Nevertheless, at the same time, the Kriegsmarine naval plan also integrated modern destroyers, or a more specialized and well-defined type, and partly inspired by Italian modern torpedo boats.A significant numbers were built alongside destroyers: The 1935 type (12), and wartime 1937 type (9), 1939 type (15) or the 1940 type (12) and 1941 type (15).

All ships were scheduled to be completed by 1944. They were the only authorized Weimar navy cruisers. The novelty came from XVIIB type (3 prototypes) using the revolutionary Walter engine, the first truly operational Snorchel.

These ships were ready just before the outbreak of hostilities, and assigned strategic areas. We will dig deep into the matter in a future post.By 1933 while the Treaty of Versailles was contested no formal program of submersible has existed, not to cause a provocation. Sie sahen sich mit dem gleichen Vorwurf konfrontiert, der bereits im Ersten Weltkrieg der kaiserlichen Marine angehangen hatte: untätig zu bleiben, während der Kampf an Land und in der Luft tobte. The 1934A class comprised twelve units, 1936 class, six units, and 1936A six more, others being scheduled for 1939-1946. Only two of the ships were actually started, Although it was obvious that Germany would not be able to build a complete new battleship during wartime, the plans for the H-class battleships were further developed and improved, to study the design of a competitive battleship and increase sheer ship scale to counteract increasing bomb weights. Those operational served from motherships and auxiliary cruisers Komet, Kormoran and Michel.The German Navy also seeked for for a successor to the concept of S-bootes and experimented hydrofoils at the end of the war.

But in 1895 it had increased considerably and the real breakthrough came in 1905 with a massive plan initiated and supported fervently by the new emperor William II (in fact it was his pet project), tailored to fight all major naval powers and to be an instrument for the constitution a German colonial empire.The Hochseeflotte did well in the Great War, even isolated units or squadrons like Von Spee fought very effectively, excelling as Corsairs, but at home the Hochseeflotte stayed confined in the Baltic, skirmishing and delaying the general confrontation, despite the excellent morale of the crew, constant training and general quality of the ships.The Royal Navy indeed essentially “locked the way” to the Atlantic.

None led to an operational production, but they were captured and studied by the allies after the war. The 2560 tonnes 1940 type, fully loaded, was not the German equivalent to allied escort destroyers, but rather cheaper and smaller destroyers, vastly superior to any torpedo boats of the time, frigates and escort destroyers alike. Some mishaps dating back from the battle of Jutland where understand.The Preussen and Lothringen were placed in reserve, and later removed from the lists in 1929-1931 after being used as target, and later scrapped. In fact these ships were even below the 10,000 tonnes allowed while having a firepower worthy of a battleship (with 2×3 280 mm pieces).However coming after the rearmament plan of 1930 to 1936, one more secret targeting 1936-1943, far more more ambitious, was established.

Dazu zählen auch die Linienschiffe und Großen Kreuzer der Kaiserlichen Marine sowie die Panzerschiffe der Kriegsmarine. Der lief mit hoher Geschwindigkeit auf die angenommene Position des Konvois zu, wobei ihm die Zerstörer in der schweren See bald nicht mehr folgen konnten.

Kings of disguise, they could change their appearance, name and nationality on the fly and blend in the traffic.With the full mobilization Admiral Raeder’s Z plan was simply suspended, pending a hypothetical victory on all fronts. The old German reserve battleships still enlisted in September 1939 were the KMS Schliesen and KMS Schleswig-Holstein .

Dezember 1943 markierte gleich in doppelter Hinsicht eine Wende auf dem europäischen Kriegsschauplatz.

The former destroyers became torpedo-boats while the latter were simply scrapped. Built in aluminum and propelled by Daimler Benz engine giving more than 40 knots they carried two Dornier aircraft torpedoes. The deck sloped downward at the sides to connect with the lower edge of the belt, which provided a second layer to contain shell fragments from hits that penetrated the belt. The Allies had forbidden any submersible, but the Reichsmarine was allowed to retain and build some 12 destroyers and 12 torpedo-boats to bolster its coastal defense.The Vorläufige Reichsmarine had a disparate naval force composed of obsolete and generally small ships, commanded by Vice Admiral Von Trotha, pending new construction.

Besides the two units oceanic types Type IA advertised as prototypes and the series of coastal IIA and IIB, the famous type VII went out shortly after 1936 (with the Anglo-German Naval Treaty) announcing the grand standard, mature oceanic submersible of the war. Das sogenannte Gefecht am Nordkap zwischen der „Scharnhorst“ und englischen Schiffen am 26.