List of active German Navy ships

Naval ensign of Germany

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 (5)
Braunschweig class

Type K130

5

(+5 under construction)

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
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]

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 [22]
Frankfurt am Main A1412 2002
Bonn A1413 2013
Rhön class

Type 704

2 Germany Replenishment oiler Kröger-Werft Rhön A1443 1977 14,169 tonnes [23] Replacement planned for 2025–2026
Spessart A1442 1977
Elbe class

Type 404

6 Germany Tender Bremer Vulkan Elbe A511 1993 3,586 tonnes [24]
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 [25][26]
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[27][28]
Nordstrand class

Type 725A

6 Germany Harbour tugboat Orenstein & Koppel Nordstrand Y817 1987 278 tonnes [29]
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 [30]
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 [31]
Gorch Fock class 1 Germany Sail training ship Blohm + Voss Gorch Fock A60 1958 1,760 tonnes [32]

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 [33]
U-38 S194 2034
U-39 S195 – 4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024[34]
U-40 S196 –
U-41 S197 –
U-42 S198 –
Frigates (6)
Niedersachsen class

Type F126

6

[35]

Netherlands

Germany

– Multi-purpose frigate[36]
Niedersachsen[37] F227 July 2028[37] 10,550 tonnes Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the Type F123 Brandenburg class[35][38][39]
Saarland F228 April 2030[37]
Bremen F229 April 2031[37]
Thüringen F230 January 2032[37]
– F231 2033[40]
– F232 2034[40]
Corvettes (5)
Braunschweig class

Type K130 - Batch 2

5 Germany General-purpose corvette
  • Lürssen (lead)
  • TKMS
  • German Naval Yards
Köln F265 2025 1,840 tonnes Order of the second batch in September 2017[41][42]Köln at sea trials but delayed.[42]
Emden F266 –
Karlsruhe F267 –
Augsburg F268 –
Lübeck F269 2025
Intelligence ships (3)
Type 424 3 Germany – SIGINT / ELINT vessel NVL Group – – 2029 – Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023[43][44]
– – 2030
– – 2031
Light boats (12)
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 MKS 180 Saarland class.

Replenishment ships (2)
Type 707 2 Germany – Combat support ship
– – 2025 20,000 tonnes Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class[47]
– – 2025

Planned investments Zielbild Marine 2035+

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[48]
Large unmanned underwater vehicle Up to
12
– – Unmanned underwater vehicle – – – 2035 + – [48]
Frigates
MEKO A-400 AMD class

Type F127 frigate

6 Germany – Air defense frigate Blohm+Voss – F233 – 10,000 tonnes Planned to replace the F124 Sachsen class.[49] To be likely equipped with AEGIS combat system, Mk 41 VLS (64 cells).[50]
– F234 –
– F235 –
– F236 –
– F235 –
– F236 –
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.[51]
– – –
– – –
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface System 18 + Germany – General-purpose corvette – – – 2035+ – Plan beyond 2035[49]
Mine counter-measures
MJ334 Minenabwehr Plattform 12 + Germany – Minehunter – – – 2035 + – Successor of the Type 332 Frankenthal class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [52][51]
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 [52]
Light boats
MZKB 40+ – – Multi-role rigid hull inflatable mission boat – – – 2029 - 2035 – [48]
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 [52]
Unterstützung platform 6 Germany – Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance NVL Group (NTV 130 offer, 14,000 tonnes)[53] – – From 2030s – Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [52][54]

See also

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