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List of active German Navy ships

Summary

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.

Naval ensign of Germany

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   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.

External links edit

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

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