List of active German Navy ships
List of active German Navy ships is a list of ships in active service with the German Navy. There are approximately 67 ships in commission including; 10 frigates, 5 corvettes, 3 minesweepers, 10 minehunters, 6 submarines, 21 auxiliary vessels and 12 miscellaneous vessels.
Current ships
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submarines (6 in service) | |||||
| Type 212 |  | Attack submarine | S181 U31 S182 U32 S183 U33 S184 U34 S185 U35 S186 U36 | 1,830 tonnes | 2 more planned by 2030 [1] |
| Frigates (10 in service) | |||||
| Sachsen |  | Air-defence frigate | F219 Sachsen F220 Hamburg F221 Hessen | 5,800 tonnes | |
| Brandenburg |  | Multipurpose frigate | F215 Brandenburg F216 Schleswig-Holstein F217 Bayern F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 4,900 tonnes | |
| Bremen |  | Multipurpose frigate | F212 Karlsruhe F213 Augsburg F214 Lübeck | 3,680 tonnes | Being phased out, to be replaced by 4 F125-class frigates.[2] |
| Corvettes (5 in service) | |||||
| Braunschweig |  | Multipurpose corvette | F260 Braunschweig F261 Magdeburg F262 Erfurt F263 Oldenburg F264 Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 1,840 tonnes | 5 additional vessels planned by 2023 [3] |
| Mine counter-measure vessels (13 in service) | |||||
| Ensdorf |  | Minesweeper | M1093 Auerbach/Oberpfalz M1090 Pegnitz M1098 Siegburg | 650 tonnes | Mother ships for Seehund remotely controlled minesweeping drones as part of the TROIKA PLUS system (18 Seehund drones in stock, two-man crews only for transit). |
| Frankenthal |  | Minehunter | M1063 Bad Bevensen M1061 Rottweill M1064 Grömitz M1068 Datteln M1065 Dillingen M1069 Homburg M1062 Sulzbach-Rosenberg M1058 Fulda M1059 Weilheim M1067 Bad Rappenau | 650 tonnes | 2 removed from service in 2006. |
| Fleet auxiliary vessels (21 in service) | |||||
| Berlin |  | Combat support ship | A1411 Berlin A1412 Frankfurt am Main A1413 Bonn | 20,240 tonnes | |
| Rhön |  | Replenishment oiler | A1443 Rhön A1442 Spessart | 14,169 tonnes | |
| Elbe |  | Tender | A511 Elbe A512 Mosel A513 Rhein A514 Werra A515 Main A516 Donau | 3,586 tonnes | |
| Oste |  | Electronic surveillance ship | A52 Oste A50 Alster A53 Oker | 3,200 tonnes | |
| Wangerooge | Ocean tug | A1451 Wangerooge A1452 Spiekeroog | 798 tonnes | ||
| Helgoland | Salvage tug | A1458 Fehmarn | 1,310 tonnes | ||
| Barbe |  | Landing craft | L762 Lachs L765 Schlei | 430 tonnes | Currently part of the SEK-M Naval Special Forces command. |
| Miscellaneous | |||||
| Nordstrand |  | Harbor tugboat | Y817 Nordstrand Y819 Langeness Y816 Vogelsand Y812 Lütje Hörn Y815 Scharhörn Y814 Knechtsand | ||
| Bottsand |  | Oil recovery ship | Y1643 Bottsand Y1644 Eversand | 650 tonnes | |
| Gorch Fock |  | Sail training ship | A60 Gorch Fock | 1,760 tonnes | |
| Planet |  | SWATH research ship | A1437 Planet | 3,500 tonnes | |
| Schwedeneck | .jpg) | Multipurpose trials ship | Y861 Kronsort Y862 Helmsand | 1,000 tonnes | |
See also
- Currently active military equipment by country
- Kampfschwimmer, combat divers/combat swimmers
- List of ships of the German navies
- List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine
References
External links
- Official Website of German Navy in English
- Die Flotte 2006 - official fleet listing and presentation in German and English
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