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 Flotilla 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 Flotilla 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 Flotilla 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 Flotilla 2.[6][7]
Nordrhein-Westfalen F223 2020
Sachsen-Anhalt F224 2021
Rheinland-Pfalz F225 2022
Corvettes (5)
Braunschweig class

Type 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.[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)
Siegburg M1098 1990
Frankenthal class

Type 332

10  Germany Minehunter
Fulda M1058 1998 650 tonnes 2 retired.[10] Part of 3 Minesweeper squadron of Flotilla 1.[11]
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.[12][13]
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.[14]
Fassmer SFB 10.1

Special Force Boat

16  Germany Rigid hull inflatable mission boat Fassmer [de] – – – – Used on the Type F125 Baden-Württemberg class[15][16][17]
– 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[18][19][20]

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 [21]
Frankfurt am Main A1412 2002
Bonn A1413 2013
Rhön class

Type 704

2  Germany Replenishment oiler Kröger-Werft Rhön A1443 1977 14,169 tonnes [22] Replacement planned for 2025–2026
Spessart A1442 1977
Elbe class

Type 404

6  Germany Tender Bremer Vulkan Elbe A511 1993 3,586 tonnes [23]
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 [de] Rugen [de] – 2023 2,760 tonnes Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance [24][25]
ABS class 1  China – Ocean-going tugboat Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering Borkum – 1 October 2024 2,888 tonnes Second-hand Britoil Guardian, commissioned initially in 2022[26][27]
Nordstrand class [de]

Type 725A

6  Germany Harbour tugboat Orenstein & Koppel Nordstrand Y817 1987 278 tonnes [28]
Langeness Y819 1987
Vogelsand Y816 1987
Nordstrand class

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 [29]
Miscellaneous (4)
Schwedeneck class

Type 748

2  Germany Trial ship
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 [30]
Gorch Fock class 1  Germany Sail training ship Blohm + Voss Gorch Fock A60 1958 1,760 tonnes [31]

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 [32]
U-38 S194 2034
U-39 S195 – 4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024[33]
U-40 S196 –
U-41 S197 –
U-42 S198 –
Frigates (6)
Niedersachsen class

Type F126

6

[34]

 Netherlands

 Germany

– Multi-purpose frigate[35]
Niedersachsen[36] F227 July 2028[36] 10,550 tonnes Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the Type F123 Brandenburg class[34][37][38]
Saarland F228 April 2030[36]
Bremen F229 April 2031[36]
Thüringen F230 January 2032[36]
– F231 2033[39]
– F232 2034[39]
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[40][41]Köln at sea trials but delayed.[41]
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[42][43]
– – 2030
– – 2031
Light boats (12)
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.[44][45]

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[46]
– – 2025
Research vessels (2)
Polarstern 2 2  Germany – Research vessel – – – – – Approved for procurement in December 2024
– – –

Planned investments Zielbild Marine 2035+

Class Planned Origin Picture Type Builder Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes
Submarines
Type 212CD 3

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 [47]
Large unmanned underwater vehicle Up to
6 		– – Unmanned underwater vehicle – – – 2035 + – Up to 6 as per Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan[47][48]
Frigates
MEKO A-400 AMD class

Type F127

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 –
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface System Up to 18  Germany – General-purpose corvette – – – 2035+ – Plan beyond 2035[49]
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 [47]
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 [47]
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 [47]
Unterstützung platform 6  Germany – Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance NVL Group (NTV 130 offer, 14,000 tonnes)[51] – – From 2030s – Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [47][52]

See also

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