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.

Current fleet

Submarine fleet ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeBuilderBoatsNo.Comm.Displacement NotesType 212A U-Boot-Klasse 212 A 6 Attack submarineHDW S181 2005 1,830 tonnesPart of 1 Submarine Squadron of Einsatzflottille 1. S182 2005 S183 2006 S184 2007 S185 2015 S186 2016

Surface fleet ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeBuilderShipsNo.Comm.Displacement NotesFrigates (11)Type F123 4 General-purpose frigate F215 1994 4,900 tonnesForms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2. F216 1994 F217 1995 F218 1996Type F124 3 Air-defence frigate F219 2004 5,800 tonnesForms 2 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2. F220 2004 F221 2006Type F125 4 Frigate, low intensity operations F222 2019 7,200 tonnesForms 4 Frigate Squadron of Einsatzflottille 2. F223 2020 F224 2021 F225 2022Corvettes (6)Type K130 batch 15 General-purpose corvette F260 2008 1,840 tonnesPart of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1. F261 2008 F262 2013 F263 2013 F264 2013Type K130 batch 21 (+4 under construction) General-purpose corvette F265 2025 1,840 tonnesPart of 1 Corvette squadron of Einsatzflottille 1.Mine countermeasure ships (12)Type 352 2 Minesweeper M1090 1990 650 tonnes3 retired (in 2014, 2015) Part of the 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron of Einsatzflottille 1. M1098 1990Type 33210Minehunter M1058 1998650 tonnes2 retired. Part of 3rd Mine Countermeasures Squadron Einsatzflottille 1. M1059 1998 M1061 1993 M1062 1996 M1063 1993 M1064 1994 M1065 1995 M1067 1994 M1068 1994 M1069 1995Electronic surveillance (3)Type 423 3Electronic surveillance Flensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftA5219883,200 tonnesReplacement planned from 2029 to 2031. Three Type 424 ships were ordered in July 2023 for €3.26 billion. A53 1988 A50 1989Light boatsBoomeranger Speedboat– 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 Boat16 Rigid hull inflatable mission boat––––Used on the Type F125 Baden-Württemberg class–10–Rigid hull inflatable mission boat–––––Used on the Type K130 Braunschweig classZodiac Hurricane H10104Special forces rigid hull inflatable boatZodiac Milpro––––Used by the Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine11M NSWRIB Naval Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Boat4Special forces rigid hull inflatable boatUnited States Marine Inc.––––Interim replacement of the Zodiac Hurricane H1010

Auxiliary fleet ClassIn serviceOriginPictureTypeBuilderShipsNo.Comm.Displacement NotesReplenishment ships (11)Type 702 3Replenishment oiler A1411 200120,240 tonnesA14122002A14132013Type 704 2Replenishment oilerKröger-Werft A1443197714,169 tonnes Replacement planned for 2025–2026A1442 1977Type 404 6Tender Bremer Vulkan A511 19933,586 tonnes A5121993A5131993A5141993A5151994A5161994Tugboats (9)UT722L class 1–Ocean-going tugboat –20232,760 tonnesSecond-hand (commissioned initially in 2003) commercial tugboat, formerly Rota Endurance ''ABS class| style="text-align:center" |1| |style="text-align:center"| – |Ocean-going tugboat |Guangdong Yuexin Ocean Engineering | |A1454 | 1 October 2024 |align="center"| 2,888 tonnes |Second-hand Britoil Guardian, commissioned initially in 2022 |- style="vertical-align: top;" | rowspan="3" |Type 725A | rowspan="6" style="text-align: center" | 6| rowspan="6" | | rowspan="6" | | rowspan="6" |Harbour tugboat | rowspan="3" |Orenstein & Koppel |Nordstrand |Y817 | 1987 | rowspan="6" align="center" |278 tonnes | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |Langeness |Y819 |1987 | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |Vogelsand |Y816 |1987 | |- style="vertical-align: top;" | rowspan="3" |Nordstrand classType 725B | rowspan="3" | |Lütje Hörn |Y812 |1990 | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |Scharhörn |Y815 |1990 | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |Knechtsand |Y814 |1990 | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |Type 660 | style="text-align: center" | 1| | |Tugboat | |Warnow |Y1659 |1990 | align="center"|22 tonnes | |- style="vertical-align: top;" ! colspan="11" |Miscellaneous (4) |- style="vertical-align: top;" | rowspan="2" |Type 748 | rowspan="2" style="text-align: center" | 2| rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" | | rowspan="2" |Trial ship | rowspan="2" | | |Y861 |1987 | rowspan="2" align="center" |1,000 tonnes | rowspan="2" |4 planned initially, 1 cancelled, 1 retired |- style="vertical-align: top;" | |Y862 |1988 |- style="vertical-align: top;" || style="text-align: center" | 1| | |Research ship |Thyssen Nordseewerke | |A1437 |2005 |align="center" |3,500 tonnes | |- style="vertical-align: top;" |Gorch Fock'' class 1Sail training shipBlohm + VossA6019581,760 tonnes

Future German Navy ships

Ships ordered Class Ordered Origin Picture Type Builder Boats/Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes Submarines (6) Type 212CD class 6 – Attack submarine TKMS U-37 S193 2032 2,500 tonnes U-38 S194 2034 U-39 S195 – 4 approved by parliament for order in December 2024. U-40 S196 – U-41 S197 – U-42 S198 – Frigates (8) MEKO A-200 DEU class Type F128 4 – Multi-purpose frigate TKMS – – 2029 3,950 tonnes 4 approved for order in July 2026 (with option for 4 more), after the F126 purchase was cancelled. – – – – – – – – – Corvettes (4) Type K130 - Batch 2 4 General-purpose corvette F266 2026marineforum.online - Shipspotting: Korvette "Emden" 1,840 tonnes Order of the second batch in September 2017. F267 – F268 – F269 – Intelligence ships (3) Type 424 3 – SIGINT / ELINT vessel NVL Group – – 2029 – Replacement of the Type 423 Oste class, ordered in July 2023. – – 2030 – – 2031 Light boats (12) Combatant Craft Medium Mk1 5 Special forces boat Vigor – – – 27 tonnes Fast Raiding Interception and Special Forces Craft 12 Rigid hull inflatable mission boat Marine Specialised Technology Ltd. – – 2028 7 tonnes To equip the future German Navy ships. To equip F128 (initially planned for the F126 Niedersachsen). Replenishment ships (2) Type 707 2 Combat support ship NVL Group (design) Meyer Werft Neptun Werft – – 2026nord24.de - Lürssen-Gruppe liefert neue Marinetanker erst verspätet ab 20,000 tonnes Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class. – – – Miscellaneous (4) Seebasierte Ausbildung und Seeversuche See 4 – Training ships / sea trials Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG – – 2028 – – – 2029 – – 2029 – – 2029

Planned investments Class Planned Origin Picture Type Builder Ships No. Comm. Displacement Notes Submarines Type 212CD 3 to 6 additional – Attack submarine TKMS – – 2035 + 2,500 tonnes Total of 9 to 12 submarines planned. Large unmanned underwater vehicle Up to12 – – Unmanned underwater vehicle – – – 2035+ – Frigates MEKO A-400 AMD class Type F127 frigate 8 – 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 – Multi-purpose frigate TKMS – – 2029 Interim ship to compensate for the F126 delays. – – – – – – – – – Unmanned surface combat vessels LRMV Large Remote Multi-purpose Vessel 3 – Unmanned surface vessel – – – – – Unmanned vessel in complement to frigates, supporting with anti-air defence and maritime strikes. – – – – – – Corvettes Future Combat Surface System 18+ – General-purpose corvette – – – 2035+ – Plan beyond 2035. Mine counter-measures MJ334 Minenabwehr Plattform 12+ – 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 – Replenishment oiler – – From 2030s – Successor of the Type 704 Rhön class as per the Zielbild Marine 2035+ plan. Unterstützung platform 6 – 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.

List of active German Navy ships

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