The following is a list of torpedo boats and destroyers of Germany. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Once Germany had adopted unrestricted submarine warfare in January 1917, destroyers were called on to escort merchant convoys.
In the Imperial German Navy, there was no clear distinction between torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers, which were all numbered in the same series, the number being preceded by a letter that represented the building contractor. A new numbering series began in 1911; hence years of construction are appended in brackets below, to distinguish the two series.
Kaiserliche Marine[]
- S90 class torpedo boat
- G108 class torpedo boat
- S114 class torpedo boat
- S120 class torpedo boat
- S126 class torpedo boat
- G132 class torpedo boat
- G137 class torpedo boat
- S138 class torpedo boat
- V150 class torpedo boat
- V162 class torpedo boat
- S165 class torpedo boat
- G169 class torpedo boat
- S176 class torpedo boat
- V180 class torpedo boat
- G192 class torpedo boat
- V1 class destroyer
- G7 class destroyer
- S13 class destroyer
- V25 class destroyer
- S31 class destroyer
- G37 class destroyer
- V43 class destroyer
- S49 class destroyer
- V67 class destroyer
- G85 class destroyer
- B97 class destroyer
- G101 class destroyer
- V105 class destroyer
- S113 class destroyer
- V125 class destroyer
- S131 class destroyer
- H145 class destroyer
Kriegsmarine[]
- Mowe class destroyer
- Zerstörer/Typ 1934
- Zerstörer/Typ 1934 A
- Zerstörer/Typ 1936
- Zerstörer/Typ 1936 A
- Zerstörer/Typ 1936 A (Mob)
- Zerstörer/Typ 1936 B
Post war Bundesmarine[]
- Type 101 Hamburg class — 4 ships
- Type 103 Lütjens class — 3 ships
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