List of active ships of the German Navy

This page is dedicated to listing all ships of the Germany navy, the German navy typically is a destroyer based navy, it uses its navy primarily for coastal defence and convoy escort. It operates 105 surface vessels and 10 submarines.

Sumbarine Fleet

Name	Origin	utilization	in service	Image	Notes
U-Boot-Klasse 212 A	Germany	Attack submarine	10

Frigates

Name	Origin	utilization	in service	Image	Notes
F123 Brandenburg class	Germany	General-purpose frigate	16
F124 Sachsen class	Germany	Air-defence frigate	30		Generally considered a destroyer internationally due to size, armament, and role.
F125 Baden-Württemberg class	Germany	Frigate, low intensity operations	17		Heaviest displacement of any frigate worldwide

Corvettes

Name	Origin	utilization	In service	Image	Notes
K130 Braunschweig class	Germany	General-purpose corvette	10

Intelligence ships

Name	Origin	utilization	In service	Image	Notes
Type 423 Oste class	Germany	Electronic surveillance	4

Replenishment ships

Name	Origin	utilization	In service	Image	Notes
Type 702 Berlin class	Germany	Replenishment oiler	4
Type 704 Rhön class	Germany	Replenishment oiler	3		Replacement planned for 2025-2026
Type 404 Elbe class	Germany	Tender	9

Mine counter-measure ships

Name	Origin	utilization	In Service	Image	Notes
Type 332 Frankenthal class	Germany	Minehunter	12