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 75 ships in commission including; 10 frigates, 5 corvettes, 6 fast attack craft, 3 minesweepers, 12 minehunters, 5 submarines, 21 auxiliary vessels and 13 miscellaneous vessels.
Current ships
| Class | Picture | Type | Ships | Displacement | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Logistic Support Ship (1 in service) | |||||
| HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833) |  | Joint Logistic Support Ship | HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833) | 27,800 long tons 28,246 full load |
On 4 February 2016, German minister Ursula von der Leyen, and Dutch minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert signed the LOI on the Dutch Navy ship HNLMS Karel Doorman. The German Navy will now, in coordination with their Dutch couterparts, be able to use the biggest ship in the Dutch Navy.[1] |
| Submarines (5 in service) | |||||
| Type 212 |  | Attack submarine | S181 U31 S182 U32 S183 U33 S184 U34 S185 U35 | 1,830 tonnes | 1 more undergoing tests. |
| Frigates (10 in service) | |||||
| Sachsen |  | Air-defence frigate (Destroyer) | F219 Sachsen F220 Hamburg F221 Hessen | 5,800 tonnes | Usually considered a destroyer by other navies due to size and role. |
| 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 | |
| Fast patrol boats (4 in service) | |||||
| Gepard |  | Fast attack craft | P6123 S73 Hermelin P6125 S75 Zobel P6126 S76 Frettchen P6130 S80 Hyäne | 390 tonnes | All to be withdrawn from service in September 2016. |
| Mine counter-measure vessels (15 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). |
| Kulmbach |  | Minehunter | M1095 Überherrn M1099 Herten | 635 tonnes | |
| 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 | 1,310 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 | ||
| 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
References
- ↑ http://navaltoday.com/2016/02/05/germany-and-the-netherlands-sign-joint-support-ship-loi/
- ↑ "Biggest Cuts In Years Are Coming For Germany". Aviation Week. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
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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