Bismarck ISOTed to RMS Titanic - and U-234

[Tyr Anazasi]

German HSF ship classification

Großlinienschiff = Great ship of the line = battleship, Dreadnought
Linienschiff = Ship of the line = battleship, predreadnought
Großer Kreuzer = Great Cruiser = A cruiser with a displacement of over 5.500 t
Kleiner Kreuzer = Small Cruiser = A cruiser with a displacement of less than 5.500 t
Großes Torpedoboot = Great Torpedo boat = A torpedo boat of over about 600 t, includes also destroyers
Torpedobootszerstörer = Torpedoboat destroyer = The first German destroyers. Note that the type 1916 destroyers were classified as torpedo boats again
Kleines Torpedoboot = Small Torpedo boat = A Torpedo boat of about 200 t, no modern ones

This system was outdated, when ww1 began. New types had to be introduced and others were outdated. The Torpedoboot also included destroyers, the Kleiner Kreuzer had reached the dimensions of the great cruiser, the Große Kreuzer included armoured cruisers, battle cruisers but also older cruisers.

 

[Tyr Anazasi]

https://www.german-navy.de/

I am referring to a number of ships I don't have the time to explain. Here is a good overlook over the ships of the HSF in history, with much data about every ship.

Here is the SMS Mainz for example:

https://www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/smallcruiser/mainz/index.html