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 83 ships in commission including; 13 frigates, 5 corvettes, 8 fast attack craft, 5 minesweepers, 11 minehunters, 4 submarines, 22 auxiliary vessels and 15 miscellaneous vessels.

Current ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
FRIGATES (13 in Service)
Sachsen		Air-defence Frigate	F219 Sachsen F220 Hamburg F221 Hessen	5,690 tonnes
Brandenburg		Multipurpose Frigate	F215 Brandenburg F216 Schleswig-Holstein F217 Bayern F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	4,490 tonnes
Bremen		Multipurpose Frigate	F207 Bremen F208 Niedersachsen F210 Emden F212 Karlsruhe F213 Augsburg F214 Lübeck	3,680 tonnes	Being phased out, to be replaced by 4 F125 class frigates.
CORVETTES (5 in Service)
Braunschweig		Multipurpose Corvette	F260 Braunschweig F261 Magdeburg F262 Erfurt F263 Oldenburg F264 Ludwigshafen am Rhein	1,840 tonnes
FAST PATROL BOATS (8 in Service)
Gepard		Fast Attack Craft	P6121 S71 Gepard ('Cheeta') P6122 S72 Puma P6123 S73 Hermelin('Ermine') P6125 S75 Zobel('Sable') P6126 S76 Frettchen('Ferret') P6128 S78 Ozelot('Ocelot') P6129 S79 Wiesel('Weasel') P6130 S80 Hyäne('Hyena')	390 tonnes	2 removed from service. All to be withdrawn from service by 2021.
SUBMARINES (4 in Service)
Type 212			S181 U31 S182 U32 S183 U33 S184 U34	1.830 tonnes	2 more under construction.
MINE COUNTER-MEASURE VESSELS (16 in Service)
Ensdorf		Minesweeper	M1094 Ensdorf M1093 Auerbach/Oberpfalz M1092 Hameln 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).
Kulmbach		Mine hunter	M1095 Überherrn M1099 Herten	635 tonnes
Frankenthal		Mine hunter	M1063 Bad Bevensen M1067 Bad Rappenau M1064 Grömitz M1068 Datteln M1065 Dillingen M1069 Homburg M1062 Sulzbach-Rosenberg M1058 Fulda M1059 Weilheim	650 tonnes	2 removed from service in 2006.
FLEET AUXILIARY VESSELS (22 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
Walchensee		Coastal Tanker	A1425 Ammersee A1426 Tegernsee	2,174 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		Sea-going Tugboat	A1451 Wangerooge A1452 Spiekeroog	798 tonnes	A1454 Baltrum and A1456 Juist converted for diver-training (see "MISCELLANEOUS" below).
Helgoland		Salvage Tug	A1458 Fehmarn	1,310 tonnes
Frankenthal			M1061 Rottweil	650 tonnes	Converted Minesweeper, now used by clearance divers.
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	A1643 Bottsand A1644 Eversand	650 tonnes
Wangerooge		Diver-training	A1439 Baltrum A1440 Juist	798 tonnes	Originally sea-going tugboats, later converted for diver-training.
Gorch Fock		Sail Training Ship	A60 Gorch Fock	1,760 tonnes
Planet		SWATH Research Ship	A1437 Planet	3,500 tonnes
Schwedeneck		Multipurpose Trials Ship	Y861 Kronsort Y862 Helmsand
Alliance		Research Ship	A1456 Alliance		NATO vessel under German flag.

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

External links

• Official Website of German Navy in English
• Die Flotte 2006 - official fleet listing and presentation in German and English