<P> This is a list of active German Navy ships as of December 2016 . There are approximately 65 ships in commission including; 10 frigates, 5 corvettes, 3 minesweepers, 10 minehunters, 6 submarines, 11 replenishment ships and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Ships </Th> <Th> Displacement </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Submarines (6 in service) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Type 212 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Attack submarine </Td> <Td> S181 U31 S182 U32 S183 U33 S184 U34 S185 U35 S186 U36 </Td> <Td> 1,830 tonnes </Td> <Td> Two more planned by 2030 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Frigates (10 in service) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General - purpose frigate </Td> <Td> F222 Baden - Württemberg </Td> <Td> 7,200 tonnes </Td> <Td> 3 more fitting out . 1 returned to builder . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sachsen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Air - defense frigate </Td> <Td> F219 Sachsen F220 Hamburg F221 Hessen </Td> <Td> 5,800 tonnes </Td> <Td> Generally considered a destroyer internationally due to size, armament, and role . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brandenburg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate </Td> <Td> F215 Brandenburg F216 Schleswig - Holstein F217 Bayern F218 Mecklenburg - Vorpommern </Td> <Td> 4,900 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bremen </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General - purpose frigate </Td> <Td> F213 Augsburg F214 Lübeck </Td> <Td> 3,680 tonnes </Td> <Td> To be replaced by four Baden - Württemberg - class frigates . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Corvettes (5 in service) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Braunschweig </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General - purpose corvette </Td> <Td> F260 Braunschweig F261 Magdeburg F262 Erfurt F263 Oldenburg F264 Ludwigshafen am Rhein </Td> <Td> 1,840 tonnes </Td> <Td> 5 more vessels planned by 2023 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Mine countermeasures (12 in service) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ensdorf </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Minesweeper </Td> <Td> M1090 Pegnitz M1098 Siegburg </Td> <Td> 650 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frankenthal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Minehunter </Td> <Td> M1063 Bad Bevensen M1061 Rottweill M1064 Grömitz M1068 Datteln M1065 Dillingen M1069 Homburg M1062 Sulzbach - Rosenberg M1058 Fulda M1059 Weilheim M1067 Bad Rappenau </Td> <Td> 650 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Replenishment (11 in service) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Berlin </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Replenishment oiler </Td> <Td> A1411 Berlin A1412 Frankfurt am Main A1413 Bonn </Td> <Td> 20,240 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rhön </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Replenishment oiler </Td> <Td> A1443 Rhön A1442 Spessart </Td> <Td> 14,169 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elbe </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tender </Td> <Td> A511 Elbe A512 Mosel A513 Rhein A514 Werra A515 Main A516 Donau </Td> <Td> 3,586 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Miscellaneous (18 in service) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Oste </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Electronic surveillance </Td> <Td> A52 Oste A50 Alster A53 Oker </Td> <Td> 3,200 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wangerooge </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ocean tugboat </Td> <Td> A1451 Wangerooge A1452 Spiekeroog </Td> <Td> 798 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helgoland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salvage tugboat </Td> <Td> A1458 Fehmarn </Td> <Td> 1,310 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nordstrand </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Harbor tugboat </Td> <Td> Y817 Nordstrand Y819 Langeness Y816 Vogelsand Y812 Lütje Hörn Y815 Scharhörn Y814 Knechtsand </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bottsand </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pollution control </Td> <Td> Y1643 Bottsand Y1644 Eversand </Td> <Td> 650 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schwedeneck </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Trials ship </Td> <Td> Y861 Kronsort Y862 Helmsand </Td> <Td> 1,000 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Planet </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Research ship </Td> <Td> A1437 Planet </Td> <Td> 3,500 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gorch Fock </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sail training ship </Td> <Td> A60 Gorch Fock </Td> <Td> 1,760 tonnes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Class </Th> <Th> Picture </Th> <Th> Type </Th> <Th> Ships </Th> <Th> Displacement </Th> <Th> Note </Th> </Tr>

List of active ships in the german navy
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