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. | |
| 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. | |
| Schleswig-Holstein | F216 | 1994 | ||||||||
| Bayern | F217 | 1995 | ||||||||
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | F218 | 1996 | ||||||||
| Sachsen class Type F124 | 3 | Germany | Air-defence frigate |
| Sachsen | F219 | 2004 | 5,800 tonnes | Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2. | |
| 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. | |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | F223 | 2020 | ||||||||
| Sachsen-Anhalt | F224 | 2021 | ||||||||
| Rheinland-Pfalz | F225 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Corvettes (6) | ||||||||||
| Braunschweig class Type K130 | 6 (+4 under construction) | Germany | General-purpose corvette |
| Braunschweig | F260 | 2008 | 1,840 tonnes | Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1. | |
| Magdeburg | F261 | 2008 | ||||||||
| Erfurt | F262 | 2013 | ||||||||
| Oldenburg | F263 | 2013 | ||||||||
| Ludwigshafen am Rhein | F264 | 2013 | ||||||||
| Köln | F265 | 2025 | ||||||||
| 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. | |
| Siegburg | M1098 | 1990 | ||||||||
| Frankenthal class Type 332 | 10 | Germany | Minehunter |
| Fulda | M1058 | 1998 | 650 tonnes | 2 retired. Part of 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron Einsatzflottille 1. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Fassmer SFB 10.1 Special Force Boat | 16 | Germany | Rigid hull inflatable mission boat | Fassmer | – | – | – | – | Used on the Type F125 Baden-Württemberg class | |
| – | 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 | |
| 11M NSWRIB Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat | 4 | United States | Special forces rigid hull inflatable boat | United States Marine Inc. | – | – | – | – | Interim replacement of the Zodiac Hurricane H1010 | |
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 | ||
| Frankfurt am Main | A1412 | 2002 | ||||||||
| Bonn | A1413 | 2013 | ||||||||
| Rhön class Type 704 | 2 | Germany | Replenishment oiler | Kröger-Werft | Rhön | A1443 | 1977 | 14,169 tonnes | Replacement planned for 2025–2026 | |
| Spessart | A1442 | 1977 | ||||||||
| Elbe class Type 404 | 6 | Germany | Tender | Bremer Vulkan | Elbe | A511 | 1993 | 3,586 tonnes | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nordstrand class Type 725A | 6 | Germany | Harbour tugboat | Orenstein & Koppel | Nordstrand | Y817 | 1987 | 278 tonnes | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Gorch Fock class | 1 | Germany | Sail training ship | Blohm + Voss | Gorch Fock | A60 | 1958 | 1,760 tonnes | ||
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 | ||
| U-38 | S194 | 2034 | ||||||||
| U-39 | S195 | – | 4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024 | |||||||
| U-40 | S196 | – | ||||||||
| U-41 | S197 | – | ||||||||
| U-42 | S198 | – | ||||||||
| Frigates (6) | ||||||||||
| Niedersachsen class Type F126 | 6
| Netherlands Germany | – | Multi-purpose frigate |
| Niedersachsen | F227 | July 2028 | 10,550 tonnes | Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the Type F123 Brandenburg class |
| Saarland | F228 | April 2030 | ||||||||
| Bremen | F229 | April 2031 | ||||||||
| Thüringen | F230 | January 2032 | ||||||||
| – | F231 | 2033 | ||||||||
| – | F232 | 2034 | ||||||||
| Corvettes (4) | ||||||||||
| Braunschweig class Type K130 - Batch 2 | 4 | Germany | General-purpose corvette |
| Emden | F266 | – | 1,840 tonnes | Order of the second batch in September 2017 | |
| 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 |
| – | – | 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. To equip F126 Niedersachsen class. | |
| Replenishment ships (2) | ||||||||||
| Type 707 | 2 | Germany | Combat support ship |
| – | – | 2025 | 20,000 tonnes | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class | |
| – | – | 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 | |
| Large unmanned underwater vehicle | Up to 12 | – | – | Unmanned underwater vehicle | – | – | – | 2035 + | – | |
| Frigates | ||||||||||
| MEKO A-400 AMD class Type F127 frigate | 8 | Germany | – | Air defense frigate | TKMS/NVL | – | F233 | – | 10,000 tonnes | Planned to replace the F124 Sachsen class. |
| – | 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. |
| – | – | – | ||||||||
| – | – | – | ||||||||
| Corvettes | ||||||||||
| Future Combat Surface System | 18 + | Germany | – | General-purpose corvette | – | – | – | 2035+ | – | Plan beyond 2035 |
| Mine counter-measures | ||||||||||
| MJ334 Minenabwehr Plattform | 12 + | Germany | – | Minehunter | – | – | – | 2035 + | – | Successor of the Type 332 Frankenthal class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan |
| 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 |
| Light boats | ||||||||||
| MZKB | 40+ | – | – | Multi-role rigid hull inflatable mission boat | – | – | – | 2029 - 2035 | – | |
| Replenishment ships | ||||||||||
| Type 707 | 1 additional | Germany | – | Replenishment oiler |
| – | – | From 2030s | – | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan |
| Unterstützung platform | 6 | Germany | – | Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance | NVL Group (NTV 130 offer, 14,000 tonnes) | – | – | From 2030s | – | Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan |
See also
- German Navy:
- List of active aircraft of the German Navy
- List of active weapons of the German Navy
- List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine
- List of ships of the German navies
- Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine (German Navy special forces)
- German Army:
- German Air Force:
- German Army equipment pages in German:
- List of small arms of the Bundeswehr
- List of Bundeswehr ammunition
- List of wheeled vehicles of the Bundeswehr
- List of tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr
- List of aircraft of the Bundeswehr
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