List of active German Navy ships

List of active German Navy ships

Naval ensign of Germany

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Class</th><th>In service</th><th>Origin</th><th>Picture</th><th>Type</th><th>Builder</th><th>Ships</th><th>No.</th><th>Comm.</th><th>Displacement</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Replenishment ships (11)</td></tr><tr><td>Berlin class Type 702</td><td>3</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Replenishment oiler</td><td></td><td>Berlin</td><td>A1411</td><td>2001</td><td>20,240 tonnes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Frankfurt am Main</td><td>A1412</td><td>2002</td></tr><tr><td>Bonn</td><td>A1413</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Rhön class Type 704</td><td>2</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Replenishment oiler</td><td>Kröger-Werft</td><td>Rhön</td><td>A1443</td><td>1977</td><td>14,169 tonnes</td><td>Replacement planned for 2025–2026</td></tr><tr><td>Spessart</td><td>A1442</td><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>Elbe class Type 404</td><td>6</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Tender</td><td>Bremer Vulkan</td><td>Elbe</td><td>A511</td><td>1993</td><td>3,586 tonnes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mosel</td><td>A512</td><td>1993</td></tr><tr><td>Rhein</td><td>A513</td><td>1993</td></tr><tr><td>Werra</td><td>A514</td><td>1993</td></tr><tr><td>Main</td><td>A515</td><td>1994</td></tr><tr><td>Donau</td><td>A516</td><td>1994</td></tr><tr><td>Tugboats (9)</td></tr><tr><td>UT722L class</td><td>1</td><td>Norway</td><td>–</td><td>Ocean-going tugboat</td><td>Vard shipyard</td><td>Rügen</td><td>–</td><td>2023</td><td>2,760 tonnes</td><td>Second-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance</td></tr><tr><td>ABS class</td><td>1</td><td>China</td><td>–</td><td>Ocean-going tugboat</td><td>Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering</td><td>Borkum</td><td>A1454</td><td>1 October 2024</td><td>2,888 tonnes</td><td>Second-hand Britoil Guardian, commissioned initially in 2022</td></tr><tr><td>Nordstrand class Type 725A</td><td>6</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Harbour tugboat</td><td>Orenstein & Koppel</td><td>Nordstrand</td><td>Y817</td><td>1987</td><td>278 tonnes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Langeness</td><td>Y819</td><td>1987</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vogelsand</td><td>Y816</td><td>1987</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nordstrand class Type 725B</td><td>Husumer Schiffswerft</td><td>Lütje Hörn</td><td>Y812</td><td>1990</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Scharhörn</td><td>Y815</td><td>1990</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Knechtsand</td><td>Y814</td><td>1990</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Warnow class Type 660</td><td>1</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Tugboat</td><td>VEB Yachtwerft Berlin</td><td>Warnow</td><td>Y1659</td><td>1990</td><td>22 tonnes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous (4)</td></tr><tr><td>Schwedeneck class Type 748</td><td>2</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Trial ship</td><td></td><td>Kronsort</td><td>Y861</td><td>1987</td><td>1,000 tonnes</td><td>4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired</td></tr><tr><td>Helmsand</td><td>Y862</td><td>1988</td></tr><tr><td>Planet class</td><td>1</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Research ship</td><td>Thyssen Nordseewerke</td><td>Planet</td><td>A1437</td><td>2005</td><td>3,500 tonnes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Gorch Fock class</td><td>1</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Sail training ship</td><td>Blohm + Voss</td><td>Gorch Fock</td><td>A60</td><td>1958</td><td>1,760 tonnes</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Future German Navy ships

Ships ordered

<table><thead><tr><th>Class</th><th>Ordered</th><th>Origin</th><th>Picture</th><th>Type</th><th>Builder</th><th>Boats/Ships</th><th>No.</th><th>Comm.</th><th>Displacement</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Submarines (6)</td></tr><tr><td>Type 212CD class</td><td>6</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Attack submarine</td><td>TKMS</td><td>U-37</td><td>S193</td><td>2032</td><td>2,500 tonnes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>U-38</td><td>S194</td><td>2034</td></tr><tr><td>U-39</td><td>S195</td><td>–</td><td>4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>U-40</td><td>S196</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>U-41</td><td>S197</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>U-42</td><td>S198</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Frigates (6)</td></tr><tr><td>Niedersachsen class Type F126</td><td>6</td><td>Netherlands Germany</td><td>–</td><td>Multi-purpose frigate</td><td></td><td>Niedersachsen</td><td>F227</td><td>July 2028</td><td>10,550 tonnes</td><td>Six frigates ordered in 2020 to succeed to the Type F123 Brandenburg class</td></tr><tr><td>Saarland</td><td>F228</td><td>April 2030</td></tr><tr><td>Bremen</td><td>F229</td><td>April 2031</td></tr><tr><td>Thüringen</td><td>F230</td><td>January 2032</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>F231</td><td>2033</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>F232</td><td>2034</td></tr><tr><td>Corvettes (4)</td></tr><tr><td>Braunschweig class Type K130 - Batch 2</td><td>4</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>General-purpose corvette</td><td></td><td>Emden</td><td>F266</td><td>–</td><td>1,840 tonnes</td><td>Order of the second batch in September 2017</td></tr><tr><td>Karlsruhe</td><td>F267</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Augsburg</td><td>F268</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Lübeck</td><td>F269</td><td>2025</td></tr><tr><td>Intelligence ships (3)</td></tr><tr><td>Type 424</td><td>3</td><td>Germany</td><td>–</td><td>SIGINT / ELINT vessel</td><td>NVL Group</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2029</td><td>–</td><td>Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2030</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2031</td></tr><tr><td>Light boats (12)</td></tr><tr><td>MST FRISC Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft</td><td>12</td><td>Netherlands</td><td></td><td>Rigid hull inflatable mission boat</td><td>Marine Specialised Technology Ltd.</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2028</td><td>7 tonnes</td><td>To equip the future German Navy ships. To equip F126 Niedersachsen class.</td></tr><tr><td>Replenishment ships (2)</td></tr><tr><td>Type 707</td><td>2</td><td>Germany</td><td></td><td>Combat support ship</td><td></td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2025</td><td>20,000 tonnes</td><td>Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2025</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous (4)</td></tr><tr><td>Seebasierte Ausbildung und Seeversuche See</td><td>4</td><td>Germany</td><td>–</td><td>Training ships / sea trials</td><td>Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2028</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2029</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2029</td></tr><tr><td>–</td><td>–</td><td>2029</td></tr></tbody></table>

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	–
MEKO A-200 DEU	4	Germany	–	Multi-purpose frigate	TKMS	–	–	2029		Interim ship to compensate for the F126 delays.
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
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