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- Cap Arcona: 27,500 ton Converted from ocean liner to troop ship, launched 1927, sunk 1945
- Carl Peters: Fleet tenders, launched 13 April 1939, commissioned 6 January 1940
- Castor: Krebs class (Type 340) minesweeper, commissioned 1962—1990)
- Coburg: Lüneburg class (Type 701) replenishment ship
- Cöln: 4,400 ton Kolberg class light cruiser, launched 1909
- Cöln: 5,600 ton Cöln class light cruiser, launched 1916
- Cormoran: Converted from merchant ship to light cruiser
- Coronel: 11,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser
- Cuxhaven: Lindau class (Type 320) minesweeper, commissioned 1959 to 1976, upgraded to Type 331, recommissioned 1979 to 2000
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