List of ships of the Bundeswehr

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This list contains German warships and auxiliary ships of the Bundeswehr that  were or are still used in the Bundesmarine after 1956 - since 1990 German Navy - and other parts of the Bundeswehr.

The list is arranged according to ship types and classes, each of which is followed by a ship list of this class. The class number is specified in the ship number directory for ships, boats and service vehicles of the German Navy and the defense technology sector issued by the Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement . The non-official class designation is used by Gerhard Koop and Siegfried Breyer analogous to the book The ships, vehicles and aircraft of the German Navy 1956 to this day .

Previous names and IDs are placed in brackets after the valid names and IDs in the class. The period of service listed relates only to the period of service in the respective class. The units of the People's Navy are only listed if they have been accepted into the service of the Federal Navy. All others are on the list of ships of the National People's Army .

Today, the surface units are painted in squirrel gray (RAL-7000), until the 1970s, the superstructures were partially painted white.

Ship types and classes or units in service are highlighted in blue .

Surface combat ships

destroyer

→ Main article : Destroyer

destroyer
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service00
Z 119	Destroyer 1- class US  Fletcher- class	D 170 D 171 D 172 D 178 D 179 D 180	Destroyer 1 (ex USS Anthony DD-515 ) Destroyer 2 (ex USS Ringgold DD-500 ) Destroyer 3 (ex USS Wadsworth DD-516 ) Destroyer 4 (ex USS Claxton DD-571 ) Destroyer 5 (ex USS Dyson DD-572 ) Destroyer 6 (ex USS Charles Ausburne  DD-570 )	1958–1972 1959–1981 1959–1980 1959–1981 1960–1982 1960–1968	destroyer
Z 101 / Z 101A	Hamburg class	D 181 D 182 D 183 D 184	Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein Bavaria Hesse	1964–1994 1964–1994 1965–1993 1968–1990	Destroyer / missile destroyer
Z 103 / Z 103A / Z 103B	Lütjens- class US Charles-F.-Adams- class	D 185 D 186 D 187	Lütjens Mölders Rommel	1969-2003 1969-2003 1970-1998	Guided missile destroyer

Frigates

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Frigates
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service00
F 120	Cologne class	F 220 F 221 F 222 F 223 F 224 F 225	Cologne Emden Augsburg Karlsruhe Lübeck Braunschweig	1961–1982 1961–1983 1962–1988 1962–1983 1963–1988 1964–1989	Escort boat / frigate
F 122	Bremen class	F 207 F 208 F 209 F 210 F 211 F 212 F 213 F 214	Bremen Lower Saxony Rhineland-Palatinate Emden Cologne Karlsruhe Augsburg Lübeck	1982–2014 1982–2015 1983–2013 1983–2013 1984–2012 1984–2016 1989–2019 since 1990	frigate
600 610	Koni class (Soviet project 1159)	F 225 F 224	Hall (ex SKR-149 ) Rostock (ex Nerpa )	1990-1991 1990-1991	Frigate ex VM  coastal defense ship
F 123	Brandenburg class	F 215 F 216 F 217 F 218	Brandenburg Schleswig-Holstein Bavaria Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	since 1994 since 1995 since 1996 since 1996	frigate
F 124	Saxony class	F 219 F 220 F 221	Saxony Hamburg Hesse	since 2003 since 2004 since 2006	Multipurpose frigate
F 125	Baden-Württemberg class	F 222 F 223 F 224 F 225	Baden-Württemberg North Rhine-Westphalia Saxony-Anhalt Rhineland-Palatinate	since 2019 since 2020 in testing in testing	frigate

Corvettes

→ Main article : Corvette

Corvettes
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
621	Tarantul-I class	P 6166	Hiddensee (ex Rudolf Egelhofer )	1990-1991	Schnellboot ex Volksmarine, small rocket ship of the Soviet project 1241.1
K 130	Braunschweig class	F 260 F 261 F 262 F 263 F 264 F 265 F 266 F 267 F 268 F 269	Braunschweig Magdeburg Erfurt Oldenburg Ludwigshafen am Rhein Cologne Emden Karlsruhe Augsburg Lübeck	since 2008 since 2008 since 2013 since 2013 since 2013 under construction under construction in planning in planning in planning	corvette

Speed ​​boats

→ Main article : speed boat

Speed ​​boats
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
149	Herring gull class	P 6052 P 6053 P 6055 P 6056 P 6054 P 6057	Gull Common Gull Glaucous Gull Skua wild swan tern	1956–1967 1956–1967 1957–1967 1956–1967 1956–1967 1957–1964	Torpedo-Schnellboot S-Boot-Type 43 of the Kriegsmarine
140	Jaguar- class	P 6059 P 6058 P 6062 P 6061 P 6060 P 6065 P 6066 P 6067 P 6082 P 6083 P 6085 P 6087 P 6088 P 6089 P 6091 P 6090 P 6063 P 6064 P 6084 P 6086	Jaguar (S 1) Polecat (S 2) Wolf (S 3) Lynx (S 4) Leopard (S 5) Lion (S 12) Fox (S 13) Marten (S 14) Consecration (S 15) Crane (S 16) Storch (S 17) Jay (S 18) Elster (S 19) Heron (S 20) Dommel (S 21) Penguin (S 22) Tiger (S 23) Panther (S 24) Alk (S 29) Pelican (S 30)	1957–1973 1957–1975 1958–1975 1958–1972 1958–1973 1959–1975 1959–1973 1959–1972 1959–1972 1959–1973 1960–1974 1960–1974 1960–1974 1960–1973 1961–1974 1961–1973 1958– 1974 1958–1973 1960–1974 1960–1974	Torpedo speed boat
141	White-tailed eagle class	P 6068 P 6069 P 6070 P 6071 P 6072 P 6073 P 6074 P 6075 P 6076 P 6077	White-tailed eagle (S 6) Albatross (S 7) Condor (S 8) Griffin (S 9) Falcon (S 10) Vulture (S 11) Buzzard (S 25) Goshawk (S 26) Sparrowhawk (S 27) Cormorant (S 28)	1958–1976 1959–1975 1959–1976 1959–1976 1959–1975 1959–1975 1959–1975 1959–1976 1959–1976 1959–1976	Torpedo speed boat
152	Hugin class	P 6191 P 6192	Hugin (VS 1) Munin (VS 1)	1960–1964 1960–1964	Norwegian Nasty class torpedo speedboat
142 / 142A	Sable- class	P 6092 P 6093 P 6094 P 6096 P 6098 P 6100 P 6101 P 6095 P 6097 P 6099	Sable (S 31) Weasel (S 32) Badger (S 33) Mink (S 34) Cheetah (S 35) Ferret (S 36) Ocelot (S 37) Ermine (S 38) Puma (S 39) Hyena (S 40)	1961–1982 1962–1984 1962–1983 1963–1982 1963–1982 1963–1983 1963–1984 1962–1983 1962–1981 1963–1984	Torpedo speed boat
153	Class 153	P 6193 P 6194	Arrow (VS 3) beam (VS 4)	1962-1965 1962-1965	Torpedo speedboat type Brit. Ferocity torpedo speedboat type Brit. Brave
148	Tiger class	P 6141 P 6142 P 6143 P 6144 P 6145 P 6146 P 6147 P 6148 P 6149 P 6150 P 6151 P 6152 P 6153 P 6154 P 6155 P 6156 P 6157 P 6158 P 6159 P 6160	S 41 Tiger S 42 Iltis S 43 Lynx S 44 Marder S 45 Leopard S 46 Fox S 47 Jaguar S 48 Lion S 49 Wolf S 50 Panther S 51 Jay S 52 Stork S 53 Pelican S 54 Elster S 55 Alk S 56 Dommel S 57 Consecration S 58 Penguin S 59 Heron S 60 Crane	1972–1998 1973–1992 1973–1998 1973–1994 1973–2000 1973–2002 1973–2000 1974–2002 1975–1997 1974–2002 1974–1994 1974–1992 1974–1998 1974–1997 1975–2002 1975–2002 1975– 2002 1975–2002 1975–2002 1975–1998	Missile speedboat
143	Albatros class	P 6111 P 6112 P 6113 P 6114 P 6115 P 6116 P 6117 P 6118 P 6119 P 6120	S 61 Albatros S 62 Falcon S 63 Vulture S 64 Buzzard S 65 Sparrowhawk S 66 Griffin S 67 Condor S 68 White-tailed eagle S 69 Habicht S 70 Cormorant	1976–2005 1976–2004 1976–2005 1976–2005 1976–2005 1976–2005 1976–2004 1977–2005 1977–2005 1977–2005	Missile / torpedo speedboat
143A	Cheetah class	P 6121 P 6122 P 6123 P 6124 P 6125 P 6126 P 6127 P 6128 P 6129 P 6130	S 71 Cheetah S 72 Puma S 73 Ermine S 74 Mink S 75 Sable S 76 Ferret S 77 Badger S 78 Ocelot S 79 Weasel S 80 Hyena	1982–2014 1982–2015 1983–2016 1983–2012 1983–2016 1983–2016 1984–2012 1984–2014 1984–2015 1984–2016	Missile speedboat
620	Balcom-10 class	P 6165	Sassnitz	1990-1991	Missile speedboat ex Volksmarine, small rocket ship of project 151

Submarines

→ Main article : Submarine hunting boat

Submarines
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
420	Thetis class	P 6052 (A 1430 / P 6111) P 6053 (A 1431 / P 6112) P 6054 (A 1432 / P 6113) P 6055 (A 1433 / P 6114) P 6056 (A 1434 / P 6115)	Thetis Hermes Naiade Triton Theseus	1961-1991 1961-1992 1962-1991 1962-1992 1963-1992	Torpedo catch boat / fleet service boat / submarine hunter
630 + 140	Parchim-I class	P 6164 P 6167 P 6168 P 6169 P 6170	Grevesmühlen Gadebusch Teterow Lübz Wismar	1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991	Coastal defense boat / ex Volksmarine submarine of project 133

Submarines

→ Main article : submarine

See also list of Bundeswehr submarines

Submarines
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
240	Shark class	S 170 (UW 20) S 171 (UW 21)	Shark (ex U 2365) Pike (ex U 2367)	1957-1966 1957-1968	School and test submarine ex Kriegsmarine type XXIII
241	Class 241	Y 880	Wilhelm Bauer (ex U 2540)	1960-1982	Test submarine ex Kriegsmarine type XXI
201	U-1 class	S 180 S 181 S 182	U 1 U 2 U 3	1962-1966 1962-1963 1964-1967	Coastal submarine
205	U-4 class	U 183 U 184 U 185 U 186 U 187	U 4 U 5 U 6 U 7 U 8	1962–1974 1963–1974 1963–1974 1964–1974 1964–1974	Coastal submarine
202	Hans Techel class	P 172 p 173	Hans Techel Friedrich Schürer	1965-1966 1966-1966	Experimental submarine
205 mod	U-9 class	U 188 U 189 U 190 U 191 U 180 U 181	U 9 U 10 U 11 U 12 U 1 U 2	1967–1993 1967–1993 1968–2003 1969–2005 1967–1991 1966–1992	Coastal submarine
206 + 206A	U-13 class	S 192 S 193 S 194 S 195 S 196 S 197 S 198 S 199 S 170 S 171 S 172 S 173 S 174 S 175 S 176 S 177 S 178 S 179	U 13 U 14 U 15 U 16 U 17 U 18 U 19 U 20 U 21 U 22 U 23 U 24 U 25 U 26 U 27 U 28 U 29 U 30	1973–1997 1973–1997 1974–2010 1973–2011 1973–2010 1973–2011 1973–1998 1974–1996 1974–1998 1974–2008 1975–2011 1974–2011 1974–2008 1975–2005 1974–1996 1974–2004 1974– 2006 1975-2007	Coastal submarine	.
740	narwhal	Y 883	narwhal	1991–1996 (only testing, not in service)	"Underwater vehicle for the transfer of divers" (UWTG): Small submarine for reconnaissance
212A	U-31 class	S 181 S 182 S 183 S 184 S 185 S 186	U 31 U 32 U 33 U 34 U 35 U 36	since 2005 since 2005 since 2006 since 2007 since 2015 since 2016	Submarine

Anti-mine vehicles

→ Main article : Anti-mine vehicle

Ocean searchers

Deep sea minesweepers
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
319	Sea lion class	M 192 (ST) M 188 (SE) M 189 (SL) M 191 (SG) M 187 (SH) M 190 (SP)	Starfish (ex TS 4 / ex M 278 / ex M 202) Sea urchins (ex M 460 / ex M 204) Sea lion (ex M 441 / ex M 205) Sea snake (ex M 611 / ex M 206) Seal (ex TS 7 / ex M 388 / ex M 203) sea ​​horse (ex M 294 / ex M 201)	1956–1960 1956–1960 1956–1960 1956–1960 1956–1960 1956–1960	Minesweeper ex Kriegsmarine, Type M-Boot 1940 and Type M-Boot 1943 (M191)

Coastal minesweepers

Coastal minesweepers
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
320	Lindau class	M 1072 M 1070 M 1071 M 1075 M 1074 M 1073 M 1076 M 1077 M 1078 M 1079 M 1080 M 1081 M 1082 M 1083 M 1084 M 1085 M 1086 M 1087	Lindau Göttingen Koblenz Wetzlar Tübingen Schleswig Paderborn Weilheim Cuxhaven Düren Marburg Constance Wolfsburg Ulm Flensburg Minden Fulda Völklingen	1958–1975 1958–1976 1958–1975 1958–1976 1958–1975 1958–1979 1958–1979 1959–1976 1959–1976 1959–1979 1959–1976 1959–1980 1959–1979 1959–1978 1959–1970 1960–1975 1960– 1969 1960–1976	Coastal minesweeper later converted to class 331A / B minehunters and class 351 hollow rod boats
321	Vegesack class	M 1250 M 1251 M 1252 M 1253 M 1254 M 1255	Vegesack Hameln Detmold Worms Siegen Passau	1959–1963 1959–1963 1960–1963 1960–1963 1960–1963 1960–1963	Coastal minesweeper, French type Mercure, license builds of the US Bluebird class

Mine hunting boats

Mine hunting boats
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service00
331A / 331B	Lindau class	M 1086 M 1084 M 1072 M 1074 M 1085 M 1071 M 1075 M 1070 M 1077 M 1087 M 1078 M 1080	Fulda Flensburg Lindau Tübingen Minden Koblenz Wetzlar Goettingen Weilheim Völklingen Cuxhaven Marburg	1968–1992 1972–1991 1978–2000 1978–1997 1979–1997 1978–1997 1978–1995 1979–1997 1978–1995 1979–1999 1979–2000 1979–2000	Mine hunting boat formerly coastal minesweepers of class 320
332	Frankenthal class	M 1066 M 1060 M 1061 M 1063 M 1067 M 1064 M 1068 M 1065 M 1069 M 1062 M 1058 M 1059	Frankenthal Weiden Rottweil Bad Bevensen Bad Rappenau Grömitz Datteln Dillingen Homburg Sulzbach-Rosenberg Fulda Weilheim	1992–2006 1993–2006 1993–2007 since 1993 1994–2012 since 1994 since 1994 since 1995 since 1995 since 1996 since 1998 since 1998	Mine hunting boat
332B	Frankenthal class (mine diving rescue boat)	M 1061 M 1067	Rottweil Bad Rappenau	since 2008 since 2013	Mine diving rescue boat, formerly mine hunting boats of class 332, rebuilt between 2007 and 2013
333	Kulmbach class	M 1091 M 1095 M 1099 M 1097 M 1096	Kulmbach Überherrn Herten Laboe Passau	1990–2012 1989–2016 1991–2016 1989–2012 1990–2013	Mine hunting boat, formerly fast minesweeper class 343, rebuilt between 1999 and 2002

Fast minesweepers and mine attackers

Fast minesweepers
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
340	Sagittarius- class	M 1052 (M 1093) M 1050 (M 1098) M 1059 M 1054 (M 1058) M 1058 M 1055 (M 1086) M 1053 (M 1083) M 1057 (M 1088) M 1056 M 1051	Cancer Mira Spica Pollux Mars Sirius Orion Regulus Rigel Castor	1959–1973 1960–1973 1961–1992 1961–1992 1961–1992 1961–1990 1962–1973 1962–1990 1962–1990 1962–1990	Fast minesweeper
341	Sagittarius- class	M 1062 (M 1090) M 1091 M 1061 (M 1092) M 1063 (M 1095) M 1096 M 1097 M 1098 M 1069 M 1068 (M 1062) M 1060 (M 1068) M 1094 M 1092 M 1099 M 1065 M 1064 (M 1089) M 1093 (M 1054) M 1095 M 1090 M 1067 M 1066 (M 1256)	Sagittarius Capricorn Taurus Libra Pisces Gemma Capella Wega Algol Scorpio Aries Pluto Uranus Jupiter Deneb Neptune Hercules Perseus Atair Pegasus	1959–1992 1960–1974 1961–1970 1962–1992 1960–1989 1960–1987 1960–1974 1963–1988 1963–1971 1963–1990 1960–1989 1960–1987 1960–1971 1961–1989 1961–1989 1960–1990 1960– 1987 1961–1988 1961–1988 1962–1973	Fast minesweeper
343	Hameln class	M 1092 M 1095 M 1097 M 1090 M 1091 M 1098 M 1094 M 1096 M 1099 M 1093	Hameln Überherrn Laboe Pegnitz Kulmbach Siegburg Ensdorf Passau Herten Auerbach-Upper Palatinate	1989–1999 / 2002–2014 1989–1999 / 2002 1989–2012 1990–1999 / 2002 1990–2012 1990–1999 / 2002 1990–1999 1990–2013 1991–1999 / 2002 1991–1999 / 2002–2015	Fast minesweeper / mine attack boat , converted from 1999 to 2002 into class 333 mine-hunting boats and class 352 hollow rod boats

Hollow bar systems

Hollow bar boats
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
351	Lindau class	M 1083 M 1073 M 1082 M 1076 M 1079 M 1081	Ulm Schleswig Wolfsburg Paderborn Düren Constance	1981-1999 1981-2000 1982-2000 1981-2000 1983-2000 1982-2000	Hollow rod former formerly class 320 coastal minesweepers
351	Seal- class	1 to 18	Seal 1 to Seal 18	since 1981	Hollow bar, drones for hollow bar diving boats of class 351 and 352
352	Ensdorf class	M 1094 M 1093 M 1092 M 1090 M 1098	Ensdorf Auerbach / Upper Palatinate Hameln Pegnitz Siegburg	2000–2014 1999–2015 1999–2014 since 1999/2001 since 1999/2001	Hollow bar steering boat, formerly Fast Minesweeper Class 343, rebuilt between 1999 and 2001

Clearing boats, inland minesweepers, anti-mine ships

Clearing boats
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
359	Wega class	M 1058 (SR / SI / 144 / USN 144) M 1052 (MA / USN 136) M 1054 (PX / USN 140) M 1059 (SP / USN 142) M 1063 (AT / USN 76) M 1067 (PE / USN 68) M 1051 (CT / USN 138) M 1053 (OR / 132 / SN 132) M 1055 (RE / USN 137) M 1057 (RI / 135 / USN 135) M 1057 (SA / USN 147) M 1060 (AB / USN 91) M 1062 (AR / USN 128) M 1064 (DE / USN 127) M 1066 (ME / 134 / USN 134) M 1068 (SK / USN 120) M 1069 (WE / USN 67) M 1065 (JI / JU / USN 137) M 1061 (AL / USN 99) M 1050 (CP / USN 133)	Sirius (ex R 144) Mars (ex R 136) Pollux (ex R 140) Spica (ex R 142) Atair (ex R 76) Pegasus (ex R 68) Castor (ex R 138) Orion (ex R 132) Regulus ( ex R 137) Rigel (ex R 135) Saturn (ex R 147) Aldebaran (ex R 91) Arcturus (ex R 128) Deneb (ex R 127) Mercury (ex R 134) Scorpio (ex R 120) Wega (ex R 67) Jupiter (ex R 137) Algol (ex R 99) Capella (ex R 133)	1956–1959 1956–1959 1956–1959 1956–1959 1956–1960 1956–1961 1956–1962 1956–1962 1956–1961 1956–1961 1956–1962 1956–1963 1956–1963 1956–1961 1956–1963 1956–1962 1956– 1962 1956–1959 1956–1961 1956–1959	Clearing boat, ex Kriegsmarine clearing boat
Inland minesweepers
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
391	Class 391	M 2661 (W 21)	Niobe	1958-1970	Inland minesweeper formerly a class 361 coast guard boat
392	Class 392	M 2662 (W 22)	Hansa	1958-1968	Inland minesweeper formerly a class 360 coast guard boat
393A + 393B	Ariadne class	M 2650 (M 2663 / W 23) M 2651 (M 2664 / W 24) M 2652 (M 2665 / W 25) M 2653 (M 2666 / W 26) M 2654 (M 2667 / W 27) M 2655 (M 2668 / W 28) M 2656 (M 2669 / W 29) M 2657 (M 2670 / W 30)	Ariadne Freya Vineta Hertha Nymph Nixe Amazone Gazelle	1961–1991 1962–1992 1962–1991 1962–1992 1963–1992 1963–1992 1963–1992 1963–1992	Inland minesweeper formerly a class 362 coast guard boat
394A + 394B	Women praise class	M 2658 (M 2671 / W 31) M 2659 (M 2672 / W 32) M 2660 (M 2673 / W 33) M 2661 (M 2674 / W 34) M 2662 (M 2675 / W 35) M 2663 (M 2676 / W 36) M 2664 (M 2677 / W 37) M 2665 (M 2678) M 2666 (M 2679) M 2667 (M 2680)	Frauenlob Nautilus Gefion Medusa Undine Minerva Diana Loreley Atlantis Acheron	1966–2002 1966–1994 1967–2002 1967–2001 1967–2001 1967–1995 1967–1995 1968–2002 1968–1995 1969–1995	Inland minesweeper formerly a class 362 coast guard boat Atlantis: since 2000 museum ship in Alberthafen, Dresden
Anti-mine ship
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
640+ 300	Condor II class	M 2669 M 2670 M 2671 M 2672 M 2673 M 2674	Tangerhütte Sömmerda Eisleben Bitterfeld Bernau Eilenburg	1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991 1990-1991	Anti-mine ship ex Volksmarine anti-mine ship Project 89.2

Coast guard boats

Coast guard boats
class		Ships				image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0	Type
368	KW-1 class	W 1 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10	KW 1 (ex VS 1441) KW 2 (ex M3253) KW 3 (ex K 561) KW 4 KW 5 KW 6 KW 7 KW 8 KW 9 KW 10	1956–1968 1956–1974 1956–1963 1956–1963 1956–1963 1956–1968 1956–1963 1956–1974 1956–1963 1956–1963	Coast guard boat ex Kriegsmarine war fishing cutter

Mine layers and transporters

Mine layers and transporters
class		Ships			Type
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
370	Bottrop class	N 120 (A 1403) N 121 (A 1404) N 122 (A 1405)	Bamberg (ex USS Greer County / LST 799) Bochum (ex US Rice County / LST 1089) Bottrop (ex USS Saline County / LST 1101)	Never put into service for DEU 1961–1972 1961–1972	Mine-layers ex US dropship of the type LST
762	Sachsenwald class	A 1437 A 1438	Sachsenwald Steigerwald	1969-1991 1969-1993	Mine transporter

Amphibious ships

→ Main article : Landing vehicle

DropShips

DropShips
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
550	Lizard class	L 750 L 751 L 752 L 753	Crocodile (ex USS LSM 537) Lizard (ex USS LSM 491) Salamander (ex USS LSM 553) Viper (ex USS LSM 558)	1958–1972 1958–1973 1958–1969 1958–1969	Drop ship ex US drop ship Medium of the type LSM
551	Otter- class	L 754 L 755	Otter (ex USS SMYRNA RIVER / LSM (R) 532) Natter (ex USS Thames RIVER / LSM (R) 534)	1958-1967	Landing support ship ex US landing support ship Medium of the type LSM (R)

Landing craft

Landing craft
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
520	Barbel class	L 788 L 789 L 790 L 791 L 760 L 761 L 762 L 763 L 764 L 792 L 793 L 794 L 765 L 766 L 767 L 768 L 769 L 795 L 796 L 797 L 798 L 799	Butt bream Barbe Dolphin flounder carp salmon roach rays cod whitefish trout Schlei sturgeon porpoises Wels Zander Inger mackerel moray Renke Salm	1965–1992 1965–1992 1966–1991 1966–1991 1966–2001 1966–1992 since 1966 1966–2001 1966–1992 1966–1991 1966–1991 1966–1991 1966–2017 1966–1992 1966–1992 1966–1992 1966–2002 1966–1992 1966–1991 1966–1992 1966–1988 1966–1988	Multipurpose landing craft
551	Sprat- class	LCM 1 LCM 2 LCM 3 LCM 4 LCM 5 LCM 6 LCM7 LCM 8 LCM 9 LCM 10 LCM 11 LCM 12 LCM 13 LCM 14 LCM 15 LCM 16 LCM 17 LCM 18 LCM 19 LCM 20 A 1423 (LCM 21) A 1430 (LCM 22 ) A 1431 (LCM 23) A 1432 (LCM 24) A 1433 (LCM 25) A 1434 (LCM 26) L 786 (LCM 27) L 787 (LCM 28)	Loons pipefish sea dragon crab sea otters sole Seelilie Seefeder water lily Seenelke Danube salmon Sprat Sardine Anchovy Herring Orfe Whitefish Char stint grayling Lobster Krill Crab Oyster Shell Coral Shrimp crawfish	1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1989 1966–1993 1966–1993 1966–2006 1966–1994 1966–1993 1966– 1993 1966–1993 1966–1993 1966–1993 1966–2000 1966–1996 1967–2004 1967–2000 1967–2007 1967–2004 1967–2000 1967–2000	Landing craft

Auxiliary ships

→ Main article : auxiliary ship

Supply ships

→ Main article : Supply ship

Supplier
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
701	Lüneburg class	A 1411 A 1412 A 1413 A 1414 A 1415 A 1416 A 1417 A 1418	Lueneburg Coburg Freiburg Glücksburg Saarburg Nienburg Offenburg Meersburg	1966–1994 1968–1991 1968–2003 1968–2001 1968–1994 1968–1998 1968–1993 1968–2004	Small provider
702	Berlin class	A 1411 A 1412 A 1413	Berlin Frankfurt am Main Bonn	since 2001 since 2002 since 2013	Task Force Suppliers
Fuel transporter
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
703	Walchensee class	A 1424 A 1425 A 1426 A 1427	Walchensee Ammersee Tegernsee Westensee	1966–2001 1967–2015 1967–2015 1967–2003	Small fuel transporter
704	Rhön class	A 1442 A 1443	Spessart (ex Okapi) Rhön (ex Okene)	since 1977 since 1977	Large fuel transporter ex civilian motor tanker
763	Class 763	A 1406 A 1407	Lake Constance (ex Unkas) Wittensee (ex Sioux)	1959-1969 1959-1995	Fuel transporter ex civilian motor tanker
763	Class 763	Y 824 (A 54) Y 825 (A 55)	Borkum (ex USN 105 / ex Borkum) Eutin (ex Ramsöy / ex Esso Ramsöy)	1956-1988 1956-1972	Port service boat ex Kriegsmarine, port tanker
766	Class 766	A 1428 A 1429	Harz (ex Claire Jung) Eifel (ex Friedrich Jung)	1963-1992 1963-1992	Fuel transporter ex civilian motor tanker
780	Class 780	Y 826 A 1439 (Y 827) A 1440 (Y 828) A 1441 (Y 829)	Jeverland (ex Kongsdal) Frankenland (ex Powell) Emsland (ex Antonio Zotti) Münsterland (ex Giaccomo Metteotti / ex-Frankenland)	1959-1968 1959-1977 1961-1977 1961-1977	Depot tanker ex civil motor tanker
Other vans
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
705	FW 1 class	A 1403 (Y 864) Y 865 Y 866 A 1404 (Y 867) A 1405 (Y 868) A 1406 (Y 869)	FW 1 FW 2 FW 3 FW 4 FW 5 FW 6	1963–1994 1964–1968 1964–1968 1964–1991 1964–2000 1964–1990	Freshwater boat
706	Black Forest	A 1400	Black Forest ex-Amalthee	1961-1974	Ammunition transporter
760	Westerwald class	A 1435 A 1436	Westerwald Odenwald	1967-2010 1967-2002	Ammunition transporter
764	Fishing class	A 1408 A 1409	Fishing (ex-Borée) Dithmarschen (ex-Hebé)	1959-1971 1959-1975	Small material transporter ex-civil cargo motor ships
785	Class 785	A 1442 (Y 830) A 1443 (Y 831) Y 832	Sauerland (ex-Rolandseck) Palatinate (ex-Lucetta) Siegerland (ex-Leuchtenberg 3)	1960–1969 1956–1969 1960–1969	Depot ship ex civil ships

tender

tender
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
401	Rhine class	A 58 A 61 A 62 A 63 A 64 A 66 A 68 A 69	Rhine Elbe Weser Main Ruhr Neckar Werra Danube	1961–1992 1962–1992 1962–1975 1963–1993 1964–1971 1963–1989 1964–1991 1964–1994	Tender for speedboats
402	Moselle class	A 67 A 54 A 65	Moselle Isar Saar	1963-1990 1964-1980 1963-1992	Tenders for minesweepers
403	Lahn class	A 55 A 56	Lahn Lech	1964-1991 1964-1989	Tender for submarines
404	Elbe class	A 511 A 512 A 513 A 514 A 515 A 516	Elbe Moselle Rhine Werra Main Danube	since 1993 since 1993 since 1993 since 1993 since 1994 since 1994	tender
419		A 52 A 53	Oste Ems	1957-1965 1956-1964	Tender (ex-Kriegsmarine) for minesweepers

tractor

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tractor
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
660	Zander class	Y 1656 Y 1658 Y 1651	Wustrow Dranske Koos	1990-2010 1990-2010 1990-1995	Harbor tugs
660	Warnow class	Y 1659	Warnow	since 1990	Tugboat
720	Helgoland class	A 1457 A 1458	Heligoland Fehmarn	1966–1997 since 1967	Salvage tug
721	Kingfisher class	A 1401 A 1402	Kingfisher polar bear	1961-2006 1961-1997	Icebreaker
722	Wangerooge class	A 1451 A 1452 A 1453 A 1454 A 1455 A 1456	Wangerooge Spiekeroog Langeoog Baltrum Norderney Juist	since 1968 since 1968 1968–1977 1968–1969 1970–2002 1971–1976	Sea tug
723	Lütje Hörn class	Y 812 Y 813 Y 814 Y 815 Y 816 Y 817 Y 818 Y 819	Lütje Hörn Mellum Knechtsand Scharhörn Vogelsand Nordstrand Trischen Langeness	1958–1990 1958–1990 1958–1990 1959–1990 1959–1987 1959–1986 1959–1990 1959–1987	Small harbor tug
724	Sylt class	Y 820 Y 821 Y 822 Y 823	Sylt Föhr Amrum Neuwerk	1962-1994 1962-1994 1963-1994 1963-1997	Big harbor tug
724	New end class	Y 1680 Y 1681 Y 1682	New Heppens Ellerbek	1971-2004 1971-1998 1971-1994	Big harbor tug
725A 725B	North Beach class	Y 817 Y 819 Y 816 Y 812 Y 815 Y 814	Nordstrand Langeness Vogelsand Lütje Hörn Scharhörn Knechtsand	since 1987 since 1987 since 1987 since 1990 since 1990 since 1990	Harbor tugs
729	Class 729	Y 800 Y 801 Y 802 Y 803	Passat (ex-USN 103 / ex-Passat) Pellworm (ex-USN 102 / ex-Pellworm) Plön (ex-Bombay / ex-Bodden) Blauort (ex-P 6051 / ex-Eider / ex-VS 133 / ex- D Wo 56)	1956–1978 1956–1978 1956–1970 1960–1977	Tug ex-Kriegsmarine

Workshop ships

Subordinated to the naval arsenals in Kiel and Wilhelmshaven on April 1, 1974. Another fate .

Workshop ships
class		Ships			Type
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
726	Odin class	A 512 A 513	Odin (ex-USS Ulysses (ARB-9)) Wotan (ex-USS Diomedes (ARB-11))	1966-1974	Workshop ship ex-US workshop ships, converted landing ships of the LST type

School ships

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• Eider class → Other auxiliary ships

School ships
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service00
339	FM-1 class	W 54 W 55 W 56 W 44 W 53 W 45	FM 1 , ex-W 7 , ex-Miss Andree , ex MMS? FM 2 , ex-W 8 , ex-Adrien Magnier , ex MMS? FM 3 , ex-W 10 , ex-Miss Jeanne , ex MMS? UW 1 , ex-W 12 , ex-Pierre Mene , ex MMS? UW 3 , later TM 1 , ex-W 9 , ex-no. 168 , ex MMS? UW 2 , later TM 2 , ex-W 11 , ex-Malgre Tout , ex MMS?	1956-1974	Coast guard and school boats, formerly large watch boats of the maritime border protection , in front of that Belgian fishing vessels, in front of that British minesweepers type MMS
368	North wind	Y 834 (W 43)	North wind	1956-2006	Sailing school boat ex- war fishing cutter
319	Wasp class 319	F 207 F 208 F 209 F 210 F 211	Biene (ex‑ M 205 / ex‑ Belfort  M 606 / Q 74) Brake (ex- M 253 / ex- Vimy M 608 / Q 77) Brummer (ex- M 85 / ex- Yser M 604 / Q 78) Hummel ( ex- M 81 / ex- Laffaux M 607 / Q 75) Wespe (ex‑ M-24 / ex- Ailette M 605 / Q 76)	1957–1963 1957–1963 1957–1963 1957–1963 1957–1963	Escort boat / school boat ex-Kriegsmarine, minesweeper 1935
441 / 441A	Gorch Fock	A 60	Gorch Fock	since 1958	Sail training ship
138	School frigate	F 212 F 213 F 214 F 215 F 216 F 217 F 218	Gneisenau (ex- HMS Oakley L98 / F168) Scharnhorst (ex- HMS Mermaid U30 / F30) Hipper (ex- HMS Actaeon U07 / F07) Graf Spee (ex- HMS Flamingo U03 / F03) Scheer (ex- HMS Hart U58 / F58 ) Raule (ex- HMS Albrighton  L12 / F112) Brommy (ex- HMS Eggesford L15 / F15)	1958–1966 1959–1968 1959–1964 1959–1964 1959–1967 1959–1967 1959–1965	School frigates ex-brit. Hunt and  Black Swan classes
440 / 440A	Germany	A 59	Germany	1963-1990	Training ship

Special ships

Special ships
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
754	Class 754	Y 1662 A 1439 (Y 1661) A 1440 (Y 1664) A 1441 (Y 1665)	Ems (ex-Harle / ex-USN 104) Baltrum Juist Langeoog	1964–1978 since 1974 since 1978 1978–2012	Diving school boat
738	Class 738	Y 1643 Y 1644	Bottsand Eversand	since 1984 since 1988	Oil collection ship
742A	Class 742A	M 1052	Mulhouse ex-Walther von Ledebur	1995-2007	Mine diving boat

Reconnaissance ships

→ Main article : Reconnaissance ship

• Trave → Eider class

Reconnaissance ships
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	0period of service0
753/422	Oste class	A 52	Oste (ex-Puddefjord / ex-USN 101)	1972-1987	Fleet service boat
753/422	Oker class	A 50 A 53	Alster (ex-Mellum) Oker (ex-Hoheweg)	1961-1988 1960-1987	Fleet service boat
423	Oste class	A 50 A 52 A 53	Alster Oste Oker	since 1989 since 1988 since 1988	Fleet service boat

Other auxiliary ships

Other auxiliary ships
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
319	Eider class	A 50 A 51	Eider Trave	1956–1978 1956–1971	initially school and escort ships class 319, Eider later mine throwing and light boat class 752, Trave measuring boat class 751
650	Ear class	Y 890 Y 891 Y 892 Y 893 Y 894 Y 895	Vogtland Altmark Havelland Uckermark Börde Wische (ex-Harz)	1990–2002 1990–2016 1990–1991 1990–2002 1990–1992 since 1990	Housing ship ex- Volksmarine  floating base project 162
680	SK-64 class	Y 1653 D 44	Kollicker place Esper place	1990-1991	Former navigation sign control boats of the SHD
730		Y 811	Gurnard	since 1989	Housing ship, class 730D

Ships of the armaments sector of the Bundeswehr

Research vessels

→ Main article : Research ship

Research vessels
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
750		A 1450 (Y 843)	planet	1967-2004	Defense research ship
751		A 1437	planet	since 2005	Defense research ship
753		A 1456	Alliance	1988-2015	Research and measurement ship

All research vessels are single vessels.

The Planet (A 1450) was subordinate to the German Armed Forces Research Institute for Water-borne Sound and Geophysics in Kiel. The Planet (A 1437) is available to both the Defense Technology Service 71 in Eckernförde and the Research Institute for Water-borne Sound and Geophysics in Kiel. The Alliance was subordinate to the NATO Undersea Research Center (NURC) in La Spezia and became subordinate to the Marina Militare with effect from January 1, 2016 .

Test boats

Multipurpose trial boats
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
748	Schwedeneck class	Y 860 Y 861 Y 862	Schwedeneck Kronsort Helmsand	1987–2011 since 1987 since 1988	Trial boat, medium
745	Stollergrund class	Y 863 Y 864 Y 865 Y 866 Y 867	Stollergrund Mittelgrund Kalkgrund Breitgrund Bant	1989–2015 since 1989 1989–2004 since 1990 1990–2003	Trial boat, small
740	Trial and test vehicles	Y 829 Y 840 Y 844 Y 871 Y 877 Y 878 Y 889 Y 1673 Y 1689	KW 3 EF 3 Barbara Heinz Roggenkamp Hans Christian Oersted Hermann von Helmholtz Rudolf Diesel AK 5 Bums	1956–1990 1966–1991 1964–1995 1964–1993 1962–1988 1962–1976 1961–? 1970–1993 since 1970	Radar loading boat testing and test vehicle jack-up rig testing ship Entmagnetisierungsboot Entmagnetisierungsboot Entmagnetisierungsboot Radar loading boat Messschute

• Hans Bürkner (class 421), Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement / Wehrtechnische Dienststelle 71 , initially manned by the military as a school boat at the naval underwater weapons school.

• Class 740 (Class 740 is a collective name for smaller test vehicles of the BWB of different types. Some of the vehicles are former US mine sweepers of the YMS (Yard Mine Sweeping) type. The class is also assigned various other objects such as school hulks, jack-up rigs, etc., which cannot be listed here in full. It contains 31 ship numbers.)
  • YMS vehicles: Hans Christian Oersted , Hermann von Helmholtz , Rudolf Diesel , Adolf Bestelmeyer , OT 2
  • Other vehicles: AM 1 , Frequency (ex- AK 2 ), Friedrich Voge , Holnis , Karl Kolls , Niobe , Otto Meycke , Viktoria , Welle (ex- AK 5 )

Support units

Support units
class		Ships			Type	image
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
710	Förde- class	A 1641 (Y 1641) A 1642 (Y 1642)	Jade fjord	1967-1992	Tank cleaning ship
711	Hiev class	Y 875 Y 876	Heav Griep	1962–2014 since 1963	Floating crane
726	Odin class	Y 847 Y 848	Odin (ex-USS Ulysses (ARB-9)) Wotan (ex-USS Diomedes (ARB-11))	1974-1991	Workshop ship ex-US workshop ships, developed from landing ships of the LST type

Military District Command I - Coast

The security boats are subordinate to the Defense Area Command I - Coast . The units are managed by the Army Air Defense Force Training Center , Todendorf branch. The units are used for security tasks at the Todendorf anti-aircraft firing range. You have a civilian occupation.

Belay boats
class		Ships			Type
No.	Surname	No.	Surname	period of service
439	Class 439	TV 3 (P 6037) TV 2 (P 6045) TV 1 (P 6047) TV 4 (P 6048)	Hohwacht (ex-P 6037 / ex USN… / ex…) Putlos (ex-P 6045 / ex USN… / ex…) Todendorf (ex-P 6047 / ex USN… / ex…) Heiligenhafen (ex-P 6048 / ex USN ... / ex ...)	19xx – 1974 19xx – 1972 19xx – 1970 19xx – 1976	Safety boat / ex-Kriegsmarine torpedo catch boats
369	Class 369	Y 827 (W 15) Y 830 (W 16) Y 845 (W 17) Y 832 (W 18) Y 833 (W 19) Y 846 (W 20)	KW 15 (ex-BG 1 / ex-KW 15 / ex-H 15 / ex-USN 57) KW 16 (ex-BG 2 / ex-KW 16 / ex-H 16 / ex-USN 54) KW 17 (ex -BG 3 / ex-KW 17 / ex-H 17 / ex-USN 58) KW 18 (ex-H 18 / ex-USN 55) KW 19 (ex-H 19 / ex-USN 59) KW 20 (ex- BG 4 / ex-KW 20 / ex-H 20 / ex-USN 56)	1971–1993 1970–1994 1970–1994 1967–1993 19xx– 1981 1970–1994	Coast guard boat / security boat
909	FL 5 class	Y 857 (H 11) Y 859 (H 13)	H 11 (ex-FL 5 / ex-KW 11 / ex-H 11 / ex-P 1) H 13 (ex-FL 7 / ex-KW 13 / ex-H 13 / ex-P 3)	1976-1983 1975-1992	Air traffic control boat / security boat
905	Todendorf class	Y 835 Y 836 Y 837 Y 838 Y 839	Dead village Putlos Baumholder Bergen Munster	since 1993 since 1994 since 1994 1994–2008 since 1994	Backup boat

literature

• Siegfried Breyer, Gerhard Koop: The ships, vehicles and planes of the German Navy 1956 until today. Munich 1996, ISBN 3-7637-5950-6 .
• Siegfried Breyer, Peter-Joachim Lapp: The People's Navy of the GDR. Koblenz 1985, ISBN 3-7637-5423-7 .

See also

• Coastguard, security and school boats of the Navy (Bundeswehr)
• List of tracked vehicles of the Bundeswehr
• List of wheeled vehicles of the Bundeswehr
• List of hand weapons of the Bundeswehr
• List of Bundeswehr aircraft

Web links

Commons : Ships of the Bundeswehr  - collection of images

• Homepage of the German Navy
• Federal Archives BM 21 - Ships and Boats
• Urs Hessling; The naming of ships and boats of the German Navy 1955 - 1970 ; accessed on March 1, 2019

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ship number directory of the BWB 2004  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)  
2. ↑ Class designation according to Gerhard Koop / Siegfried Breyer: The ships, vehicles and aircraft of the German Navy 1956 until today.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Marine Press and Information Center: Schnellboot “Gepard” class (143 A). In: Marine. Bundeswehr, January 6, 2015, accessed on January 17, 2015 .  
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Marine puts mine hunters and speedboats out of service prematurely. (No longer available online.) Kameradschaft der Schnellboot- und Tenderfahrer e. V., November 2, 2011, archived from the original on August 3, 2012 ; accessed on January 27, 2015 .  
5. ↑ Marine Comradeship Spee: Schnellboot "Gepard" class (143 A). In: Marine. Bundeswehr, December 14, 2015, accessed on December 18, 2015 .  
6. ↑ Auerbach: End of a great friendship “at sea”. Retrieved December 18, 2015 . 
7. ↑ "ATLANTIS" a legend. (No longer available online.) In: Photography in the North. September 5, 2010, archived from the original on June 30, 2013 ; accessed on January 27, 2015 (pictures of the Atlantis in Alberthafen). 
8. ↑ Asbestos stops Lindenau tankers. (No longer available online.) August 3, 2015, archived from the original on December 22, 2015 ; accessed on December 22, 2015 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} USS Ulysses (ARB-9) in the English language Wikipedia
10. ↑ ^{a b} USS Diomedes (ARB-11) in the English language Wikipedia
11. ↑ Planet on marine.de
12. ↑ HIEV will be auctioned
13. ↑ to Lebanon as Tabarja