| Design | Number | notes |
| Battleships |
| Gneisnau 6 x 15" | 2 | with heavier guns, as per original design
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| H-1938 | 3 | original "short citadel" H-class design
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| H-1939 | 3 | Building commenced to this design in 1939
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| H-1940A | 2 | last realistic H-class designs
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| H-1942 | 2 | last realistic H-class designs
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| H-1943 | | Design studies of "monster" battleships
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| H-1944 | | Design studies of "monster" battleships
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| Pocket Battleships |
| P-1933 (D&E) | | Seyditz 12 x 15 cm, original design for Scharnhorst, treaty restricted
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| P-1938 | 2 | High speed "pocket battleships"
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| P-1939 6 x 11" | 4 | Finalized design for P-class with 6 x 11" guns
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| P-1939 4 x 15" | 4 | As above, but with 15" guns
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| P-1939 9 x 11" | 4 | 3 turret P-class design, replaced by O, P & Q
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| Small Cruisers |
| M Light Cruiser | 3 | Long range escorts for battle groups)
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| Sp Cruiser | 5 | Long range escorts for battle groups)
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| Destroyers |
| Z-1937j1 | 3 | Early very long range destroyers designs
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| Z-1937i | 3 | Early very long range destroyers designs
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| Z-1938Ac | 3 |
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| Z-1938B | 4 |
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| T-37 | 3 | Many of these Torpedo boats nearly completed
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| T-52 | 2 | Many of these Torpedo boats nearly completed
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| T-61 | 5 | Many of these Torpedo boats nearly completed
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| Z-46 | 3 | Very long range escort destroyer for Atlantic battle groups
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| Z-52 | 3 | Very long range escort destroyer for Atlantic battle groups
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| Z-1945 | 8 |
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| Aircraft Carriers |
| O, P & Q-1939 | 3 | 15" battlecruisers, replacing 4 x P-class)
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| Graf Zeppelin | 2 | Nearly completed aircraft carrier
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| CVL: Weser, ex-De Grasse | | Carriers converted from the cruiser Seydlitz & French Comte De Grasse, not completed
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| Elbe/Jade, Europa | 2 | Mercantile conversions, not completed)
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| Grossflugzeugtrager AIII | | Design study made on Hitler's personal order, combining heavy guns and planes
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| Grossflugzeugtrager AIV | | Design study made on Hitler's personal order, combining heavy guns and planes
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| Grossflugzeugtrager AIIa | | Design study made on Hitler's personal order, combining heavy guns and planes
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