieter Jung, Martin Maass: The German warships 1815-1945 . Volumes 1, 2, 5. Bernard & Graefe: Koblenz 1983 ff.