List of active German Navy ships explained

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

ClassIn ServiceOriginPictureTypeBuilderBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement Note
U-Boot-Klasse 212 A"Type 212A"6 GermanyAttack submarineHDWU31S18120051,830 tonnesTwo CD variants of the class planned by 2034.[1] Part of 1 Submarine squadron of Flotilla 1.[2]
U32S1822005
U33S1832006
U34S1842007
U35S1852015
U36S1862016

Surface fleet

ClassIn ServiceOriginPictureTypeBuilderBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement Note
Frigates (11)
"F123 "4 GermanyGeneral-purpose frigateBlohm + Voss

HDW

Nordseewerke

Bremer Vulkan

F21519944,900 tonnesForms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[3]
F2161994
F2171995
F2181996
"F124 "3 GermanyAir-defence frigateBlohm + VossHDW

Nordseewerke

F21920045,800 tonnesForms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.
F2202004
F2212006
"F125 "4 GermanyFrigate, low intensity operationsTKMS

Blohm + Voss

Lürssen

F22220197,200 tonnesForms 4 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[4]
F2232020
F2242021
F2252022
Corvettes (5)
"K130"5(+5 on order) GermanyGeneral-purpose corvetteBlohm + VossLürssen

Nordseewerke

F26020081,840 tonnesPart of 1 Corvette squadron of Flotilla 1.[5]
F2612008
F2622013
F2632013
F2642013
Mine counter-measure ships (12)
"Type 352"2 GermanyMinesweeperLürssenAbeking & RasmussenPegnitzM10901990650 tonnes3 retired (in 2014, 2015)
SiegburgM10981990
"Type 332"10 GermanyMinehunterLürssen

Abeking & Rasmussen

FuldaM10581998650 tonnes2 retired[6] Part of 3 Minesweeper squadron of Flotilla 1.[7]
WeilheimM10591998
RottweilM10611993
Sulzbach-RosenbergM10621996
Bad BevensenM10631993
GrömitzM10641994
DillingenM10651995
Bad RappenauM10671994
DattelnM10681994
HomburgM10691995
Electronic surveillance (3)
"Type 423"3 GermanyElectronic surveillanceFlensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftA5219883,200 tonnesReplacement planned from 2029 to 2031. Three Type 424 ships were ordered in July 2023 for €3.26 billion.[8] [9]
OkerA531988
A501989
Light boats
Boomeranger Speedboat FinlandRigid hull Inflatable mission boat,multi-role, Boomeranger Operated on the F123 and with the Sea Battalionfor search and rescue, light patrol, person transfer, mine divers, coastal operations.[10]
Fassmer SFB 10.1"Special Force Boat"16 GermanyRigid hull Inflatable mission boatUsed on the F125 [11] [12] [13]
10Rigid hull Inflatable mission boatUsed on the K130
Zodiac Hurricane H10104 FranceSpecial forces rigid hull Inflatable boatZodiac MilproUsed by the KSM[14] [15] [16]

Auxiliary fleet

ClassIn ServiceOriginPictureTypeBuilderBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement Note
Replenishment ships (11)
"Type 702"3 GermanyReplenishment oilerFlensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftPeene-WerftA1411200120,240 tonnes[17]
A14122002
A14132013
"Type 704"2 GermanyReplenishment oilerA1443197714,169 tonnes[18] Replacement planned for 2025-2026
A14421977
"Type 404"6 GermanyTenderBremer VulkanA51119933,586 tonnes[19]
A5121993
A5131993
A5141993
A5151994
A5161994
Tugboats (8)
Class UT722L1 NorwayOcean-going tugboat20232760 tonnesSecond-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance [20] [21]
"Type 725A"6 GermanyHarbour tugboatOrenstein & KoppelNordstrandY8171987278 tonnes[22]
LangenessY8191987
VogelsandY8161987
"Type 725B"Lütje HörnY8121990
ScharhörnY8151990
KnechtsandY8141990
"Type 660 "1 GermanyTugboatWarnowY1659199022 tonnes[23]
Miscellaneous (6)
"Type 352"2 GermanyTroop advertising platformLürssenAbeking & RasmussenPegnitzM10901990650 tonnesFormer minesweeper, 3 ships retired (2014–15), and 2 modified for recruitment support [24]
SiegburgM10981990
Schwedeneck class "Type 748"2 GermanyTrial ship

Nobiskrug

KronsortY86119871,000 tonnes4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired
HelmsandY8621988
1 GermanyResearch shipThyssen NordseewerkePlanetA143720053,500 tonnes[25]
Gorch Fock class1 GermanySail training shipBlohm + VossGorch FockA6019581,760 tonnes[26]

Future German Navy ships

Ships ordered

ClassOrderedOriginPictureTypeBuilderBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement Note
Submarines
Type 212CD class2 GermanyAttack submarineTKMSU43S19320322,500 tonnes
U44S1942034
Frigates
Niedersachsen class"F126"6[27]
Netherlands GermanyMulti -purpose frigate[28] DamenBlohm + Voss

Lürssen

German Naval Yards

Peene-Werft

Niedersachsen[29] F227July 202810,550 tonnesSix frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the F123 Brandenburg class[30] [31]
SaarlandF228April 2030
BremenF229April 2031
ThüringenF230January 2032
F2312033[32]
F2322034
Corvettes
"K130 - Batch 2"5 GermanyGeneral-purpose corvetteLürssen (lead)TKMS

German Naval Yards

F26520251,840 tonnesOrder of the second batch in September 2017[33] [34] at sea trials but delayed.
F266
F267
F268
F2692025
Intelligence ships
Type 4243 GermanySIGINT / ELINT vesselNVL Group2029Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023 [35] [36]
2030
2031
Replenishment ships
Type 7072 GermanyCombat Support ShipNVL Group(design)

Meyer Werft

Neptun Werft

202520,000 tonnesSuccessor of the Type 704 Rhön class[37]
2025
"Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft"12 NetherlandsRigid hull Inflatable mission boatMarine Specialised Technology Ltd.20287 tonnesTo equip the future German Navy ships.[38] [39] To equip MKS 180 F126 Saarland class.
Tugboats
ABS class1 ChinaOcean-going tugboatGuangdong Yuexin Ocean EngineeringBorkum[40] 2,888 tonnesSecond-hand "Britoil Guardian" ship, commissioned initially in 2022[41] [42]

Planned investments “Zielbild Marine 2035+”

ClassPlannedOriginPictureTypeBuilderBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement Note
Submarines
Type 212CD4 to 7additional GermanyAttack submarineTKMS2035 +2,500 tonnesTotal of 6 to 9 Type 212CD replacing the Type 212A as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [43]
Large Unmanned Underwater VehicleUp to
6
Unmanned submarine2035 +Up to 6 as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44]
Frigates
MEKO A-400 AMD class "F127"6 GermanyAir Defense FrigateBlohm+VossF23310,000 tonnesPlanned to replace the F124 Sachsen class.[45] To be likely equipped with AEGIS combat system, Mk 41 VLS (64 cells).[46]
F234
F235
F236
F235
F236
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface SystemUp to
18
GermanyGeneral-purpose corvette2035 +Plan beyond 2035
Mine counter-measures
Minenabwehr PlattformUp to
12
GermanyMinehunter2035 +Successor of the Type 332 as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan
Minenabwehr ToolboxTo be definedUnmanned mine countrer-measure system2035 +Unmanned tool to be used by the Minenabwehr Plattform as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan
Replenishment ships
Type 7071additional GermanyReplenishment oilerNVL Group(design)

Meyer Werft

Neptun Werft

From 2030 sSuccessor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan
Unterstützung platform6 GermanyLogistic, operation support and reconnaissanceFrom 2030 sSuccessor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [47]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TKMS to Build Six Type 212CD Submarines for German and Norwegian Navies. 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 1 Submarine Squadron . 2024-08-11 . www.bundeswehr.de . en.
  3. Web site: 2 Frigate Squadron . 2024-08-11 . www.bundeswehr.de . en.
  4. Web site: 4 Frigate Squadron . 2024-08-11 . www.bundeswehr.de . en.
  5. Web site: 1 Corvette Squadron . 2024-08-11 . www.bundeswehr.de . en.
  6. Web site: Frankenthal-Klasse MJ332B/C/CL . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  7. Web site: 3 Minesweeper Squadron . 2024-08-11 . www.bundeswehr.de . en.
  8. Web site: 2023-07-13 . Chinook-Helikopter, Flottendienstboote, luftlandefähige Fahrzeuge für die Truppe . 2023-07-14 . www.bmvg.de . de.
  9. Web site: Flottendienstboote . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  10. Web site: 2023-09-18 . Seebataillon . 2024-01-16 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  11. Web site: Neue Technik an der Marinetechnikschule - Fregatte Klasse 125 . 2024-01-16 . www.parow-info.de.
  12. Web site: Special Forces Boats . 2024-01-16 . www.fassmer.de . en-US.
  13. Web site: D-Mitch . Baden-Württemberg class frigates of the German Navy . 2024-01-16.
  14. Web site: 2018-08-08 . Das Schlauchboot für Spezialkräfte – in 60 Sekunden . 2024-06-25 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  15. News: Gebauer . Matthias . Kormbaki . Marina . 2023-04-24 . Verteidigungsministerium storniert Auftrag: Keine neuen Schlauchboote für die Kampfschwimmer . 2024-01-16 . Der Spiegel . de . 2195-1349.
  16. https://www.inlandliferafts.com/pub/media/pdf/14.pdf
  17. Web site: Einsatzgruppenversorger der Berlin-Klasse . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  18. Web site: Betriebsstofftransporter der Rhön-Klasse . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  19. Web site: Tender Typ 404 . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  20. Web site: Giovanni . 2023-08-24 . Naval Tug Acquisition Tests New Bundeswehr Fast-Track Procurement . 2024-06-21 . Defense aerospace . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2023-05-30 . New ocean tug for the Navy . 2024-06-21 . www.bundeswehr.de . en.
  22. https://www.schiffsspotter.de/Graue_Flotte/Schlepper_der_Nordstrand-Klasse
  23. Web site: 2014-03-01 . register online - Reg.-No.= 58661 . 2024-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140301183348/http://app.gl-group.com/register/index.jsp?STyp=204&RegNo=58661 . 2014-03-01 .
  24. Web site: DIP . 2024-03-22 . dip.bundestag.de.
  25. Web site: 2022-08-31 . Das Forschungsschiff "Planet" . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  26. Web site: Segelschulschiff "Gorch Fock" . 2024-03-22 . www.bundeswehr.de . de.
  27. Web site: Niedersachsenklasse – Marine bekommt zwei weitere Fregatten F126. Waldemar Geiger. hartpunkt.de. 2024-06-12. 2024-06-12. de.
  28. Web site: Multi Purpose Combat Ship F126 Damen . 2024-06-11 . www.damen.com . en.
  29. Web site: ES&T Redaktion . 2024-06-04 . Rüstungsprojekt Fregatte F 126: Kiellegung der Baunummer 1: Fregatte „Niedersachsen“ . 2024-06-11 . esut.de . de-DE.
  30. Web site: Buitendijk . Mariska . 2022-06-20 . Germany seeks to extend F126 frigate order with Damen Shipyards SWZMaritime . 2024-03-22 . en-US.
  31. https://dmkn.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/output3.pdf
  32. Web site: 2024-06-19 . F126 – Bundeswehr bestellt zwei weitere Fregatten der Niedersachsen-Klasse . 2024-06-19 . de-DE.
  33. Web site: Staff . Naval News . 2019-02-08 . German Navy launches K130 Batch 2 Corvette production . 2024-03-22 . Naval News . en-US.
  34. Web site: 13 August 2020 . First Steel Cut for German Navy's Third K130 Batch 2 Corvette 'Karlsruhe' .
  35. Web site: ESD . 2023-07-13 . Type 424 fleet service ships: Germany Tests a New Procurement Model . 2024-03-22 . euro-sd.com . en-US.
  36. Web site: 2023-07-11 . Germany starts construction of new Class 424 intelligence ship . 2023-09-12 . Navy Naval News Navy Recognition . en-gb.
  37. Web site: Network . MI News . 2023-07-05 . Germany Begins Construction Of Its First Type 707 Replenishment Tanker Vessel . 2023-09-12 . Marine Insight . en-US.
  38. Web site: 2023-03-20 . MST Group's FRISC craft selected for German F126 Frigates . 2024-01-16 . en-US.
  39. Web site: MST wins contract to supply 12 m RHIBs for German Navy Type 126 frigates . 2024-01-16 . Janes.com . en.
  40. Web site: 2024-08-07 . Hochseeschlepper – weitere Details der Borkum-Beschaffung bekanntgegeben . 2024-08-07 . de-DE.
  41. Web site: 2024-06-20 . Deutsche Marine erhält zweiten Hochseeschlepper . 2024-06-21 . de-DE.
  42. Web site: BRITOIL GUARDIAN . https://web.archive.org/web/20240517212923/https://www.britoil.com.sg/hubfs/Britoil%20Guardian%20Vessel%20Specs%202024-03-14.pdf?hsLang=en . 17 May 2024 . 21 June 2024.
  43. Web site: Luck . Alex . 2023-03-10 . German Navy mulling drone-heavy force structure looking towards 2035 and beyond . 2024-03-22 . Naval News . en-US.
  44. https://www.bundeswehr.de/resource/blob/140478/ced16e7db8129001e1f020424a617d4e/ft-uuv-data.pdf
  45. Web site: Luck . Alex . 2023-03-10 . German Navy mulling drone-heavy force structure looking towards 2035 and beyond . 2024-03-22 . Naval News . en-US.
  46. Web site: Luck . Alex . 2024-07-11 . German F127 AAW Frigate Takes Shape . 2024-07-11 . Naval News . en-US.
  47. Web site: MarineForum . 2023-09-07 . Mehr als nur Tender . 2024-03-22 . marineforum . de-DE.