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German Fleet enhancement in 1915 an LT addendum

I want to show how the German surface fleet is expanding in 1915. This is mostly OTL, divergences stated.

These categories are used:

1. Battleships

2. Battlecruisers

3. Small Cruisers

4. Destroyers

5. High Sea Torpedo Boats

6. Coastal Torpedo Boats

7. Minesweepers

8. Miscelaneous

January 1915

Battleships:

• SMS Markgraf (operational January 10^th, end of trials December 12^th 1914)

• SMS Kronprinz (end of trials January 2^nd, operational March 19th)

Small cruisers:

• SMS Regensburg (in service January 3^rd, end of trials March 10th)

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS V 105 (end of trials January 5^th, training boat, ex. Dutch)

• SMS V 106 (end of trials January 25^th, training boat, ex. Dutch)

• SMS S 36 (end of trials January 4th)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 1 (end of trials January 29^th, training boat, Baltic)

February 1915

Destroyers:

• SMS B 97 (finished February 13^th, about two to three month trials, at DK)

March 1915

Small cruisers:

• SMS Pillau (end of trials March 16^th, in service December 14^th 1914)

Destroyers:

• SMS B 98 (end of trials March 24^th, about two to three month trals, at DK)

• SMS G 101 (end of trials March 4^th, about two to three month trals, at DK, ex Argentine)

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS V 107 (end of trials March 3^rd,in the Baltic, sunk May 8^th, ex. Dutch)

• SMS V 108 (end of trials March 23rd, in the Baltic, ex. Dutch)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 2 (end of trials March 23rd, Flandres, sunk May 1st)

Conclusion, two of the five smaller ones already sunk before DK.

April 1915

Destroyers:

• SMS V 99 (end of trials April 20^th, at DK)

• SMS G 102 (end of trials April 8^th, at DK, ex. Argentine)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 6 (end of trials April 8th, Flandres, sunk May 1^st)

• SMS A 7 (end of trials April 19th, Flandres)

May 1915

Small cruisers:

• SMS Elbing (OTL in service September 4^th, operational November 16^th, in LT sunk May 31^st, which means that she had to be finished early May 1915, and had to tag along 'nearly' operational.

• SMS Wiesbaden (In OTL in Service September 1^st, end of trials October 23^rd, in LT heavyly damaged May 31^st, which means that she had to be finished early May 1915, and had to tag along 'nearly' operational.

Destroyers:

• SMS G 103 (end of trials May 11^th, not at DK, ex. Argentine)

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS V 43 (end of trials May 28^th, sure not at DK)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 5 (end of trials May 10^th, Flandres)

• SMS A 8 (end of trials May 21st, Flandres)

• SMS A 12 (end of trials May 2nd, Flandres)

• SMS A 13 (end of trials May 21st, Flandres)

• SMS A 23 (end of trials May 29^th, Baltic)

And now the post Die Kaiserschlacht time

June 1915

Protected Cruisers:

• SMS Vineta (recommissioned June 24^th, had been decommisioned OTL November 1914)

• SMS Victoria Louise (recommissioned June 29^th, had been decommisioned OTL October 28^th 1914)

• SMS Kaiserin Augusta (reactivated from training Ship status in June, had been downgraded October 12^th 1914)

Small cruisers:

• SMS Frankfurt (in OTL in service August 20^th, end of trials October 12^th, in LT in service June 14^th and already used)

Destroyers:

• SMS V 100 (end of trials June 17^th, likely not operational July 9th)

• SMS B 109 (end of trials June 8^th, likely not operational July 9^th, but possible)

• SMS B 110 (end of trials June 26^th, not operational July 9^th)

• SMS G 104 (end of trials June 5^th, likely not operational July 9^th, but possible, ex Argentine)

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS G 37 (end of trials June 29th)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 4 (end of trials June 30^th, Flandres)

• SMS A 11 (end of trials June 7th, Flandres)

• SMS A 16 (end of trials June 19th, Flandres)

• SMS A 21 (end of trials June 29^th, Baltic)

• SMS A 22 (end of trials June 8^th, Baltic)

July 1915

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS G 38 (end of trials July 30^th)

• SMS V 44 (end of trials July 22^nd)

• SMS S 49 (end of trials July 12th)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 3 (end of trials July 13^th)

• SMS A 14 (end of trials July 27th, Flandres)

• SMS A 15 (end of trials July 15th, Flandres)

• SMS A 17 (end of trials July 6th, Baltic)

• SMS A 18 (end of trials July 20th, Baltic)

• SMS A 25 (end of trials July 27th, Baltic)

Minesweepers:

• SMS M 1 (end of trials July 17th)

• SMS M 7 (end of trials July 29th)

August 1915

Battlecruisers:

• SMS Lützow (OTL in Service August 8^th, operational March 20^th 1916 due to turbine damage October 25^th during trials. In LT earlier with perhaps no turbine casualty?

Small cruisers:

• SMS Gefion (historically planned to be activated in August 1914, not done. In LT rebuild as mine-cruiser, on trials in the Baltic currently, soon to be active. Will be finished in August 1915).
  

Destroyers:

• SMS B 111 (end of trials August 10th)

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS G 39 (end of trials August 20^th)

• SMS S 50 (end of trials August 15th)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 9 (end of trials August 6th, Flandres)

• SMS A 10 (end of trials August 23rd, Flandres)

• SMS A 24 (end of trials August 8^th, Baltic)

Minesweepers:

• SMS M 2 (end of trials August 8th)

• SMS M 8 (end of trials August 15th)

• SMS M 23 (end of trials August 27th)

Miscelaneous:

• SMS Meteor (launched January 18^th 1915, building stopped OTL afterwards. In LT work resumed in spring 1915, trials planned for August 1915).

September 1915

Destroyers:

• SMS B 112 (end of trials September 3rd)

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS G 40 (end of trials September 16^th)

• SMS V 45 (end of trials September 30^th)

• SMS S 51 (end of trials September 7^th)

• SMS S 52 (end of Trials September 28th)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 20 (end of trials September 1^st, Flandres)

Minesweepers:

• SMS M 3 (end of trials September 28th)

• SMS M 9 (end of trials September 4th)

• SMS M 10 (end of trials September 24th)

• SMS M 24 (end of trials September 13th)

October 1915

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS G 41 (end of trials October 14^th)

• SMS V 46 (end of trials October 31st)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

• SMS A 19 (end of trials October 15^th, Flandres)

Minesweepers:

• SMS M 4 (end of trials October 2nd)

• SMS M 5 (end of trials October 25th)

• SMS M 11 (end of trials October 13th)

• SMS M 12 (end of trials October 31st)

• SMS M 25 (end of trials October 8th)

• SMS M 26 (end of trials October 18th)

November 1915

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS G 42 (end of trials November 10^th)

• SMS V 47 (end of trials November 20^th)

• SMS V 67 (end of trials November 1st)

Coastal Torpedo Boats:

Minesweepers:

• SMS M 6 (end of trials November 13th)

• SMS M 13 (end of trials November 23rd)

• SMS M 18 (end of trials November 18th)

Miscelaneous:

• SMS Hohenzollern II. (launched September 29^th 1914, trials planned December 1^st 1914, likely later in OTL, when building stopped was about 8 month before completion. Boilers, turbines and machinery finished but not installed. In LT building resumed in spring 1915, to be finished likely November 1915).

December 1915

High Sea Torpedo Boats:

• SMS V 48 (end of trials December 10^th)

• SMS S 53 (end of trials December 17^th)

• SMS V 68 ( end of trials December 3^rd)

• SMS G 85 (end of trials December 14th)

Minesweepers:

• SMS M 15 (end of trials December 13th)

• SMS M 19 (end of trials December 5th)

• SMS M 20 (end of trials December 23rd)

• SMS M 21 (end of trials December 17th)