The handbook contains information on the losses of the German navy during the First World War 1914-1918. The handbook contains brief information on the area date and cause of the death of these ships and vessels. as well as the number of dead self-equipages. The text uses generally accepted geographical abbreviations. The handbook is illustrated with lateral views of ships at the time of death or surrender. Unfortunately, some of the ships, mainly the auxiliary fleet, do not have a graphic image and it was not possible to collect complete information on them. Ships in the directory are divided into classes accepted at that time and divided by type and series. The names of the ships are given in order of priority of their commissioning or in ascending numbers. and auxiliary vessels - in the chronological sequence of their death, or alphabetically. The directory contains maps with marks of the places of death of the listed ships and ships in European naval theaters of operations.