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Colonial Support Vessels

GER Transport Imperial Germany Tier 1 Power 0

Limited Information - Pre-WWI Era (1890-1914) Imperial German Navy focused on combat vessels. Transport/support operations primarily used requisitioned civilian vessels or multi-purpose cruisers.

Specifications

Ships built: Various
Commissioned: 1890-1914
Decommissioned: 1914-1918

Armament

Torpedoes: None

Armor & Systems

Belt: None

In-Game

Tier: T1
Game power: 0
Research cost: 0
Credit cost: 0

Notable

SMS Möwe (1879) converted to survey ship 1890
Planet-class survey vessels for colonial service
Light cruisers serving as colonial station ships
Supported German colonies: East Africa, South West Africa, Pacific