List of active German Navy ships

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

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.[1][2]
						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	Blohm + Voss HDW Nordseewerke Bremer Vulkan	Brandenburg	F215	1994	4,900 tonnes	Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2.[3][4]
						Schleswig-Holstein	F216	1994
						Bayern	F217	1995
						Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	F218	1996
Sachsen class Type F124	3	Germany		Air-defence frigate	Blohm + Voss HDW Nordseewerke	Sachsen	F219	2004	5,800 tonnes	Forms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2.[4][5]
						Hamburg	F220	2004
						Hessen	F221	2006
Baden-Württemberg class Type F125	4	Germany		Frigate, low intensity operations	TKMS Blohm + Voss Lürssen	Baden-Württemberg	F222	2019	7,200 tonnes	Forms 4 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2.[6][7]
						Nordrhein-Westfalen	F223	2020
						Sachsen-Anhalt	F224	2021
						Rheinland-Pfalz	F225	2022
Corvettes (5)
Braunschweig class Type K130	5 (+5 under construction)	Germany		General-purpose corvette	Blohm + Voss Lürssen Nordseewerke	Braunschweig	F260	2008	1,840 tonnes	Part of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.[8][9]
						Magdeburg	F261	2008
						Erfurt	F262	2013
						Oldenburg	F263	2013
						Ludwigshafen am Rhein	F264	2013
Mine countermeasure ships (12)
Ensdorf class Type 352	2	Germany		Minesweeper	Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen	Pegnitz	M1090	1990	650 tonnes	3 retired (in 2014, 2015) Part of the 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.[10]
						Siegburg	M1098	1990
Frankenthal class Type 332	10	Germany		Minehunter	Lürssen Abeking & Rasmussen Krögerwerft [de]	Fulda	M1058	1998	650 tonnes	2 retired.[11] Part of 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron Einsatzflottille 1.[12]
						Weilheim	M1059	1998
						Rottweil [de]	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.[13][14]
						Oker [de]	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.[15]
Fassmer SFB 10.1 Special Force Boat	16	Germany		Rigid hull inflatable mission boat	Fassmer [de]	–	–	–	–	Used on the Type F125 Baden-Württemberg class[16][17][18]
–	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[19][20][21]
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[22]

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	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Abeking & Rasmussen Peene-Werft	Berlin	A1411	2001	20,240 tonnes	[23]
						Frankfurt am Main	A1412	2002
						Bonn	A1413	2013
Rhön class Type 704	2	Germany		Replenishment oiler	Kröger-Werft	Rhön	A1443	1977	14,169 tonnes	[24] Replacement planned for 2025–2026
						Spessart	A1442	1977
Elbe class Type 404	6	Germany		Tender	Bremer Vulkan	Elbe	A511	1993	3,586 tonnes	[25]
						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 [de]	Rügen [de]	–	2023	2,760 tonnes	Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance [26][27]
ABS class	1	China	–	Ocean-going tugboat	Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering	Borkum [de]	A1454	1 October 2024	2,888 tonnes	Second-hand Britoil Guardian, commissioned initially in 2022[28][29]
Nordstrand class [de] Type 725A	6	Germany		Harbour tugboat	Orenstein & Koppel	Nordstrand	Y817	1987	278 tonnes	[30]
						Langeness	Y819	1987
						Vogelsand	Y816	1987
Nordstrand class Type 725B					Husumer Schiffswerft [de]	Lütje Hörn	Y812	1990
						Scharhörn	Y815	1990
						Knechtsand	Y814	1990
Warnow class [de] Type 660	1	Germany		Tugboat	VEB Yachtwerft Berlin [de]	Warnow	Y1659	1990	22 tonnes	[31]
Miscellaneous (4)
Schwedeneck class Type 748	2	Germany		Trial ship	Lürssen Kröger-Werft Elsflether Werft [de] Abeking & Rasmussen Nobiskrug	Kronsort [de]	Y861	1987	1,000 tonnes	4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired
						Helmsand [de]	Y862	1988
Planet class	1	Germany		Research ship	Thyssen Nordseewerke	Planet	A1437	2005	3,500 tonnes	[32]
Gorch Fock class	1	Germany		Sail training ship	Blohm + Voss	Gorch Fock	A60	1958	1,760 tonnes	[33]

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	[34]
						U-38	S194	2034
						U-39	S195	–		4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024[35]
						U-40	S196	–
						U-41	S197	–
						U-42	S198	–
Frigates (6)
Niedersachsen class Type F126	6 [36]	Netherlands Germany	–	Multi-purpose frigate[37]	Damen Blohm + Voss Lürssen German Naval Yards Peene-Werft	Niedersachsen[38]	F227	July 2028[38]	10,550 tonnes	Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the Type F123 Brandenburg class[36][39][40]
						Saarland	F228	April 2030[38]
						Bremen	F229	April 2031[38]
						Thüringen	F230	January 2032[38]
						–	F231	2033[41]
						–	F232	2034[41]
Corvettes (5)
Braunschweig class Type K130 - Batch 2	5	Germany		General-purpose corvette	Lürssen (lead) TKMS German Naval Yards	Köln	F265	2025	1,840 tonnes	Order of the second batch in September 2017[42][43]Köln at sea trials but delayed.[43]
						Emden	F266	–
						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[44][45]
						–	–	2030
						–	–	2031
Light boats (12)
MST FRISC [nl] 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.[46][47] To equip F126 Niedersachsen class.
Replenishment ships (2)
Type 707	2	Germany		Combat support ship	NVL Group (design) Meyer Werft Neptun Werft	–	–	2025	20,000 tonnes	Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class[48]
						–	–	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[49]
Large unmanned underwater vehicle	Up to 12	–	–	Unmanned underwater vehicle	–	–	–	2035 +	–	[49]
Frigates
MEKO A-400 AMD class Type F127 frigate	8[50]	Germany	–	Air defense frigate	TKMS/NVL[51]	–	F233	–	10,000 tonnes	Planned to replace the F124 Sachsen class.[52][53]
						–	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.[54]
						–	–	–
						–	–	–
Corvettes
Future Combat Surface System	18 +	Germany	–	General-purpose corvette	–	–	–	2035+	–	Plan beyond 2035[52]
Mine counter-measures
MJ334 Minenabwehr Plattform	12 +	Germany	–	Minehunter	–	–	–	2035 +	–	Successor of the Type 332 Frankenthal class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [55][54]
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 [55]
Light boats
MZKB	40+	–	–	Multi-role rigid hull inflatable mission boat	–	–	–	2029 - 2035	–	[49]
Replenishment ships
Type 707	1 additional	Germany	–	Replenishment oiler	NVL Group (design) Meyer Werft Neptun Werft	–	–	From 2030s	–	Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [55]
Unterstützung platform	6	Germany	–	Logistic, operation support and reconnaissance	NVL Group (NTV 130 offer, 14,000 tonnes)[56]	–	–	From 2030s	–	Successor of the Type 404 Elbe class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan [55][57]

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:
  • List of modern equipment of the German Army
• German Air Force:
  • List of active equipment of the German Air Force
• German Army equipment pages in German:
  • List of small arms of the Bundeswehr [de]
  • List of Bundeswehr ammunition [de]
  • List of wheeled vehicles of the Bundeswehr [de]
  • List of tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr [de]
  • List of aircraft of the Bundeswehr [de]