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 |
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U-Boot-Klasse 212 A"Type 212A" | 6 | Germany | Attack submarine | HDW | U31 | S181 | 2005 | 1,830 tonnes | Two CD variants of the class planned by 2034.[1] Part of 1 Submarine squadron of Flotilla 1.[2] | |
U32 | S182 | 2005 | ||||||||
U33 | S183 | 2006 | ||||||||
U34 | S184 | 2007 | ||||||||
U35 | S185 | 2015 | ||||||||
U36 | S186 | 2016 |
Class | In Service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Boats | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
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Frigates (11) | |||||||||||
"F123 " | 4 | Germany | General-purpose frigate | Blohm + Voss | F215 | 1994 | 4,900 tonnes | Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[3] | |||
F216 | 1994 | ||||||||||
F217 | 1995 | ||||||||||
F218 | 1996 | ||||||||||
"F124 " | 3 | Germany | Air-defence frigate | Blohm + VossHDW | F219 | 2004 | 5,800 tonnes | Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2. | |||
F220 | 2004 | ||||||||||
F221 | 2006 | ||||||||||
"F125 " | 4 | Germany | Frigate, low intensity operations | TKMS | F222 | 2019 | 7,200 tonnes | Forms 4 Frigate Squadron of Flotilla 2.[4] | |||
F223 | 2020 | ||||||||||
F224 | 2021 | ||||||||||
F225 | 2022 | ||||||||||
Corvettes (5) | |||||||||||
"K130" | 5(+5 on order) | Germany | General-purpose corvette | Blohm + VossLürssen | F260 | 2008 | 1,840 tonnes | Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Flotilla 1.[5] | |||
F261 | 2008 | ||||||||||
F262 | 2013 | ||||||||||
F263 | 2013 | ||||||||||
F264 | 2013 | ||||||||||
Mine counter-measure ships (12) | |||||||||||
"Type 352" | 2 | Germany | Minesweeper | LürssenAbeking & Rasmussen | Pegnitz | M1090 | 1990 | 650 tonnes | 3 retired (in 2014, 2015) | ||
Siegburg | M1098 | 1990 | |||||||||
"Type 332" | 10 | Germany | Minehunter | Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen | Fulda | M1058 | 1998 | 650 tonnes | 2 retired[6] Part of 3 Minesweeper squadron of Flotilla 1.[7] | ||
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) | |||||||||||
"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.[8] [9] | |||
Oker | A53 | 1988 | |||||||||
A50 | 1989 | ||||||||||
Light boats | |||||||||||
Boomeranger Speedboat | – | Finland | Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat,multi-role, | Boomeranger | – | – | – | – | Operated on the F123 and with the Sea Battalion | ||
Fassmer SFB 10.1"Special Force Boat" | 16 | Germany | Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat | – | – | – | – | Used on the F125 [11] [12] [13] | |||
– | 10 | – | Rigid hull Inflatable mission boat | – | – | – | – | – | Used on the K130 | ||
Zodiac Hurricane H1010 | 4 | France | Special forces rigid hull Inflatable boat | Zodiac Milpro | – | – | – | – | Used by the KSM[14] [15] [16] |
Class | In Service | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Boats | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
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Replenishment ships (11) | |||||||||||
"Type 702" | 3 | Germany | Replenishment oiler | Flensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftPeene-Werft | A1411 | 2001 | 20,240 tonnes | [17] | |||
A1412 | 2002 | ||||||||||
A1413 | 2013 | ||||||||||
"Type 704" | 2 | Germany | Replenishment oiler | A1443 | 1977 | 14,169 tonnes | [18] Replacement planned for 2025-2026 | ||||
A1442 | 1977 | ||||||||||
"Type 404" | 6 | Germany | Tender | Bremer Vulkan | A511 | 1993 | 3,586 tonnes | [19] | |||
A512 | 1993 | ||||||||||
A513 | 1993 | ||||||||||
A514 | 1993 | ||||||||||
A515 | 1994 | ||||||||||
A516 | 1994 | ||||||||||
Tugboats (8) | |||||||||||
Class UT722L | 1 | Norway | – | Ocean-going tugboat | – | 2023 | 2760 tonnes | Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance [20] [21] | |||
"Type 725A" | 6 | Germany | Harbour tugboat | Orenstein & Koppel | Nordstrand | Y817 | 1987 | 278 tonnes | [22] | ||
Langeness | Y819 | 1987 | |||||||||
Vogelsand | Y816 | 1987 | |||||||||
"Type 725B" | Lütje Hörn | Y812 | 1990 | ||||||||
Scharhörn | Y815 | 1990 | |||||||||
Knechtsand | Y814 | 1990 | |||||||||
"Type 660 " | 1 | Germany | Tugboat | Warnow | Y1659 | 1990 | 22 tonnes | [23] | |||
Miscellaneous (6) | |||||||||||
"Type 352" | 2 | Germany | Troop advertising platform | LürssenAbeking & Rasmussen | Pegnitz | M1090 | 1990 | 650 tonnes | Former minesweeper, 3 ships retired (2014–15), and 2 modified for recruitment support [24] | ||
Siegburg | M1098 | 1990 | |||||||||
Schwedeneck class "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 | Planet | A1437 | 2005 | 3,500 tonnes | [25] | |||
Gorch Fock class | 1 | Germany | Sail training ship | Blohm + Voss | Gorch Fock | A60 | 1958 | 1,760 tonnes | [26] |
Class | Ordered | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Boats | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
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Submarines | |||||||||||
Type 212CD class | 2 | Germany | Attack submarine | TKMS | U43 | S193 | 2032 | 2,500 tonnes | |||
U44 | S194 | 2034 | |||||||||
Frigates | |||||||||||
Niedersachsen class"F126" | 6[27] | Netherlands Germany | – | Multi -purpose frigate[28] | DamenBlohm + Voss | Niedersachsen[29] | F227 | July 2028 | 10,550 tonnes | Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the F123 Brandenburg class[30] [31] | |
Saarland | F228 | April 2030 | |||||||||
Bremen | F229 | April 2031 | |||||||||
Thüringen | F230 | January 2032 | |||||||||
– | F231 | 2033[32] | |||||||||
– | F232 | 2034 | |||||||||
Corvettes | |||||||||||
"K130 - Batch 2" | 5 | Germany | General-purpose corvette | Lürssen (lead)TKMS | F265 | 2025 | 1,840 tonnes | Order of the second batch in September 2017[33] [34] 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 [35] [36] | |
– | – | 2030 | |||||||||
– | – | 2031 | |||||||||
Replenishment ships | |||||||||||
Type 707 | 2 | Germany | – | Combat Support Ship | NVL Group(design) | – | – | 2025 | 20,000 tonnes | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class[37] | |
– | – | 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.[38] [39] To equip MKS 180 F126 Saarland class. | ||
Tugboats | |||||||||||
ABS class | 1 | China | – | Ocean-going tugboat | Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering | Borkum | – | [40] | 2,888 tonnes | Second-hand "Britoil Guardian" ship, commissioned initially in 2022[41] [42] |
Class | Planned | Origin | Picture | Type | Builder | Boats | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Note | |
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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 [43] | ||
Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle | Up to 6 | – | – | Unmanned submarine | – | – | – | 2035 + | – | Up to 6 as per "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [44] | |
Frigates | |||||||||||
MEKO A-400 AMD class "F127" | 6 | Germany | – | Air Defense Frigate | Blohm+Voss | – | F233 | – | 10,000 tonnes | Planned 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 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 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 | NVL Group(design) | – | – | From 2030 s | – | Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan | |
Unterstützung platform | 6 | Germany | – | Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance | – | – | – | From 2030 s | – | Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the "Zielbild Marine 2035+" plan [47] |