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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[edit]

Submarine fleet[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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

Surface fleet[edit]

Frigates (11 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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

Corvettes (5 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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

Mine counter-measure ships (12 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture Type Boats No. Comm. Displacement Note
Type 352 Ensdorf class 2 Minesweeper Pegnitz M1090 1990 650 tonnes 3 retired (in 2014, 2015)
Siegburg M1098 1990
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

Intelligence ships (3 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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

Auxiliary fleet[edit]

Replenishment ships (11 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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

Spessart A1442 1977
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

Tugboats (10 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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]

Miscellaneous (9 in service)[edit]

Class In Service Picture 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]
Siegburg M1098 1990
Type 748 Schwedeneck class 2 Trial ship Kronsort Y861 1987 1,000 tonnes 4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired
Helmsand Y862 1988
Planet class 1 Research ship Planet A1437 2005 3,500 tonnes [13]
Gorch Fock class 1 Gorch Fock class Sail training ship Gorch Fock A60 1958 1,760 tonnes [14]

Light boats[edit]

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]

Future German Navy ships[edit]

Ships ordered[edit]

Class Ordered Picture Type Boats No. Comm. Displacement Note
Submarines
Type 212CD 2 Attack submarine U43 S193 2032 2,500 tonnes [1]
U44 S194 2034
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]
– – 2025
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.

Planned investments “Zielbild Marine 2035+”[edit]

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]
– F232
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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "TKMS to Build Six Type 212CD Submarines for German and Norwegian Navies". 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "F 124 Sachsen class".
  3. ^ a b "First Steel Cut for German Navy's Third K130 Batch 2 Corvette 'Karlsruhe'". 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Frankenthal-Klasse MJ332B/C/CL". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  5. ^ "Chinook-Helikopter, Flottendienstboote, luftlandefähige Fahrzeuge für die Truppe". www.bmvg.de (in German). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  6. ^ "Flottendienstboote". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  7. ^ "Einsatzgruppenversorger der Berlin-Klasse". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  8. ^ "Betriebsstofftransporter der Rhön-Klasse". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  9. ^ "Tender Typ 404". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  10. ^ https://www.schiffsspotter.de/Graue_Flotte/Schlepper_der_Nordstrand-Klasse
  11. ^ "register online - Reg.-No.= 58661". 2014-03-01. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  12. ^ "DIP". dip.bundestag.de. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  13. ^ "Das Forschungsschiff "Planet"". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  14. ^ "Segelschulschiff "Gorch Fock"". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  15. ^ "Seebataillon". www.bundeswehr.de (in German). 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  16. ^ "Neue Technik an der Marinetechnikschule - Fregatte Klasse 125". www.parow-info.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  17. ^ "Special Forces Boats". www.fassmer.de. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  18. ^ D-Mitch. "Baden-Württemberg class frigates of the German Navy". Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  19. ^ Gebauer, Matthias; Kormbaki, Marina (2023-04-24). "Verteidigungsministerium storniert Auftrag: Keine neuen Schlauchboote für die Kampfschwimmer". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  20. ^ https://www.inlandliferafts.com/pub/media/pdf/14.pdf
  21. ^ Buitendijk, Mariska (2022-06-20). "Germany seeks to extend F126 frigate order with Damen Shipyards | SWZ|Maritime". Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  22. ^ https://dmkn.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/output3.pdf
  23. ^ Staff, Naval News (2019-02-08). "German Navy launches K130 Batch 2 Corvette production". Naval News. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  24. ^ ESD (2023-07-13). "Type 424 fleet service ships: Germany Tests a New Procurement Model". euro-sd.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  25. ^ "Germany starts construction of new Class 424 intelligence ship". Navy Naval News Navy Recognition. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  26. ^ Network, MI News (2023-07-05). "Germany Begins Construction Of Its First Type 707 Replenishment Tanker Vessel". Marine Insight. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  27. ^ "MST Group's FRISC craft selected for German F126 Frigates". 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  28. ^ "MST wins contract to supply 12 m RHIBs for German Navy Type 126 frigates". Janes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g Luck, Alex (2023-03-10). "German Navy mulling drone-heavy force structure looking towards 2035 and beyond". Naval News. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  30. ^ https://www.bundeswehr.de/resource/blob/140478/ced16e7db8129001e1f020424a617d4e/ft-uuv-data.pdf
  31. ^ a b Luck, Alex (2023-03-10). "German Navy mulling drone-heavy force structure looking towards 2035 and beyond". Naval News. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  32. ^ MarineForum (2023-09-07). "Mehr als nur Tender". marineforum (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-22.

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