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.
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Boats | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 212AU-Boot-Klasse 212 A | 6 |  Germany | Attack submarine | HDW | S181 | 2005 | 1,830 tonnes | Part of 1 Submarine Squadron of Flotilla 1.[1] [2] | ||
| S182 | 2005 | |||||||||
| S183 | 2006 | |||||||||
| S184 | 2007 | |||||||||
| S185 | 2015 | |||||||||
| S186 | 2016 |
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ships | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frigates (11) | |||||||||||
| Type F123 | 4 | Germany | General-purpose frigate | F215 | 1994 | 4,900 tonnes | Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[3] [4] | ||||
| F216 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| F217 | 1995 | ||||||||||
| F218 | 1996 | ||||||||||
| Type F124 | 3 | Germany | Air-defence frigate |
| F219 | 2004 | 5,800 tonnes | Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[5] | |||
| F220 | 2004 | ||||||||||
| F221 | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Type F125 | 4 | Germany | Frigate, low intensity operations | F222 | 2019 | 7,200 tonnes | Forms 4 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[6] [7] | ||||
| F223 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| F224 | 2021 | ||||||||||
| F225 | 2022 | ||||||||||
| Corvettes (5) | |||||||||||
| Type K130 | 5(+5 on order) | Germany | General-purpose corvette |
| F260 | 2008 | 1,840 tonnes | Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Flotilla 1.[8] [9] | |||
| F261 | 2008 | ||||||||||
| F262 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| F263 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| F264 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Mine countermeasure ships (12) | |||||||||||
| Type 352 | 2 | Germany | Minesweeper |
| M1090 | 1990 | 650 tonnes | 3 retired (in 2014, 2015) | |||
| M1098 | 1990 | ||||||||||
| Type 332 | 10 | Germany | Minehunter |
| M1058 | 1998 | 650 tonnes | 2 retired.[10] Part of 3 Minesweeper squadron of Flotilla 1.[11] | |||
| M1059 | 1998 | ||||||||||
| M1061 | 1993 | ||||||||||
| M1062 | 1996 | ||||||||||
| M1063 | 1993 | ||||||||||
| M1064 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| M1065 | 1995 | ||||||||||
| M1067 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| M1068 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| M1069 | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Electronic surveillance (3) | |||||||||||
| Type 423 | 3 | Germany | Electronic surveillance | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft | 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] | |||
| A53 | 1988 | ||||||||||
| 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 10.1Special Force Boat | 16 | Germany | Rigid hull inflatable mission boat | – | – | – | – | 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] | ||
| Class | In service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ships | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replenishment ships (11) | |||||||||||
| Type 702 | 3 | Germany | Replenishment oiler |
| A1411 | 2001 | 20,240 tonnes | [21] | |||
| A1412 | 2002 | ||||||||||
| A1413 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Type 704 | 2 | Germany | Replenishment oiler | Kröger-Werft | A1443 | 1977 | 14,169 tonnes | [22] Replacement planned for 2025–2026 | |||
| A1442 | 1977 | ||||||||||
| Type 404 | 6 | Germany | Tender | Bremer Vulkan | A511 | 1993 | 3,586 tonnes | [23] | |||
| A512 | 1993 | ||||||||||
| A513 | 1993 | ||||||||||
| A514 | 1993 | ||||||||||
| A515 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| A516 | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Tugboats (8) | |||||||||||
| UT722L class | 1 |  Norway | – | Ocean-going tugboat | – | 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] | |
| Type 725A | 6 | Germany | Harbour tugboat | Orenstein & Koppel | Nordstrand | Y817 | 1987 | 278 tonnes | [28] | ||
| Langeness | Y819 | 1987 | |||||||||
| Vogelsand | Y816 | 1987 | |||||||||
| Nordstrand classType 725B | Lütje Hörn | Y812 | 1990 | ||||||||
| Scharhörn | Y815 | 1990 | |||||||||
| Knechtsand | Y814 | 1990 | |||||||||
| Type 660 | 1 | Germany | Tugboat | Warnow | Y1659 | 1990 | 22 tonnes | [29] | |||
| Miscellaneous (6) | |||||||||||
| Type 352 | 2 | Germany | Troop advertising platform |
| M1090 | 1990 | 650 tonnes | Former minesweeper, 3 ships retired (2014–2015), and 2 modified for recruitment support [30] | |||
| M1098 | 1990 | ||||||||||
| Type 748 | 2 | Germany | Trial ship |
| Kronsort | Y861 | 1987 | 1,000 tonnes | 4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired | ||
| Helmsand | Y862 | 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | Germany | Research ship | Thyssen Nordseewerke | A1437 | 2005 | 3,500 tonnes | [31] | ||||
| Gorch Fock class | 1 | Germany | Sail training ship | Blohm + Voss | A60 | 1958 | 1,760 tonnes | [32] | |||
| Class | Ordered | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Boats/Ships | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines | |||||||||||
| Type 212CD | 2 | Germany | Attack submarine | TKMS | U-37 | S193 | 2032 | 2,500 tonnes | [33] | ||
| U-38 | S194 | 2034 | |||||||||
| Frigates | |||||||||||
| Niedersachsen classType F126 | 6[34] |  Netherlands Germany | – | Multi-purpose frigate[35] |
| Niedersachsen[36] | F227 | July 2028 | 10,550 tonnes | Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the Type F123 Brandenburg class[37] [38] | |
| Saarland | F228 | April 2030 | |||||||||
| Bremen | F229 | April 2031 | |||||||||
| Thüringen | F230 | January 2032 | |||||||||
| – | F231 | 2033[39] | |||||||||
| – | F232 | 2034 | |||||||||
| Corvettes | |||||||||||
| Braunschweig classType K130 - Batch 2 | 5 | Germany | General-purpose corvette |
| F265 | 2025 | 1,840 tonnes | Order of the second batch in September 2017[40] [41] at sea trials but delayed. | |||
| F266 | – | ||||||||||
| F267 | – | ||||||||||
| F268 | – | ||||||||||
| 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[42] [43] | |
| – | – | 2030 | |||||||||
| – | – | 2031 | |||||||||
| Replenishment ships | |||||||||||
| Type 707 | 2 | Germany | – | Combat support ship |
| – | – | 2025 | 20,000 tonnes | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class[44] | |
| – | – | 2025 | |||||||||
| 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.[45] [46] To equip MKS 180 Saarland class. | ||
| Tugboats | |||||||||||
| Class | Planned | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Ships | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines | |||||||||||
| Type 212CD | 4 to 7additional | 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[48] | |
| Frigates | |||||||||||
| MEKO A-400 AMD classType 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Replenishment ships | |||||||||||
| Type 707 | 1additional | 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)[51] | – | – | From 2030s | – | Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [52] | |