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

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### Submarine fleet

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U-Boot-Klasse 212 A

"Type 212A"

| 6 |  Germany |  | Attack submarine | HDW | U31 | S181 | 2005 | 1,830 tonnes  | Two CD variants of the class planned by 2034.[1] Part of 1 Submarine squadron of Flotilla 1.[2]
U32 | S182 | 2005
U33 | S183 | 2006
U34 | S184 | 2007
U35 | S185 | 2015
U36 | S186 | 2016

### Surface fleet

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Class  | In Service  | Origin | Picture  | Type  | Builder | Boats  | No. | Comm. | Displacement  | Note

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Frigates (11)
Brandenburg class

"F123 "

| 4 |  Germany |  | General-purpose frigate  | Blohm + Voss

HDW

Nordseewerke

Bremer Vulkan

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

"F124 "

| 3 |  Germany |  | Air-defence frigate  | Blohm + Voss

HDW

Nordseewerke

| Sachsen | F219 | 2004 | 5,800 tonnes  | Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[3]
Hamburg | F220 | 2004
Hessen | F221 | 2006
Baden-Württemberg class

"F125 "

| 4 |  Germany |  | Frigate, low intensity operations  | TKMS

Blohm + Voss

Lürssen

| Baden-Württemberg | F222 | 2019 | 7,200 tonnes  | Forms 4 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[4]
Nordrhein-Westfalen | F223 | 2020
Sachsen-Anhalt | F224 | 2021
Rheinland-Pfalz | F225 | 2022
Corvettes (5)
Braunschweig class

"K130"

| 5

(+5 on order)

|  Germany |  | General-purpose corvette | Blohm + Voss

Lürssen

Nordseewerke

| Braunschweig | F260 | 2008 | 1,840 tonnes  | Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Flotilla 1.[5]
Magdeburg | F261 | 2008
Erfurt | F262 | 2013
Oldenburg | F263 | 2013
Ludwigshafen am Rhein | F264 | 2013
Mine counter-measure ships (12)
Ensdorf class

"Type 352"

| 2 |  Germany |  | Minesweeper | Lürssen

Abeking & Rasmussen

| Pegnitz | M1090 | 1990 | 650 tonnes  | 3 retired (in 2014, 2015)
Siegburg | M1098 | 1990
Frankenthal class

"Type 332"

| 10 |  Germany |  | Minehunter | Lürssen

Abeking & Rasmussen

Krögerwerft [de]

| Fulda | M1058 | 1998 | 650 tonnes  | 2 retired[6] Part of 3 Minesweeper squadron of Flotilla 1.[7]
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.[8][9]

Oker | A53 | 1988
Alster | A50 | 1989
Light boats
Boomeranger Speedboat | – |  Finland |  | Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat,

multi-role,

| Boomeranger | – | – | – | –  | Operated on the F123 Brandenburg class and with the Sea Battalion for search and rescue, light patrol, person transfer, mine divers, coastal operations.[10]
Fassmer SFB 10.1

"Special Force Boat"

| 16 |  Germany |  | Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat | Fassmer [de] | – | – | – | –  | Used on the F125 Baden-Württemberg class [11][12][13]
– | 10 | –  |  | Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat | –  | – | – | – | –  | Used on the K130 Braunschweig class
Zodiac Hurricane H1010 | 4 |  France |  | Special forces rigid hull Inflatable boat | Zodiac Milpro | – | – | – | –  | Used by the KSM[14][15][16]

### Auxiliary fleet

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Replenishment ships (11)
Berlin class

"Type 702"

| 3 |  Germany |  | Replenishment oiler | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

Peene-Werft

| Berlin | A1411 | 2001 | 20,240 tonnes  | [17]
Frankfurt am Main | A1412 | 2002
Bonn | A1413 | 2013
Rhön class

"Type 704"

| 2 |  Germany |  | Replenishment oiler | Krögerwerft [de] | Rhön | A1443 | 1977 | 14,169 tonnes  | [18]

Replacement planned for 2025-2026

Spessart | A1442 | 1977
Elbe class

"Type 404"

| 6 |  Germany |  | Tender | Bremer Vulkan | Elbe | A511 | 1993 | 3,586 tonnes  | [19]
Mosel | A512 | 1993
Rhein | A513 | 1993
Werra | A514 | 1993
Main | A515 | 1994
Donau | A516 | 1994
Tugboats (8)
Class UT722L | 1 |  Norway | –  | Ocean-going tugboat  | Vard shipyard [de] | FGS Rügen [de] | – | 2023 | 2760 tonnes  | Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance [20][21]
| 1 |  China |  | Ocean-going tugboat  | Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering | Borkum |  | 2024 | 2888 tonnes  | Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2022) commercial tugboat, formerly Britoil Guardian[22]
Nordstrand class [de]

"Type 725A"

| 6 |  Germany |  | Harbour tugboat  | Orenstein & Koppel | Nordstrand | Y817 | 1987 | 278 tonnes  | [23]
Langeness | Y819 | 1987
Vogelsand | Y816 | 1987
Nordstrand class [de]

"Type 725B"

| Husumer Schiffswerft [de] | Lütje Hörn | Y812 | 1990
Scharhörn | Y815 | 1990
Knechtsand | Y814 | 1990
Warnow class [de]

"Type 660 "

| 1 |  Germany |  | Tugboat  | VEB Yachtwerft Berlin [de] | Warnow | Y1659 | 1990 | 22 tonnes  | [24]
Miscellaneous (6)
Ensdorf class

"Type 352"

| 2 |  Germany |  | Troop advertising platform  | Lürssen

Abeking & Rasmussen

| Pegnitz | M1090 | 1990 | 650 tonnes  | Former minesweeper, 3 ships retired (2014–15), and 2 modified for recruitment support [25]
Siegburg | M1098 | 1990
Schwedeneck class

"Type 748"

| 2 |  Germany |  | Trial ship  | Krögerwerft [de]

Elsflether Werft [de]

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  | [26]
Gorch Fock class | 1 |  Germany |  | Sail training ship  | Blohm + Voss | Gorch Fock | A60 | 1958 | 1,760 tonnes  | [27]

## Future German Navy ships

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### Ships ordered

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Submarines
Type 212CD class | 2 |  Germany |  | Attack submarine | TKMS | U37 | S193 | 2032 | 2,500 tonnes  | [1]
U38 | S194 | 2034
Frigates
Niedersachsen class

"F126"

| 6[28]
|  Netherlands

Germany

| –  | Multi -purpose frigate[29] | Damen

Blohm + Voss

Lürssen

German Naval Yards

Peene-Werft

| Niedersachsen[30] | F227 | July 2028[30] | 10,550 tonnes  | Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the F123 Brandenburg class[31][32] [28]
Saarland | F228 | April 2030[30]
Bremen | F229 | April 2031[30]
Thüringen | F230 | January 2032[30]
– | F231 | 2033[33]
– | F232 | 2034[33]
Corvettes
Braunschweig class

"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[34][35]Köln at sea trials but delayed.[35]
Emden | F266 | –
Karlsruhe | F267 | –
Augsburg | F268 | –
Lübeck | F269 | 2025
Intelligence ships
Type 424 | 3 |  Germany | –  | SIGINT / ELINT vessel  | NVL Group | – | – | 2029 | –  | Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023 [36][37]
– | – | 2030
– | – | 2031
Replenishment ships
Type 707 | 2 |  Germany | –  | Combat Support Ship | NVL Group

(design)

Meyer Werft

Neptun Werft

| – | – | 2025 | 20,000 tonnes  | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class[38]
– | – | 2025
MST FRISC [nl]

"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.[39][40]

To equip MKS 180 F126 Saarland class.

Tugboats
ABS class | 1 |  China | –  | Ocean-going tugboat  | Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering | Borkum | – | 15 Oct 2024[41] | 2,888 tonnes  | Second-hand "Britoil Guardian" ship, commissioned initially in 2022[42][43]

### Planned investments “Zielbild Marine 2035+”

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Class  | Planned  | Origin | Picture  | Type  | Builder | Boats  | No. | Comm. | Displacement  | Note

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Submarines
Type 212CD | 4 to 7

additional

|  Germany |  | Attack submarine | TKMS | – | – | 2035 + | 2,500 tonnes  | Total of 6 to 9 Type 212CD replacing the Type 212A as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44]
Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle | Up to
6 | –  | –  | Unmanned submarine | –  | – | – | 2035 + | –  | Up to 6 as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44][45]
Frigates
MEKO A-400 AMD class

"F127"

| 6 |  Germany | –  | Air Defense Frigate | Blohm+Voss | – | F233 | – | 10,000 tonnes  | Planned to replace the F124 Sachsen class.[46] To be likely equipped with AEGIS combat system, Mk 41 VLS (64 cells).[47]
– | F234 | –
– | F235 | –
– | F236 | –
– | F235 | –
– | F236 | –
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface System | Up to
18 |  Germany | –  | General-purpose corvette | –  | – | – | 2035 + | –  | Plan beyond 2035 [46]
Mine counter-measures
Minenabwehr Plattform | Up to
12 |  Germany | –  | Minehunter | –  | – | – | 2035 + | –  | Successor of the Type 332 Frankenthal class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44]
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 [44]
Replenishment ships
Type 707 | 1

additional

|  Germany | –  | Replenishment oiler | NVL Group

(design)

Meyer Werft

Neptun Werft

| – | – | From 2030 s | –  | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44]
Unterstützung platform | 6 |  Germany | –  | Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance  | NVL Group (NTV 130 offer, 14,000 tonnes)[48] | – | – | From 2030 s | –  | Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44][49]

## See also

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* German Navy aircraft list
* Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (German Navy special forces)
* List of ships of the German navies
* List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine

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## External links

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* Official Website of German Navy in English
* Die Flotte 2006 - official fleet listing and presentation in German and English