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The History of the German navy, shown in dedicated pages to each of the German battleships, cruisers and destroyer classes. Please use side navigational bar find class or ship of interest or use the table above. |
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German
Aircraft Carrier/ Russian Floating Base 1938-47 Graf
Zeppelin / PO-101 The Flugzeugtr?er A (Carrier A) was laid
down on 28th December 1936 at the Deutsche Werke shipyard,
Kiel. On the 08th December 1938, Flugzeugtr?er A was
launched as the Graf Zeppelin with a projected completion date of
late 1940. Having had little experience with carrier
construction, German designers and engineers were slowed by construction
and design problems. This,
added with G?ings reluctance to allow a separate air arm other than
the Luftwaffe, eventually halted construction of the aircraft carrier in
April 1940. Graf
Zeppelin, now laid up, had her artillery removed for use in coastal
defences before she was towed to Gotenhafen. In 1942 work was restarted on the carrier (having
being moved back to Kiel in December 1942), as it was obvious at this
time that the kriegsmarine needed a ship of this type to support its
major surface units. Graf
Zeppelin was approximately 85% complete when work was once again
halted in early1943 (work being stopped on Hitler?s orders after the
Kriegsmarines poor performance during the Battle of the Barents Sea, 31st
December 1942). In April 1943 she was moved to Stettin where she remained
until she was scuttled in shallow water on 25th April 1945. After the German surrender, Russian forces raised the Graf Zeppelin (at this stage the carriers fate becomes clouded, but what follows is believed to be the most accurate), renaming her the PO-101 (floating base 101) on the 03rd February 1947. On the 14th August 1947 she was towed to Swinem?de and loaded with aerial bombs. She was then used as a target and destroyed by shells, bombs and finally tordedoes on the 16th August 1947. Contributed by Carl Proctor
Graf Zeppelin, Deutsche Werke shipyard, Kiel, 1940.
Graf Zeppelin. Courtesy of David Walker. |
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German Escort F2. Fleet escort of the F Class, launched 1935. |
German Escort F3 Fleet escort of the F Class, launched 1935 |
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On board a German Battleship. Any help identifying the ship please email us |
German Submarine Deutschland |
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FGS Theseus. Entering Portland, July 1989. Photographed by George Mortimore L.R.P.S Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code GM142 |
One of the Bismarck class iron flush-decked corvettes as a training ship at Sonderburg. It is either Blucher, Stosch, Moltke and Stein. If you know which one, e-mail us. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD011 |
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A fleet of German warships. ?Tony Davies |
German Ships fire a salute in Kiel. |
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Admiralty Yacht Grille. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD012 |
Admiralty Yacht Grille.
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A German Cruiser with Torpedo Boats Reproduction of this photo is available by permission of Walker Archives. Photographic image size 10" x 7" approx price ?20 plus ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
German Cruisers in Scapa Flow Reproduction of this photo is available by permission of Walker Archives. Photographic image size 10" x 7" approx price ?20 plus ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
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German 9 Flotilla. cir. 1915 Courtesy of Walker Archives. |
A German Admiral on board an unknown ship Courtesy of Walker Archives. |
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German Flotilla en route to Helgoland 1914 Reproduction of this photo is available by permission of Walker Archives. Photographic image size 10" x 7" approx price ?20 plus ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
German 2nd. Flotilla Reproduction of this photo is available by permission of Walker Archives. Photographic image size 10" x 7" approx price ?20 plus ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
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German depthcharges |
A German torpedo being fired |
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A German ship launching one of its torpedoes The torpedo nearing the water. |
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Damage to a German ship |
British ships sunk during the Zeebrugge raid of April 1918 |
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Hohenzollern. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD002 |
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German Imperial Yacht Hohenzollern. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD003 |
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An aerial view of Zeebrugge after 1918 |
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German Gunboat Luchs, launched at the turn of the century. 1090t displacement. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD013 |
ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. Torpedo Boat Fleet Original Postcard. Publisher Details Unknown. Price ?12. Click here to order. Order Code |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE. SMS Mars Original Postcard. Publisher Details Unknown. Price ?12. Click here to order. Order Code PGD015 |
SMS Mars. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD014 Purpose built training ship launched in 1881. She was never intended as a fighting ship and was unarmoured and very slow. She was finally broken up in 1921. |
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P6126 Frettchen at Malta, June 2001. S71 Class Fast Attack Craft, launched 26th June 1983. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD384 |
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P6127 Dachs at Malta, June 2001. S 71 Class Fast Attack Craft, launched 14th December 1982. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD386 |
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P6115 Sperber at Malta, June 2001. S 61 Class Fast Attack Craft, launched 15th January 1974. Transferred to Tunisia, July 2005, renamed Hamilcar. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD385 |
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P6112 Falke at Malta, June 2001. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD387 |
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P6112 Falke at Malta, June 2001. S 61 Class fast attack craft, launched 21st March 1974. In service 2003. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD320 |
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P6128 Ozelot at Malta, June 2001. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD319 |
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P6128 Ozelot at Malta, June 2001. Launched 7th June 1983. In service 2003. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD318 |
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Meteor at Malta, October 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD394 |
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Meteor at Malta, October 2000. Melville Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, commissioned 1970. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD393 |
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German Missile Patrol Boat. Either Gepard, Greif, Kondor or Kormoran but most likely to be Gepard, leaving the Gareloch, Scotland, 21st June 2004. |
German Missile Patrol Boat. Either Gepard, Greif, Kondor or Kormoran but most likely to be Greif, leaving the Gareloch, Scotland, 21st June 2004. |
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German Missile Patrol Boat. Either Gepard, Greif, Kondor or Kormoran but most likely to be Kondor, leaving the Gareloch, Scotland, 21st June 2004. |
The three German Missile Patrol Boats above in the Clyde. Ship on left is Dutch Replenishment Vessel A832 Zuiderkruis. Taken 21st June 2004 |
Members of the German Navy.
A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here ? Walker Archive. Order Code PGD016 |
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