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This is a list of active German Navy ships as of 2021. 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.

Submarine fleet

Class Picture Type Boats No. Comm. Displacement Note
Submarines (6 in service)
Type 212 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

Surface fleet

Class Picture Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Frigates (11 in service)
Baden-Württemberg class Frigate, low intensity operations Baden-Württemberg F222 2019 7,200 tonnes Highest displacement of any frigate worldwide and internationally considered a destroyer.
Nordrhein-Westfalen F223 2020
Sachsen-Anhalt F224 2021
Rheinland-Pfalz F225 2022
Sachsen class Air-defence frigate Sachsen F219 2004 5,800 tonnes Generally considered a destroyer internationally due to size, armament, and role.[2]
Hamburg F220 2004
Hessen F221 2006
Brandenburg class General-purpose frigate Brandenburg F215 1994 4,900 tonnes
Schleswig-Holstein F216 1994
Bayern F217 1995
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern F218 1996
Bremen class General-purpose frigate Lübeck F214 1990 3,600 tonnes Will retire in 2022
Corvettes (5 in service)
Braunschweig class General-purpose corvette Braunschweig F260 2008 1,840 tonnes 5 additional vessels under construction[3]
Magdeburg F261 2008
Erfurt F262 2013
Oldenburg F263 2013
Ludwigshafen am Rhein F264 2013
Mine countermeasures (12 in service)
Ensdorf class Minesweeper Pegnitz M1090 1990 650 tonnes
Siegburg M1098 1990
Frankenthal class Minehunter Rottweill M1061 1993 650 tonnes
Bad Bevensen M1063 1993
Bad Rappenau M1067 1994
Grömitz M1064 1994
Datteln M1068 1994
Dillingen M1065 1995
Homburg M1069 1995
Sulzbach-Rosenberg M1062 1996
Fulda M1058 1998
Weilheim M1059 1998

Auxiliary fleet

Class Picture Type Ships No. Comm. Displacement Note
Replenishment (11 in service)
Berlin Replenishment oiler Berlin A1411 2001 20,240 tonnes
Frankfurt am Main A1412 2002
Bonn A1413 2013
Rhön Replenishment oiler Rhön A1443 1977 14,169 tonnes Replacement planned for 2025-2026
Spessart A1442 1977
Elbe Tender Elbe A511 1993 3,586 tonnes
Mosel A512 1993
Rhein A513 1993
Werra A514 1993
Main A515 1994
Donau A516 1994
Tugboats (10 in service)
Wangerooge Ocean tugboat Wangerooge A1451 1968 798 tonnes
Spiekeroog A1452 1968
Helgoland Salvage tugboat Fehmarn A1458 1967 1,310 tonnes
Nordstrand Harbour tugboat Nordstrand Y817 1987
Langeness Y819 1987
Vogelsand Y816 1987
Lütje Hörn Y812 1990
Scharhörn Y815 1990
Knechtsand Y814 1990
Warnow Tugboat Warnow Y1659
Miscellaneous (9 in service)
Oste Electronic surveillance Oste A52 1988 3,200 tonnes Replacement planned for 2027
Oker A53 1988
Alster A50 1989
Bottsand Pollution control Bottsand Y1643 1984 650 tonnes
Eversand Y1644 1987
Schwedeneck Trials ship Kronsort Y861 1987 1,000 tonnes
Helmsand Y862 1988
Planet Research ship Planet A1437 2005 3,500 tonnes
Gorch Fock Gorch Fock class Sail training ship Gorch Fock A60 1958 1,760 tonnes

See also

References

  1. ^ "TKMS to Build Six Type 212CD Submarines for German and Norwegian Navies". 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "F 124 Sachsen class".
  3. ^ "First Steel Cut for German Navy's Third K130 Batch 2 Corvette 'Karlsruhe'". 13 August 2020.
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