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Kriegsmarine - Germany Navy Historical Guide

By Alice

This guide will go over the historical designs for the Germany navy as well as their Plan Z option.

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Ships built or under construction

Battleships and Battlecruisers

Heavy Cruisers

Light Cruisers

Destroyers

Torpedo Boats

Submarines

Type VII ship list

Type VII continued plus other U boat class names

Plan Z Ships

Other Info

Comments

Introduction

Germany once owned one of the strongest fleets in the world during the first world war, after loosing they had lost many of their great battleships and the ability to build new ones.

That is until recently, under the new regime the German dream of a new mighty navy can be realise but with war looming will the Germans be able to produce their dream navy in time before capitulation.

This guide will be split into 2 sections giving the player the option of either historical Germany or Plan Z or both:

Historical Germany
Plan Z Germany

Ships built or under construction

the Kriegsmarine starts the game with a total of 38 ships and a further 28 ships under construction.

Battleships

Deutschland Class: 2
Scharnhorst Class: 2

Heavy Cruisers

Deutschland Class: 3
Admiral Hipper Class: 1

Light Cruisers

Leipzig Class: 2
Emden Class: 1
Konigsberg Class: 3
Bremse Class: 2

Destroyers

Type 24 Class: 12
Zerstorer 1934 Class: 4
Zerstorer 1934A Class: 12

Submarines

Type II Class: 22

Battleships and Battlecruisers

Deutschland Class

produced: 5
owned: 2
The Deutschland Class of ships had been build in the early 1900's before the Dreadnought era of battleships, the ships themselves had been out of commission till the late 1920's in which the German Reichsmarine began to reorganised. The 2 remaining ships are very outdated compared to the new line of battleships Germany plans to build.

Pre Dreadnought

Heavy Battery I (280mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
No Radar
Engine I (20,540hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Battleship armour I (240mm)
Anti Air I (20mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Anti Air IV (40mm) (Due to no Flak 88's available)

Due to the limitations of the Pre Dreadnought Hull not only 1/2 280mm's could be fitted

List of Ships in Class

Deutschland (scrapped 1920)
Hannover (decommisioned in 1931 and left until scrapping in 1945)
Pommern (sunk 1916)
Schlesien
Schleswig-Holstein

Scharnhorst Class

produced: 2
owned: 2 (under construction)
The Scharnhorst Class is the current class of battleships under construction in the German navy they are not as well done as how a historical design would allow them to be however.

1936 Battleship

Heavy Battery II (280mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Radar I (FuMO 22) (Later Radar III FuMO 27 in 1942)
Engine III (160,100hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Battleship armour III (350mm)
Heavy Battery II (280mm)
Floatplane I/II or Anti Air II (20mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Heavy Battery II (280mm)

List of Ships in Class

Scharnhorst
Gneisenau

Bismarck Class

produced: 2
planned: 2
The Bismarck Class of battleship was the last class of battleship build by the German navy during the war, even though future classes where planned for Plan Z this class would remain the final and test the latest battleships against the Royal Navy.

1940 Battleship

Heavy Battery III (380mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Radar III (FuMO 27)
Engine II (138,000hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Battleship armour II (320mm)
Heavy Battery III (380mm)
Heavy Battery III (380mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Anti Air I (20mm) or Floatplane I/II
Heavy Battery III (380mm)

List of Ships in Class

Bismarck
Tirpitz

Heavy Cruisers

Deutschland Class

Produced: 3
Owned: 3
The Deutschland Class is the first class of Heavy Cruisers for Germany, the final ship of the class is currently under construction as the game starts.

Panzerschiff

Heavy Battery II (280mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm) (1944 changed to Anti-Air IV (40mm) )
Fire control - your choice
No Radar (1940 Radar I FuMO 22 or Radar III FuMO 27)
Engine I (56,800hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Cruiser armour II (80mm)
Anti Air I (20mm) (replaced by Anti-Air II later on)
Floatplane I/II
Nothing until 1939 Anti Air II (20mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)

Ships in class:

Deutschland
Admiral Scheer
Admiral Graf Spee

Admiral Hipper Class

Produced: 5
Owned: 1
The Admiral Hipper Class is the second class of Heavy Cruisers for Germany, the first ship of the class is currently under construction as the game starts. Sometimes the Class is split into 2 classes with the first 2 ships being Admiral Hipper Class and the last ships being the Prinz Eugen Class

1936 Cruiser

Medium Battery II (203mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm) (1944 changed to Anti-Air IV (40mm) )
Fire control - your choice
Radar I FuMO 22 (1942 Radar III FuMO 27)
Engine IV (132,000hp)
No Secondaries
Cruiser armour II (80mm)
Anti Air II (20mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Floatplane I/II or Medium Battery II (203mm)
Medium Battery II (203mm)

Ships in class:

Admiral Hipper
Blücher
Prinz Eugen
Seydlitz (never completed)
Lützow (never completed)

Light Cruisers

Emden Class

Produced: 1
Owned: 1
The Emden Class consists of a single Light Cruiser and is the earliest class of light Cruiser in the game.

Early Cruiser

Light Cruiser Battery I (150mm)
No Anti-Air (1939 Anti-Air II (20mm) is added )
Fire control - your choice
No Radar (1942 Radar I FuMO 22)
Engine I (56,800hp)
No Secondaries
Cruiser armour I (50mm)
Light Cruiser Battery I (150mm)
Torpedo I (500mm) (can be changed to Torpedo II (533mm) during refit if wanted)
Light Cruiser Battery I (150mm)

Ships in class:

Emden

Königsberg Class

Produced: 3
Owned: 3
The Königsberg Class consists of a three Light Cruisers.

Early Cruiser

Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
No Anti-Air (1942 Anti-Air III (37mm) is added )
Fire control - your choice
No Radar (1941 Radar I FuMO 22)
Engine II (65,000hp)
No Secondaries
Cruiser armour I (50mm)
Torpedo I (500mm) (can be changed to Torpedo II (533mm) during refit if wanted)
Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Königsberg
Karlsruhe
Köln

Leipzig Class

Produced: 2
Owned: 2
The Leipzig Class consists of a two light cruisers and is the final class of light cruiser built for the Kriegsmarine.

1936 Cruiser

Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
No Radar (1943 Radar I FuMO 22)
Engine III (72,400hp)
No Secondaries
Cruiser armour I (50mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Mines or Floatplane or Torpedo II (533mm)

Ships in class:

Leipzig
Nürnberg

Bremse Class

Produced: 2
Owned: 2
The Bremse Class cruiser is a group of 2 minelayer ships.

Early Cruiser

Light Battery II (127mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Fire control - your choice
No Radar
Engine I (56,800hp)
No Secondaries
no armour
Mines
Mines
Mines

Ships in class:

Bremse
Brummer

Destroyers

Type 1934 Class

Produced: 4
Owned: 4
The Type 1934 Class is the first class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of four ships. Unlike later destroyers the first class has names for each ship alongside the simple destroyer number.

1936 Destroyer

Light Battery II (127mm)
Anti-Air I (20mm) (1941 changed to Anti-Air II (20mm) )
Fire control - your choice
Sonar I/II
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine II (70,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Z1 Leberecht Maass
Z2 Georg Thiele
Z3 Max Schultz
Z4 Richard Beitzen

Type 1934A Class

Produced: 12
Owned: 12
The Type 1934 Class is the second class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of 12 ships. Unlike later destroyers the second class also has names for each ship alongside the simple destroyer number.

1936 Destroyer

Light Battery II (127mm)
Anti-Air I (20mm) (1941 changed to Anti-Air II (20mm) 1944 Anti-Air III (37mm) )
Fire control - your choice
Sonar I/II (Sonar II was added in 1939)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine II (70,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines/Depth Charge

Ships in class:

Z5 Paul Jacobi
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 Class

Planned: 6
Produced: 6
The Type 1936 Class is the third class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of 6 ships. The Type 1936 is the final class of WW2 German Destroyers to have names alongside the Z numbers. This Class can be built just the same as the previous class however if you want to differentiate the classes change the final armament to the opposite of what you have selected for the Type 1934A.

Ships in class:

Z17 Diether von Roeder
Z18 Hans Lüdemann
Z19 Hermann Künne
Z20 Karl Galster
Z21 Wilhelm Heidkamp
Z22 Anton Schmitt

Type 1936A Class

Planned: 8
Produced: 8
The Type 1936A Class is the fourth class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of 8 ships.

1940 Destroyer

Light Battery IV (150mm)
Anti-Air I (20mm) (1942 changed to Anti-Air II (20mm) 1944 Anti-Air III (37mm) )
Fire control - your choice
Sonar II
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine II (70,000hp)
Depth Charge
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 1936A(Mob) Class

Planned: 7
Produced: 7
The Type 1936A(Mob) Class is the fifth class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of 7 ships.

1940 Destroyer

Light Battery IV (150mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm) (1944 Anti-Air IV (40mm) )
Fire control - your choice
Sonar II
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine II (70,000hp)
Depth Charge
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 1936B Class

Planned: 8
Produced: 3
The Type 1936B Class is the Sixth class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of 8 ships with only 3 being built. The 1936B design is pretty much the same as the 1936A(Mob) design except the Light Battery is Light Battery II (127mm).

Ships in class:

Type 1936C Class

Planned: 5
Produced: 0
The Type 1936C Class is the seventh class of Destroyers built for the Kriegsmarine and consists of 5 ships.

1944 Destroyer

Light Battery III (127mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Sonar II
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine II (70,000hp)
Depth Charge
Torpedo II (533mm)
Light Battery III (127mm) or Anti-Air II (20mm) (depending on if you want anti air or Light Attack)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 1942 Class

Planned: 1
Produced: 0
The Type 1942 Class is a single ship class built at the end of the war however was bombed whilst under construction.

1944 Destroyer

Light Battery II (127mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Sonar II
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine II (70,000hp)
Depth Charge
Torpedo II (533mm)
Light Battery II (127mm) or Anti-Air II (20mm) (depending on if you want anti air or Light Attack)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 1944 Class

Planned: 5
Produced: 0
The Type 1944 Class is a class of destroyer that started construction in 1943 however like previous destroyer classes the Class couldn't be completed due to allied bombings and the progression to use every resource to submarine building over and open seas fleet.

1944 Destroyer

Light Battery III (127mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Sonar II
Torpedo II (533mm)
Engine III (76,000hp)
Depth Charge
Torpedo II (533mm)
Light Battery III (127mm) or Anti-Air II (20mm) (depending on if you want anti air or Light Attack)
Mines

Ships in class:

Torpedo Boats

Type 23/24 Class

Produced: 12
Owned: 12
The Type 23/24 Class is the first two classes of Torpedo Boats for Germany and are similar so I have put them together .

Early Destroyer

Light Battery I (105mm)
Anti-Air I (20mm)
Fire control - your choice
No Radar
Engine I (23,000hp)
Torpedo I (500mm)
Torpedo I (500mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Möwe
Falke
Greif
Kondor
Albatros
Seeadler
Wolf
Iltis
Jaguar
Leopard
Luchs
Tiger

Type 35 Class

Planned: 12
Produced: 12
The Type 35 Class is the third class of Torpedo Boats for Germany.

Early Destroyer

Light Battery I (105mm)
Anti-Air I (20mm) (1943 replaced by Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
No Radar (Radar III added in 1943
Engine I (23,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 37 Class

Planned: 9
Produced: 9
The Type 37 Class is the fourth class of Torpedo Boats for Germany. It has very similar armaments to the Type 35 Class

Early Destroyer

Light Battery I (105mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm) (1944 replaced by Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
No Radar (Radar III added in 1943)
Engine I (23,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 39 Class

Planned: 39
Produced: 15
The Type 39 Class is the fifth class of Torpedo Boats for Germany.

1936 Destroyer

Light Battery I (105mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm) or Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Radar I or Sonar II
Engine I (23,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 41 Class

Planned: 15
Produced: 0
The Type 41 Class was a class of Torpedo Boats proposed for Kriegsmarine to be produced after the Type 39's.

1936 Destroyer

Light Battery I (105mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Radar I or Sonar II
Engine I (23,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 40 Class

Planned: 24
Produced: 0
The Type 40 Class was a class of Torpedo Boats proposed for Kriegsmarine to be produced after the Type 40's.

1936 Destroyer

Light Battery II (127mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Radar I or Sonar II
Engine I (23,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Type 44 Class

Planned: 9
Produced: 0
The Type 44 Class was the last class of torpedo boats proposed for the Kriegsmarine.

1936 Destroyer

Light Battery I (105mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Radar I or Sonar II
Engine II (23,000hp)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Torpedo II (533mm)
Mines

Ships in class:

Submarines

Type II Class

Planned: 50
Owned: 22
The Type II Class of submarines can all be grouped together into one as the variants only really changed the size and nothing else, 8 are under production at game start.

Early Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine I (700hp)
No Torpedo

Ships in class:

U-1
U-2
U-3
U-4
U-5
U-6
U-7
U-8
U-9
U-10
U-11
U-12
U-13
U-14
U-15
U-16
U-17
U-18
U-19
U-20
U-21
U-22
U-23
U-24
U-56
U-57
U-58
U-59
U-60
U-61
U-62
U-63
U-120
U-121
U-137
U-138
U-139
U-140
U-141
U-142
U-143
U-144
U-145
U-146
U-147
U-148
U-149
U-150
U-151
U-152

Type I Class

Planned: 2
Produced: 2
The Type I Class of submarines is a more experimental class from 1936 and only produced 2 U-boats.

Early Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine II (2,100hp)
Torpedo I (533mm)

Ships in class:

U-25
U-26

Type VII Class

Planned: 703
Produced: 703
The Type VII Class of submarines is one of the most famous classes of U-boat of WW2 and over 700 of them had been produced, all but the Type VIIF class carried Mines.

1936 Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine II (2,100hp)
Mines (except if Type VIIF Class)

Type IX Class

Planned: 290
Produced: 195
The Type IX Class of submarines is another class of submarines with many produced just like the Type VII.

1936 Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine III (4,400hp)
Torpedo I (533mm)

or as if you took the cruise submarine focus
Early Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine III (4,400hp)
Floatplane (contained an early helicopter onboard)
Snorkel/ Radar II
Torpedo I (533mm)

Type X Class

Planned: 8
Produced: 8
The Type X Class of submarines where intended for long range minelaying tasks however would later be cargo Submarines.

1940/ Cruise Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine III (4,400hp)
Mines
Snorkel/ Radar II
Mines

Ships in class:

U-116
U-117
U-118
U-119
U-219
U-220
U-233
U-234

Type XIV Class

Planned: 24
Produced: 10
The Type XIV Class of submarines where intended for long range shorter submarines based from the Type IX Class however these subs wouldn't carry Torpedo tubes and became Submarine resupplying vessels, For HOI IV they will have a torpedo tube anyways as there is no option to have resupplying vessels.

1940/ Cruise Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine II (2,100hp)
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing

Ships in class:

U-459
U-460
U-461
U-462
U-463
U-464
U-487
U-488
U-489
U-490

Type XVII Class

Planned: 17
Produced: 7
The Type XVII Class of submarines are a bunch of late war coastal submarines built with speed in mind, not many would be built however.

1940/1944 Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine I (700hp)
Nothing
Nothing
Nothing

Ships in class:

U-792
U-793
U-794
U-795
U-1405
U-1406
U-1407
U-1408-1416 are either incomplete before the war end or cancelled before construction

Type XXI Class

Planned: 1170
Produced: 118
The Type XXI Class was a late war submarine with big ambitious plans and are the first class of Submarine built with being submerged for the majority of their service in mind over travelling on the surface. A plan of over 1000 Type XXI's was to be built

1944 Submarine

Torpedo II+ (any of the later Torpedos will do) (533mm)
Engine III (4,400hp)
Mines
Snorkel or Radar
Nothing

Type XXIII Class

Planned: 980
Produced: 63
The Type XXIII like the Type XXI was planned for an ambitious building scheme as the coastal vessel along side the ocean going Type XXI.

1944 Submarine

Torpedo I (533mm)
Engine I (700hp)
Nothing
Snorkel or Radar
Torpedo I (533mm)

Type XXVI Class

Planned: 100
Produced: 4
The Type XXVI Class was the final class of German Submarines to have a large plan with 4 out of the 100 in the beginning of construction. The class was designed with the deep-sea in mind.

1944 Submarine

Torpedo II+ (any of the later Torpedos will do) (533mm)
Engine II (2,100hp)
Nothing
Snorkel or Radar
Torpedo II+ (any of the later Torpedos will do) (533mm)

Type VII ship list

U-27
U-28
U-29
U-30
U-31
U-32
U-33
U-34
U-35
U-36
U-45
U-46
U-47
U-48
U-49
U-50
U-51
U-52
U-53
U-54
U-55
U-69
U-70
U-71
U-72
U-73
U-74
U-75
U-76
U-77
U-78
U-79
U-80
U-81
U-82
U-83
U-84
U-85
U-86
U-87
U-88
U-89
U-90
U-91
U-92
U-93
U-94
U-95
U-96
U-97
U-98
U-99
U-100
U-101
U-102
U-132
U-133
U-134
U-135
U-136
U-201
U-202
U-203
U-204
U-205
U-206
U-207
U-208
U-209
U-210
U-211
U-212
U-213
U-214
U-215
U-216
U-217
U-218
U-221
U-222
U-223
U-224
U-225
U-226
U-227
U-228
U-229
U-230
U-231
U-232
U-235
U-236
U-237
U-238
U-239
U-240
U-241
U-242
U-243
U-244
U-245
U-246
U-247
U-248
U-249
U-250
U-251
U-252
U-253
U-254
U-255
U-256
U-257
U-258
U-259
U-260
U-261
U-262
U-263
U-264
U-265
U-266
U-267
U-268
U-269
U-270
U-271
U-272
U-273
U-274
U-275
U-276
U-277
U-278
U-279
U-280
U-281
U-282
U-283
U-284
U-285
U-286
U-287
U-288
U-289
U-290
U-291
U-292
U-293
U-294
U-295
U-296
U-297
U-298
U-299
U-300
U-301
U-302
U-303
U-304
U-305
U-306
U-307
U-308
U-309
U-310
U-311
U-312
U-313
U-314
U-315
U-316
U-317
U-318
U-319
U-320
U-321
U-322
U-323
U-324
U-325
U-326
U-327
U-328
U-331
U-332
U-333
U-334
U-335
U-336
U-337
U-338
U-339
U-340
U-341
U-342
U-343
U-344
U-345
U-346
U-347
U-348
U-349
U-350
U-351
U-352
U-353
U-354
U-355
U-356
U-357
U-358
U-359
U-360
U-361
U-362
U-363
U-364
U-365
U-366
U-367
U-368
U-369
U-370
U-371
U-372
U-373
U-374
U-375
U-376
U-377
U-378
U-379
U-380
U-381
U-382
U-383
U-384
U-385
U-386
U-387
U-388
U-389
U-390
U-391
U-392
U-393
U-394
U-396
U-397
U-398
U-399
U-400
U-401
U-402
U-403
U-404
U-405
U-406
U-407
U-408
U-409
U-410
U-411
U-412
U-413
U-414
U-415
U-416
U-417
U-418
U-419
U-420
U-421
U-422
U-423
U-424
U-425
U-426
U-427
U-428
U-429
U-430
U-431
U-432
U-433
U-434
U-435
U-436
U-437
U-438
U-439
U-440
U-441
U-442
U-443
U-444
U-445
U-446
U-447
U-448
U-449
U-450
U-451
U-452
U-453
U-454
U-455
U-456
U-457
U-458
U-465
U-466
U-467
U-468
U-469
U-470
U-471
U-472
U-473
U-475
U-476
U-477
U-478
U-479
U-480
U-481
U-482
U-483
U-484
U-485
U-486
U-551
U-552
U-553
U-554
U-555
U-556
U-557
U-558
U-559
U-560
U-561
U-562
U-563
U-564
U-565
U-566
U-567
U-568
U-569
U-570
U-571
U-572
U-573
U-574
U-575
U-576
U-577
U-578
U-579
U-580
U-581
U-582
U-583
U-584
U-585
U-586
U-587
U-588
U-589
U-590
U-591
U-592
U-593
U-594
U-595
U-596
U-597
U-598
U-599
U-600
U-601
U-602
U-603
U-604
U-605
U-606
U-607
U-608
U-609
U-610
U-611
U-612
U-613
U-614
U-615
U-616
U-617
U-618
U-619
U-620
U-621
U-622
U-623
U-624
U-625
U-626
U-627
U-628
U-629
U-630
U-631
U-632
U-633
U-634
U-635
U-636
U-637
U-638
U-639
U-640
U-641
U-642
U-643
U-644
U-645
U-646
U-647
U-648
U-649
U-650
U-651
U-652
U-653
U-654
U-655
U-656
U-657
U-658
U-659
U-660
U-661
U-662
U-663
U-664
U-665
U-666
U-667
U-668
U-669
U-670
U-671
U-672
U-673
U-674
U-675
U-676
U-677
U-678
U-679
U-680
U-681
U-682
U-683
U-691
U-701
U-702
U-703
U-704
U-705
U-706
U-707
U-708
U-709
U-710
U-711
U-712
U-713
U-714
U-715
U-716
U-717
U-718
U-719
U-720
U-721
U-722
U-732
U-733
U-734
U-735
U-736
U-737
U-738
U-739
U-740
U-741
U-742
U-743
U-744
U-745
U-746
U-747
U-748
U-749
U-750
U-751
U-752
U-753
U-754
U-755
U-756
U-757
U-758
U-759
U-760
U-761
U-762
U-763
U-764
U-765
U-766
U-767
U-768
U-771
U-772
U-773
U-774
U-775
U-776
U-777
U-778
U-779
U-821
U-822
U-825
U-826
U-827
U-828
U-901
U-903
U-904
U-905
U-907
U-921
U-922
U-923
U-924
U-925
U-926
U-927
U-928
U-929
U-930
U-951
U-952
U-953
U-954
U-955
U-956
U-957
U-958
U-959
U-960
U-961
U-962
U-963
U-964
U-965
U-966
U-967
U-968
U-969
U-970
U-971
U-972
U-973
U-974
U-975
U-976
U-977
U-978
U-979
U-980
U-981
U-982
U-983
U-984
U-985
U-986
U-987
U-988
U-989
U-990
U-991
U-992
U-993
U-994
U-995
U-997
U-998
U-999
U-1000
U-1001
U-1002
U-1003
U-1004
U-1005
U-1006
U-1007
U-1008
U-1009
U-1010
U-1013
U-1014
U-1015
U-1016
U-1017
U-1018
U-1019
U-1020
U-1021
U-1022
U-1023

Type VII continued plus other U boat class names

Type VII:

U-1024
U-1025
U-1051
U-1052
U-1053
U-1054
U-1055
U-1056
U-1057
U-1058
U-1059 (Type VIIF)
U-1060 (Type VIIF)
U-1061 (Type VIIF)
U-1062 (Type VIIF)
U-1063
U-1064
U-1065
U-1101
U-1102
U-1103
U-1104
U-1105
U-1106
U-1107
U-1108
U-1109
U-1110
U-1131
U-1032
U-1061
U-1162
U-1163
U-1164
U-1165
U-1166
U-1167
U-1168
U-1169
U-1170
U-1171
U-1172
U-1191
U-1192
U-1193
U-1194
U-1195
U-1196
U-1197
U-1198
U-1199
U-1200
U-1201
U-1202
U-1203
U-1204
U-1205
U-1206
U-1207
U-1208
U-1209
U-1210
U-1271
U-1272
U-1273
U-1274
U-1275
U-1276
U-1277
U-1278
U-1279
U-1301
U-1302
U-1303
U-1304
U-1305
U-1306
U-1307
U-1308

Type IX:

U-37
U-38
U-39
U-40
U-41
U-42
U-43
U-44
U-64
U-65
U-66
U-67
U-68
U-103
U-104
U-105
U-106
U-107
U-108
U-109
U-110
U-111
U-122
U-123
U-124
U-125
U-126
U-127
U-128
U-129
U-130
U-131
U-153
U-154
U-155
U-156
U-157
U-158
U-159
U-160
U-161
U-162
U-163
U-164
U-165
U-166
U-167
U-168
U-169
U-170
U-171
U-172
U-173
U-174
U-175
U-176
U-177
U-178
U-179
U-180
U-181
U-182
U-183
U-184
U-185
U-186
U-187
U-188
U-189
U-190
U-191
U-192
U-193
U-194
U-195
U-196
U-197
U-198
U-199
U-200
U-501
U-502
U-503
U-504
U-505
U-506
U-507
U-508
U-509
U-510
U-511
U-512
U-513
U-514
U-515
U-516
U-517
U-518
U-519
U-520
U-521
U-522
U-523
U-524
U-525
U-526
U-527
U-528
U-529
U-530
U-531
U-532
U-533
U-534
U-535
U-536
U-537
U-538
U-539
U-540
U-541
U-542
U-543
U-544
U-545
U-546
U-547
U-548
U-549
U-550
U-801
U-802
U-803
U-804
U-805
U-806
U-841
U-842
U-843
U-844
U-845
U-846
U-847
U-848
U-849
U-850
U-851
U-852
U-853
U-854
U-855
U-856
U-857
U-858
U-859
U-860
U-861
U-862
U-863
U-864
U-865
U-866
U-867
U-868
U-869
U-870
U-871
U-872
U-873
U-874
U-875
U-876
U-877
U-878
U-879
U-880
U-881
U-1221
U-1222
U-1223
U-1224
U-1225
U-1226
U-1227
U-1228
U-1229
U-1230
U-1231
U-1232
U-1233
U-1234
U-1235

Type XXI:

U-2501
U-2502
U-2503
U-2504
U-2506
U-2507
U-2508
U-2509
U-2510
U-2511
U-2512
U-2513
U-2514
U-2515
U-2516
U-2517
U-2518
U-2519
U-2520
U-2521
U-2522
U-2523
U-2524
U-2525
U-2526
U-2527
U-2528
U-2529
U-2530
U-2531
U-2532
U-2533
U-2534
U-2535
U-2536
U-2538
U-2539
U-2540
U-2541
U-2542
U-2543
U-2544
U-2545
U-2546
U-2548
U-2551
U-2552
U-3001
U-3002
U-3003
U-3004
U-3005
U-3006
U-3007
U-3008
U-3009
U-3010
U-3011
U-3012
U-3013
U-3014
U-3015
U-3016
U-3017
U-3018
U-3019
U-3020
U-3021
U-3022
U-3023
U-3024
U-3025
U-3026
U-3027
U-3028
U-3029
U-3030
U-3031
U-3032
U-3033
U-3034
U-3035
U-3036
U-3037
U-3038
U-3039
U-3040
U-3041
U-3044
U-3501
U-3502
U-3503
U-3504
U-3505
U-3506
U-3507
U-3508
U-3509
U-3510
U-3511
U-3512
U-3513
U-3514
U-3515
U-3516
U-3517
U-3518
U-3519
U-3520
U-3521
U-3522
U-3523
U-3524
U-3525
U-3526
U-3527
U-3528
U-3529
U-3530

Type XXI:

U-2321
U-2322
U-2323
U-2324
U-2325
U-2326
U-2327
U-2328
U-2329
U-2330
U-2331
U-2332
U-2333
U-2334
U-2335
U-2336
U-2337
U-2338
U-2339
U-3340
U-2341
U-2342
U-2343
U-2344
U-2345
U-2346
U-2347
U-2348
U-2349
U-2350
U-2351
U-2352
U-2353
U-2354
U-2355
U-2356
U-2357
U-2358
U-2359
U-2360
U-2361
U-2362
U-2363
U-2364
U-2365
U-2366
U-2367
U-2368
U-2369
U-2370
U-2371
U-4701
U-4702
U-4703
U-4704
U-4705
U-4706
U-4707
U-4708
U-4709
U-4710
U-4711
U-4712

Plan Z Ships

Plan Z would provide the player with an alternative option to the submarine horde of historical Germany whilst still having many historical elements of proposed designs for the Plan Z doctrine.
This Doctrine called for 10 battleships (4 had been built during the war in the form of the Scharnhorst and Bismarck classes), 3 Battlecruisers, 4 Aircraft Carriers, 15 Panzerschiffe (3 had been built), 5 Heavy Cruisers (3 of the 5 had been built), 13 Light Cruisers (6 had been built), 22 Scout Cruisers, 68 Destroyers and 90 Torpedo Boats. Like many of the design ships they do not have names however you can give them suitable names if you decide to built them.

H39-41 Class

Planned: 3
The H39-41 Class starts the first 3 of the 6 Plan Z Battleships and are less armoured and gunned than the following designs however they are much more dangerous than a Bismarck Class Battleship.

1940 Battleship

Heavy Battery IV (406mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Any Radar
Engine IV (165,000hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Battleship armour II (320mm)
Heavy Battery IV (406mm)
Heavy Battery IV (406mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Heavy Battery IV (406mm)

Ships in class:

H42-44 Class

Planned: 3
The H42-44 Class are the final 3 of the 10 planned Battleships for the Kriegsmarine and are some of the heaviest designs of any of the Superheavy Battleships of the major nations.

Superheavy Battleship

Heavy Battery V (460mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Any Radar
Engine IV (165,000hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Super Heavy armour II (450mm)
Heavy Battery V (460mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Heavy Battery V (460mm)
Heavy Battery V (460mm)

Ships in class:

O Class

Planned: 3
The O Class Battlecruiser would act as the more mobile Battleships for the Kriegsmarine Fleet and as such are less armed and armoured but slightly faster than their Battleship counterparts.

1940 Battleship

Heavy Battery III (380mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Any Radar
Engine IV (165,000hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Battlescruiser armour I (200mm)
Heavy Battery III (380mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Heavy Battery III (380mm)

Ships in class:

Schlachtkreuzer O
Schlachtkreuzer P
Schlachtkreuzer Q

P Class

Planned: 12
The P Class would of acted as the final 12 ships of the Panzerschiff Fleet of 15 and are in between a Battlecruiser and Heavy Cruiser in design.

Panzerschiff

Heavy Battery II (280mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Any Radar
Engine IV (132,000hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Cruiser armour III (100mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Floatplane I/II
Torpedo II+ (533mm)

M Class

Planned: 6
The M Class Light Cruiser would of acted as the main fleet Light Cruisers and would of served alongside the larger ships of the Kriegsmarine.

1940 Cruiser

Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Any Radar
Engine II (65,000hp)
No Secondaries
Cruiser armour I (50mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Torpedo II+ (533mm)
Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Mines
Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)

Spähkreuzer Class

Planned: 6/22
The Spähkreuzer would of acted as the scouting cruiser for the Kriegsmarine 6 had been ordered however Plan Z had opted for 22 scouting cruisers to be built.

1940 Cruiser

Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Fire control - your choice
Any Radar
Engine II (65,000hp)
No Secondaries
No armour
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Torpedo II+ (533mm)
Torpedo II+ (533mm)
Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)
Light Cruiser Battery II (150mm)

Graf Zepplin Class

Planned: 2/4
The Graf Zepplin would of been the main Fleet Carriers and originally where intended to fill out all 4 of the required Fleet Carriers before the Kriegsmarine opted for 2 and a couple converted Cruiser Carriers

1940 Carrier

Hanger
Hanger
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Any Radar
Engine IV (185,000hp)
Secondaries II (150mm)
Anti-Air II (20mm)
Secondaries II (150mm)

Ships in class:

Graf Zeppelin
Peter Strasser
Unnamed
Unnamed

I Class

Planned: 1
The I Class also known as Europa Class was the first of the line of converted cruisers and consists of 1 ship.

Converted Cruiser

Hanger
Hanger
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Any Radar
Cruiser Engine III (72,400hp)
No Secondaries

Ships in class:

Europa

Jade Class

Planned: 2
The Jade Class is the second class of converted cruiser carriers for the Kriegsmarine 2 had been planned to be converted.

Converted Cruiser

Hanger
Anti-Air III (37mm)
Any Radar
Cruiser Engine I (56,800hp)
No Secondaries

Ships in class:

Jade
Elbe

II Class

Planned: 1
The II Class was the last planned class of converted cruisers for the Kriegsmarine converting the French Cruiser De Grasse into a carrier, the French ship would eventually be built into a cruiser in the 1950's. Same design as the Jade Class.

Ships in class:

Other Info

If I have missed any ship classes out please do comment.

Other Guides:
Allies:
France
United States

Axis:
Italy
Romania

Commitern:
Soviet Union

8 Comments

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ADLER 17 Mar, 2022 @ 1:26pm

A good mod for all navy fans: https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1716380044

Alice [author] 30 Dec, 2021 @ 7:21pm

If you would like to help with them be my guest, I’m currently working on the American tank guide afterwards I’ll probably shift my attention to the remaining majors and finally minors for tank guides before I return to my wip American and Japanese ship guides

Dreadnought014 30 Dec, 2021 @ 12:37pm

Excellent guides. Very well done and researched. I'm very well versed on both British Tanks and Ships of the Royal Navy. If you need help with the British guides, I would be more than happy to help. :D

JaggedMallard 4 Dec, 2021 @ 10:49am

You know, I'm not sure a historically accurate Kriegsmarine is a good idea all things considered.

uzi edwards 29 Nov, 2021 @ 1:40pm

[enis lmao

CharmyTheCharizard 26 Nov, 2021 @ 5:48pm

Beatifuly written and highly detailed, but:
Start-game invade the US by pupetting the Netherlands, launching through the Antilles -> Puppet the few poorer states you left them in for building slots -> Build, build, build -> Annex, stealing their mega-fleet -> Plan Z focus

Gamemaster24 23 Nov, 2021 @ 8:23pm

Love these guides

nagrom1943 20 Nov, 2021 @ 6:51pm

These guides are great! I would love for you to do similar guides for tanks when No Step Back gets here.

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