SMS Kaiser has been the name of two ships of the German Imperial Navy:
SMS Kaiser (1874), a Kaiser-class ironclad
SMS Kaiser (1911), a Kaiser-class battleship which served through World War I
SMS Kaiser (1905), a fleet auxiliary converted into a minelayer during World War I
Additionally, a number of Imperial Navy vessels were given names of specific kaisers:
SMS Kaiser Barbarossa, a Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship, launched 1900
SMS Kaiser Friedrich III, a Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship, launched 1896
SMS Kaiser Karl der Grosse, a Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship, launched 1899
SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II, a Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship, launched 1897
SMS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, a Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship, launched 1899
Two ships have been named Kaiserin:
SMS Kaiserin Augusta: a unique protected cruiser, launched 1892
SMS Kaiserin, a Kaiser-class battleship, launched 1911
SMS Kaiser was the name of a ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy:
SMS Kaiser (1858), the last wooden ship of the line of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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SMSKaiser has been the name of two ships of the German Imperial Navy: SMSKaiser (1874), a Kaiser-class ironclad SMSKaiser (1911), a Kaiser-class battleship...
pair of ironclad warships named SMSKaiser Max: SMSKaiser Max (1862), an armored frigate launched in 1862 SMSKaiser Max (1875), a center battery ship...
composed of five ships: Kaiser Friedrich III, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Kaiser Karl der Grosse, and Kaiser Barbarossa. All of the ships...
SMSKaiser Barbarossa was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class. The ship was built for the Imperial Navy, which had begun...
SMSKaiser Wilhelm II ("His Majesty's Ship Emperor William II") was the second ship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class of pre-dreadnought battleships....
SMSKaiser Friedrich III ("His Majesty's Ship Emperor Frederick III") was the lead ship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class of pre-dreadnought battleships...
SMS Seydlitz was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), built in Hamburg. She was ordered in 1910 and commissioned in May 1913...
SMS Derfflinger was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) built in the early 1910s during the Anglo-German naval arms race...
SMSKaiser Karl VI ("His Majesty's Ship Kaiser Karl VI") was the second of three armored cruisers built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. She was built by...
SMS Bayern was the lead ship of the Bayern class of dreadnought battleships in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The vessel was launched...
SMS Baden was a Bayern-class dreadnought battleship of the German Imperial Navy built during World War I. Launched in October 1915 and completed in March...
SMS Hindenburg was a battlecruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), the third ship of the Derfflinger class, built to a slightly modified...
seized by the US during World War I and renamed USS Mercury (ID-3012) SMSKaiser Barbarossa, a German pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1900 Barbaros...
SMSKaiser Karl der Grosse was a German pre-dreadnought battleship of the Kaiser Friedrich III class, built around the turn of the 20th century for the...
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse may refer to: SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, an ocean liner SMSKaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, a battleship This article includes...
SMS Von der Tann was the first battlecruiser built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), as well as Germany's first major turbine-powered...
his division's flagship SMSKaiser and the light cruiser SMS Prinzess Wilhelm available at anchor in Shanghai. The corvette SMS Arcona was laid up for...
Kaiser Friedrich III-class pre-dreadnought battleship SMSKaiser Friedrich III 1896/1900, Kaiser Friedrich III-class pre-dreadnought battleship SMS Kaiser...
was granted and the armored frigate SMSKaiser, the light cruiser SMS Prinzess Wilhelm and the small cruiser SMS Cormoran were sent. But without a base...
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