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List of active German Navy ships

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This is a list of active German Navy ships as of 2022. There are approximately 65 ships in commission including; 11 frigates, 5 corvettes, 2 minesweepers, 10 minehunters, 6 submarines, 11 replenishment ships, and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels.

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Current fleet

Surface fleet

Auxiliary fleet

Future German Navy ships

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Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
Type 212A	6	Attack submarine	U31	S181	2005	1,830 tonnes	Two CD variants of the class planned by 2034.^[1]
			U32	S182	2005
			U33	S183	2006
			U34	S184	2007
			U35	S185	2015
			U36	S186	2016

Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
*F123 Brandenburg* class**	4	General-purpose frigate	Brandenburg	F215	1994	4,900 tonnes
			Schleswig-Holstein	F216	1994
			Bayern	F217	1995
			Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	F218	1996
*F124 Sachsen* class**	3	Air-defence frigate	Sachsen	F219	2004	5,800 tonnes	Order for 4th ship cancelled. Generally considered a destroyer internationally due to size, armament, and role.^[2]
			Hamburg	F220	2004
			Hessen	F221	2006
*F125 Baden-Württemberg* class**	4	Frigate, low intensity operations	Baden-Württemberg	F222	2019	7,200 tonnes	Heaviest displacement of any frigate worldwide
			Nordrhein-Westfalen	F223	2020
			Sachsen-Anhalt	F224	2021
			Rheinland-Pfalz	F225	2022

Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
*K130 Braunschweig* class**	5	General-purpose corvette	Braunschweig	F260	2008	1,840 tonnes	6th (Köln) on sea trials but service entry significantly delayed, 4 more building, total of ten ships projected eventually^[3]
			Magdeburg	F261	2008
			Erfurt	F262	2013
			Oldenburg	F263	2013
			Ludwigshafen am Rhein	F264	2013

Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
Type 352 Ensdorf class	2	Minesweeper	Pegnitz	M1090	1990	650 tonnes	3 retired (in 2014, 2015)
Type 352 Ensdorf class	2	Minesweeper	Siegburg	M1098	1990	650 tonnes	3 retired (in 2014, 2015)
Type 332 Frankenthal class	10	Minehunter	Fulda	M1058	1998	650 tonnes	2 retired ^[4]
			Weilheim	M1059	1998
			Rottweil	M1061	1993
			Sulzbach-Rosenberg	M1062	1996
			Bad Bevensen	M1063	1993
			Grömitz	M1064	1994
			Dillingen	M1065	1995
			Bad Rappenau	M1067	1994
			Datteln	M1068	1994
			Homburg	M1069	1995

Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
*Type 423 Oste* class**	3	Electronic surveillance	Oste	A52	1988	3,200 tonnes	Replacement planned from 2029 to 2031. Three Type 424 ships were ordered in July 2023 for €3.26 billion.^[5]^[6]
			Oker	A53	1988
			Alster	A50	1989

List_of_active_German_Navy_ships

List of active German Navy ships

Current fleet

Submarine fleet

Surface fleet

Frigates (11 in service)

Corvettes (5 in service)

Mine counter-measure ships (12 in service)

Intelligence ships (3 in service)

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships (11 in service)

Tugboats (10 in service)

Miscellaneous (9 in service)

Light boats

Future German Navy ships

Ships ordered

Planned investments “Zielbild Marine 2035+”

See also

References

External links

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Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
*Type 702 Berlin* class**	3	Replenishment oiler	Berlin	A1411	2001	20,240 tonnes	^[7]
			Frankfurt am Main	A1412	2002
			Bonn	A1413	2013
*Type 704 Rhön* class**	2	Replenishment oiler	Rhön	A1443	1977	14,169 tonnes	^[8] Replacement planned for 2025-2026
*Type 704 Rhön* class**	2	Replenishment oiler	Spessart	A1442	1977	14,169 tonnes	^[8] Replacement planned for 2025-2026
*Type 404 Elbe* class**	6	Tender	Elbe	A511	1993	3,586 tonnes	^[9]
			Mosel	A512	1993
			Rhein	A513	1993
			Werra	A514	1993
			Main	A515	1994
			Donau	A516	1994

Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Note
Type 725A Nordstrand class [de]	6	Harbour tugboat	Nordstrand	Y817	1987	^[10]
			Langeness	Y819	1987
			Vogelsand	Y816	1987
Type 725B Nordstrand class [de]			Lütje Hörn	Y812	1990
			Scharhörn	Y815	1990
			Knechtsand	Y814	1990
*Type 660 Warnow* class [de]**	1	Tugboat	Warnow	Y1659	1990	^[11]

Class	In Service	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
Type 352 Ensdorf class	2	Troop advertising platform	Pegnitz	M1090	1990	650 tonnes	Former minesweeper, 3 ships retired (2014–15), and 2 modified for recruitment support ^[12]
Type 352 Ensdorf class	2	Troop advertising platform	Siegburg	M1098	1990	650 tonnes
*Type 748 Schwedeneck* class**	2	Trial ship	Kronsort	Y861	1987	1,000 tonnes	4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired
*Type 748 Schwedeneck* class**	2	Trial ship	Helmsand	Y862	1988	1,000 tonnes	4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired
Planet class	1	Research ship	Planet	A1437	2005	3,500 tonnes	^[13]
Gorch Fock class	1	Sail training ship	Gorch Fock	A60	1958	1,760 tonnes	^[14]

Class	In Service	Picture	Type	Classes of ships using it	Note
Boomeranger Speedboat	?		Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat, multi-role,	F123 Brandenburg class (also used by the Sea Battalion)	Used for search and rescue, light patrol, person transfer, mine divers, coastal operations, reconnaissance, support ^[15]
Fassmer SFB 10.1 "Special Force Boat"	16		Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat	F125 Baden-Württemberg class	^[16]^[17]^[18]
—	10		Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat	K130 Braunschweig class	—
Zodiac Hurricane H1010	4	—	Special forces rigid hull Inflatable boat	—	Used by the KSM^[19]^[20]

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
Submarines
Type 212CD	2		Attack submarine	U43	S193	2032	2,500 tonnes	^[1]
Type 212CD	2		Attack submarine	U44	S194	2034	2,500 tonnes	^[1]
Frigates
MKS 180 *F126 Saarland* class**	4 (+2 option)	–	Frigate, low intensity operations	Saarland	F227	2028 - 2031	10,550 tonnes	Four frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the F123 Brandenburg class^[21]^[22]
				Niedersachsen	F228
				Bremen	F229
				Thüringen	F230
Corvettes
*K130 Braunschweig* class Batch 2**	5		General-purpose corvette	Köln	F265	2025	1,840 tonnes	Order of the second batch in September 2017^[23]^[3]
				Emden	F266	–
				Karlsruhe	F267	–
				Augsburg	F268	–
				Lübeck	F269	2025
Intelligence ships
Type 424	3	–	SIGINT / ELINT vessel	–	–	2029	–	Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023 ^[24]^[25]
				–	–	2030
				–	–	2031
Replenishment ships
Type 707	2	–	Combat Support Ship	–	–	2025	20,000 tonnes	Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class^[26]
Type 707	2	–	Combat Support Ship	–	–	2025	20,000 tonnes	Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class^[26]
MST FRISC [nl] "Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft"	12		Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat	–	–	2028	–	Made by Marine Specialised Technology to equip the future German Navy ships.^[27]^[28] To equip MKS 180 F126 Saarland class.

Class	Ordered	Picture	Type	Boats	No.	Comm.	Displacement	Note
Submarines
Type 212CD	4 to 7 additional		Attack submarine	–	–	2035 +	2,500 tonnes	Total of 6 to 9 Type 212CD replacing the Type 212A as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]
Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle	Up to 6	–	Unmanned submarine	–	–	2035 +	–	Up to 6 as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]^[30]
Frigates
MKS 180 *F126 Saarland* class**	2	–	Frigate, low intensity operations	–	F231	2031 - 2035	10,550 tonnes	2 additional planned as per the 2031 and the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]
MKS 180 *F126 Saarland* class**	2	–	Frigate, low intensity operations	–	F232	2031 - 2035	10,550 tonnes
F127 Future Air Defender	6	(artist impression of the class)	Air Defense Frigate	–	F233	–	12,000 tonnes	Planned to replace the F124 Sachsen class^[31]
				–	F234	–
				–	F235	–
				–	F236	–
				–	F235	–
				–	F236	–
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface System	Up to 18	–	General-purpose corvette	–	–	2035 +	–	Plan beyond 2035 ^[31]
Mine counter-measures
Minenabwehr Plattform	Up to 12	–	Minehunter	–	–	2035 +	–	Successor of the Type 332 Frankenthal class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]
Minenabwehr Toolbox	To be defined	–	Unmanned mine countrer-measure system	–	–	2035 +	–	Unmanned tool to be used by the Minenabwehr Plattform as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]
Replenishment ships
Type 707	1 additional	–	Replenishment oiler	–	–	From 2030 s	–	Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]
Unterstützung platform	6	–	Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance	–	–	From 2030 s	–	Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan ^[29]^[32]