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.

Current fleet

Submarine fleet

Class In service Origin Picture Type Builder Boats No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Type 212A

U-Boot-Klasse 212 A

 6 Germany Attack submarine HDW U-31 S181 2005 1,830 tonnes Part of 1 Submarine Squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.[1][2]
U-32 S182 2005
U-33 S183 2006
U-34 S184 2007
U-35 S185 2015
U-36 S186 2016

Surface fleet

Class In service Origin Picture Type Builder Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Frigates (11)
Brandenburg class

Type F123

 4 Germany General-purpose frigate
Brandenburg F215 1994 4,900 tonnes Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2.[3][4]
Schleswig-Holstein F216 1994
Bayern F217 1995
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern F218 1996
Sachsen class

Type F124

 3 Germany Air-defence frigate
  • Blohm + Voss
  • HDW
  • Nordseewerke
 Sachsen F219 2004 5,800 tonnes Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2.[4][5]
Hamburg F220 2004
Hessen F221 2006
Baden-Württemberg class

Type F125

 4 Germany Frigate, low intensity operations
Baden-Württemberg F222 2019 7,200 tonnes Forms 4 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2.[6][7]
Nordrhein-Westfalen F223 2020
Sachsen-Anhalt F224 2021
Rheinland-Pfalz F225 2022
Corvettes (6)
Braunschweig class

Type K130 batch 1

 5 Germany General-purpose corvette
  • Blohm + Voss
  • Lürssen
  • Nordseewerke
 Braunschweig F260 2008 1,840 tonnes Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.[8][9]
Magdeburg F261 2008
Erfurt F262 2013
Oldenburg F263 2013
Ludwigshafen am Rhein F264 2013
Braunschweig class

Type K130 batch 2

 1

(+4 under construction)

 Germany General-purpose corvette
  • Blohm + Voss
  • Lürssen
  • Nordseewerke
 Köln F265 2025 1,840 tonnes Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.[8][9]
Mine countermeasure ships (12)
Ensdorf class

Type 352

 2 Germany Minesweeper
Pegnitz M1090 1990 650 tonnes 3 retired (in 2014, 2015)

Part of the 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.[10]

Siegburg M1098 1990
Frankenthal class

Type 332

 10 Germany Minehunter
  • Lürssen
  • Abeking & Rasmussen
  • Krögerwerft
 Fulda M1058 1998 650 tonnes 2 retired.[11] Part of 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron Einsatzflottille 1.[12]
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
Electronic surveillance (3)
Oste class

Type 423

 3 Germany Electronic surveillance Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft 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.[13][14]
Oker A53 1988
Alster A50 1989
Light boats
Boomeranger Speedboat – Finland Multi-role rigid hull inflatable mission boat Boomeranger – – – – Operated on the Type F123 Brandenburg class and with the Sea Battalion for search and rescue, light patrol, person transfer, mine divers, coastal operations.[15]
Fassmer SFB 10.1

Special Force Boat

 16 Germany Rigid hull inflatable mission boat Fassmer – – – – Used on the Type F125 Baden-Württemberg class[16][17][18]
– 10 – Rigid hull inflatable mission boat – – – – – Used on the Type K130 Braunschweig class
Zodiac Hurricane H1010 4 France Special forces rigid hull inflatable boat Zodiac Milpro – – – – Used by the Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine[19][20][21]
11M NSWRIB

Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat

 4 United States Special forces rigid hull inflatable boat United States Marine Inc. – – – – Interim replacement of the Zodiac Hurricane H1010[22]

Auxiliary fleet

Class In service Origin Picture Type Builder Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Replenishment ships (11)
Berlin class

Type 702

 3 Germany Replenishment oiler
Berlin A1411 2001 20,240 tonnes [23]
Frankfurt am Main A1412 2002
Bonn A1413 2013
Rhön class

Type 704

 2 Germany Replenishment oiler Kröger-Werft Rhön A1443 1977 14,169 tonnes [24] Replacement planned for 2025–2026
Spessart A1442 1977
Elbe class

Type 404

 6 Germany Tender Bremer Vulkan Elbe A511 1993 3,586 tonnes [25]
Mosel A512 1993
Rhein A513 1993
Werra A514 1993
Main A515 1994
Donau A516 1994
Tugboats (9)
UT722L class 1 Norway – Ocean-going tugboat Vard shipyard Rügen – 2023 2,760 tonnes Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance [26][27]
ABS class 1 China – Ocean-going tugboat Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Borkum A1454 1 October 2024 2,888 tonnes Second-hand Britoil Guardian, commissioned initially in 2022[28][29]
Nordstrand class

Type 725A

 6 Germany Harbour tugboat Orenstein & Koppel Nordstrand Y817 1987 278 tonnes [30]
Langeness Y819 1987
Vogelsand Y816 1987
Nordstrand class

Type 725B

 Husumer Schiffswerft Lütje Hörn Y812 1990
Scharhörn Y815 1990
Knechtsand Y814 1990
Warnow class

Type 660

 1 Germany Tugboat VEB Yachtwerft Berlin Warnow Y1659 1990 22 tonnes [31]
Miscellaneous (4)
Schwedeneck class

Type 748

 2 Germany Trial ship
  • Lürssen
  • Kröger-Werft
  • Elsflether Werft
  • Abeking & Rasmussen
  • Nobiskrug
 Kronsort Y861 1987 1,000 tonnes 4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired
Helmsand Y862 1988
Planet class 1 Germany Research ship Thyssen Nordseewerke Planet A1437 2005 3,500 tonnes [32]
Gorch Fock class 1 Germany Sail training ship Blohm + Voss Gorch Fock A60 1958 1,760 tonnes [33]

Future German Navy ships

Ships ordered

Class Ordered Origin Picture Type Builder Boats/Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Submarines (6)
Type 212CD class 6 Germany – Attack submarine TKMS U-37 S193 2032 2,500 tonnes [34]
U-38 S194 2034
U-39 S195 – 4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024.[35]
U-40 S196 –
U-41 S197 –
U-42 S198 –
Frigates (8)
MEKO A-200 DEU class
Type F128		 4[36] Germany – Multi-purpose frigate[37] TKMS – – 2029 3,950 tonnes 4 approved for order in July 2026 (with option for 4 more),[36] after the F126 purchase was cancelled.[38]
– – –
– – –
– – –
Corvettes (4)
Braunschweig class
Type K130 - Batch 2		 4 Germany General-purpose corvette
  • Lürssen (lead)
  • TKMS
  • German Naval Yards
 Emden F266 2026[39] 1,840 tonnes Order of the second batch in September 2017.[40][41]
Karlsruhe F267 –
Augsburg F268 –
Lübeck F269 –
Intelligence ships (3)
Type 424 3 Germany – SIGINT / ELINT vessel NVL Group – – 2029 – Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023.[42][43]
– – 2030
– – 2031
Light boats (12)
Combatant Craft Medium Mk1 5 United States Special forces boat Vigor – – – 27 tonnes [44]
MST FRISC
Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft		 12 Netherlands Rigid hull inflatable mission boat Marine Specialised Technology Ltd. – – 2028 7 tonnes To equip the future German Navy ships.[45][46]

To equip F128 (initially planned for the F126 Niedersachsen).

Replenishment ships (2)
Type 707 2 Germany Combat support ship – – 2026[47] 20,000 tonnes Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class.[48]
– – –
Miscellaneous (4)
Seebasierte Ausbildung und Seeversuche See 4 Germany – Training ships / sea trials Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG – – 2028 – [49]
– – 2029
– – 2029
– – 2029

Planned investments

Class Planned Origin Picture Type Builder Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Submarines
Type 212CD 3 to 6
additional		 Germany – Attack submarine TKMS – – 2035 + 2,500 tonnes Total of 9 to 12 submarines planned.[50]
Large unmanned underwater vehicle Up to
12		 – – Unmanned underwater vehicle – – – 2035+ – [50]
Frigates
MEKO A-400 AMD class
Type F127 frigate		 8[51] Germany – Air defense frigate TKMS / NVL[52] – F233 – 10,000 tonnes Planned to replace the F124 Sachsen class.[53][54]
– F234 –
– F235 –
– F236 –
– F235 –
– F236 –
MEKO A-200 DEU 4 Germany – Multi-purpose frigate TKMS – – 2029 Interim ship to compensate for the F126 delays.[55]
– – –
– – –
– – –
Unmanned surface combat vessels
LRMV
Large Remote Multi-purpose Vessel		 3 Germany – Unmanned surface vessel – – – – – Unmanned vessel in complement to frigates, supporting with anti-air defence and maritime strikes.[56]
– – –
– – –
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface System 18+ Germany – General-purpose corvette – – – 2035+ – Plan beyond 2035.[53]
Mine counter-measures
MJ334 Minenabwehr Plattform 12+ Germany – Minehunter – – – 2035+ – Successor of the Type 332 Frankenthal class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan.[53][56]
Minenabwehr Toolbox To be defined – – Unmanned mine counter-measure system – – – 2035+ – Unmanned tool to be used by the Minenabwehr Plattform as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan.[53]
Light boats
MZKB 40+ – – Multi-role rigid hull inflatable mission boat – – – 2029 - 2035 – [50]
Replenishment ships
Type 707 1
additional		 Germany – Replenishment oiler
  • NVL Group (design)
  • Meyer Werft
  • Neptun Werft
 – – From 2030s – Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan.[53]
Unterstützung platform 6 Germany – Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance NVL Group (NTV 130 offer, 14,000 tonnes).[57] – – From 2030s – Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan.[53][58]

See also

References

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