List of naval ship classes of Germany

The list of naval ship classes of Germany includes all classes of naval ships produced or operated in Germany from the late 19th century to modern day.

See also:
* List of naval ships of Germany for a list of individual ships
* List of German Navy ship classes for modern German type classifications

Aircraft carriers

= "Graf Zeppelin" class =

* Displacement: 23,200 tons
* Armament: 16 x 15 cm guns, 10 x 10.5 cm guns, 22 x 3.7 cm AA guns, 28 x 2 cm AA guns
* Aircraft: Up to 37, including Me.109T, Ju.87C, and Fi.167
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|8000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Graf Zeppelin" and "Flugzeugträger B"
* Service: Neither vessel was commissioned into service

Surface combatants

Battleships ("Schlachtschiff")

"See list of battleships of Germany for detailed listings"

* "Bismarck" class
* "Gneisenau" class
* "Bayern" class
* "König" class
* "Kaiser" class
* "Helgoland" class
* "Nassau" class
* "Deutschland" class
* "Braunschweig" class
* "Wittelsbach" class
* "Kaiser Friedrich III" class
* "Brandenburg" class

Battlecruisers ("Schlachtkreuzer")

* "Ersatz Yorck" class
* "Mackensen" class
* "Derfflinger" class
* "Seydlitz" class
* "Moltke" class
* "Von der Tann" class

= Monitors ("Küstenpanzerschiffe") =

="Oldenburg" class=

* Displacement: 5,652 tons
* Armament: 8 x 24 cm guns
* Armor:
* Performance: Speed convert|13.5|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1: "Oldenburg"
* Service: Launched 1884

"Siegfried" class

* Displacement: 3,740 tons
* Armament: 3 x 24 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 530 mm belt; 200 mm turret; 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|15|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1490|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6: "Siegfried", "Beowulf", "Frithjof", "Heimdall", "Hildebrand", "Hagen"
* Service: Commissioned 1890 to 1896

"Odin" class

* Displacement: 3,740 tons - 4,250 tons
* Armament: 3 x 24 cm guns; 8-10 x 8.8 cm guns; 3-4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 530 mm belt; 200 mm turret; 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|15|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1490|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Odin", and "Ägir"
* Service: Commissioned 1890 to 1896

Heavy cruisers ("Schwerer Kreuzer")

= "Admiral Hipper" class =

* Displacement: 18,200 tons (18,400 tons for "Prinz Eugen")
* Armament: 8 x 20 cm (8") guns; 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 6 x 4 cm AA guns; 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 32 x 2 cm AA guns; 12 x 53 cm (21") torpedo tubes ("Prinz Eugen" shipped 17 x 4 cm guns, 28 x 2 cm guns, and no 3.7 cm guns)
* Armor: 80 mm belt; 105 mm turret; 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|32|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|8000|nmi|km|-3 at 20 knots ("Prinz Eugen" speed was convert|33|knot|km/h|0 and range was convert|7200|nmi|km|-1 at 20 knots)
* Ships in class: 5: "Admiral Hipper", "Blücher", "Prinz Eugen", "Seydlitz", and "Lützow"
* Service: Three ships completed, commissioned 1939 to 1940, two lost in WWII

= "Deutschland" class =

* Displacement: 14,500 tons
* Armament: 6 x 28 cm (11") guns; 8 x 15 cm guns; 6 x 8.8 cm guns; 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 8 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm (21") torpedo tubes
* Armor: 80 mm belt; 140 mm turret; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|28|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|18650|nmi|km|-1 at convert|15|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 3: "Deutschland" (renamed "Lützow"), "Admiral Scheer", and "Admiral Graf Spee"
* Service: Commissioned 1933 to 1936, both lost during WWII

Armored cruisers ("Panzerkreuzer")

= "Blücher" =

* Displacement: 17,500 tons
* Armament: 12 x 21 cm guns; 8 x 15 cm guns; 16 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 180 mm belt; 180 mm turret; 70 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|26|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|6600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1909, sunk 1915

= "Scharnhorst" class =

* Displacement: 12,985 tons
* Armament: 8 x 21 cm guns; 6 x 15 cm guns; 18 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 150 mm belt; 170 mm turret; 70 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|23|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5120|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Scharnhorst" and "Gniesenau"
* Service: Commissioned 1907 to 1908, both lost in WWI at the Battle of the Falkland Islands

= "Roon" class =

* Displacement: 10,266 tons
* Armament: 4 x 21 cm guns; 10 x 15 cm guns; 14 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 100 mm belt; 150 mm turret; 60 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|21|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4200|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Roon" and "Yorck"
* Service: Commissioned 1905 to 1906, "Yorck" lost in WWI

="Prinz Adalbert" class=

* Displacement: 9,800 tons
* Armament: 4 x 21 cm guns; 10 x 15 cm guns; 12 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 100 mm belt; 150 mm turret; 60 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4200|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Prinz Adalbert" and "Friedrich Carl"
* Service: Commissioned 1903 to 1904, both lost in WWI

= "Prinz Heinrich" =

* Displacement: 9,800 tons
* Armament: 2 x 24 cm guns; 10 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 10 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 100 mm turret; 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4580|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1902

= "Fürst Bismarck" =

* Displacement: 11,460 tons
* Armament: 4 x 24 cm guns; 12 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 200 mm belt; 200 mm turret; 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|18|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4560|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1900

Protected cruisers ("Geschützter Kreuzer"))

= "Victoria Louise" class =

* Displacement: 6,790 tons
* Armament: 2 x 21 cm (8") guns; 6 x 15 cm guns; 10 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x machineguns; 5 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 100 mm turret; 100 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|19|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3400|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 5: "Victoria Louise", "Hertha", "Freya", "Vineta", and "Hansa"
* Service: Commissioned 1899

= "Kaiserin Augusta" =

* Displacement: 6,300 tons
* Armament: 4 x 15 cm guns; 6 x 10 cm guns; 5 x 35 cm torpedo tubes ("1896 modification added 8 x 15 cm guns and 8 x 8.8 cm guns, removed all 10 cm guns; 1916 modification added 4 x 10 cm guns and 1 x 8.8 cm gun, removed 11 x 15 cm guns and all torpedo tubes)
* Armor: 70 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|21|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3240|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1895

Light cruisers ("Leichter Kreuzer")

= "Leipzig" class =

* Displacement: 8,400 tons (9,000 tons for "Nürnberg")
* Armament: 9 x 15 cm (6") guns; 6 x 8.8 cm guns; 8 x 3.7 cm guns; 4 x 2 cm guns; 12 x 53 cm (21") torpedo tubes; 120 mines "("Nürnberg "shipped an additional 2 x 8.8 cm guns and 2 x 4 cm AA guns)"
* Aircraft: 2 catapult launched Arado Ar 196
* Armor: 50 mm belt; 30 mm turret; 20 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|32|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Leipzig and "Nürnberg"
* Service: Commissioned 1931 and 1935, "Leipzig" damaged in 1944 in collision and reduced to flaskship, both survived WWII

= "K" class =

* Displacement: 7,700 tons
* Armament: 9 x 15 cm (6") guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 12 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines ("1934 modification added 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns and replaced torpedoes with 53 cm tubes; 1940 modification added 4 x 8.8 cm guns; 1945 modification added 10 x 2 cm AA guns")
* Armor: 70 mm belt; 20 mm turret; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|32|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|7300|nmi|km|-1 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 3: "Königsberg", "Köln", "Karlsruhe"
* Service: Commissioned 1929 to 1930, all lost in WWII

= "Köln" class =

* Displacement: 7,485 tons
* Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 3 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 60 cm torpedo tubes; 200 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|29|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|6000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10: "Köln", "Dresden", "Wiesbaden", "Magdeburg", "Leipzig", "Rostock", "Frauenlob", "Ersatz Köln", "Ersatz Emden", and "Ersatz Karlsruhe"
* Service: Seven launched, two commissioned 1918, both scuttled at Scapa Flow

= "Königsberg" class =

* Displacement: 7,125 tons
* Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 200 mines
* Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|28|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4850|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: "Königsberg", "Emden", "Karlsruhe", and "Nürnberg"
* Service: Commissioned 1916 to 1917, two scuttled at Scapa Flow

= "Emden" =

* Displacement: 7,100 tons
* Armament: 8 x 15 cm (6") guns; 3 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines ("1944 modification replaced 8.8 cm guns with 10.5 cm guns, added 2 x 3.7 cm AA guns and 14 x 2 cm AA guns, and replaced torpedoes with 53 cm (21") tubes")
* Armor: 50 mm belt; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|29|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|6750|nmi|km|-1 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1925, damaged by bombing April 1945, scuttled May 1945

"Graudenz" class

* Displacement: 6,380 tons
* Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines ("1915 modification replaced 10.5 cm guns with 7 x 15 cm guns and added 2 x 8.8 cm guns and 2 x 50 cm tubes")
* Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|27|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Graudenz" and "Regensburg"
* Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1915, one lost in WWII

= "Karlsruhe" class =

* Displacement: 6,190 tons
* Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 60 mm belt; 60 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|28|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Karlsruhe" and "Rostock"
* Service: Commissioned 1914, both lost in WWI

= "Brummer" class =

* Displacement: 5,850 tons
* Armament: 4 x 15 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 400 mines
* Armor: 38 mm belt; 16 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|28|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Brummer" and "Bremse"
* Service: Commissioned 1916, both scuttled at Scapa Flow

"Pillau" class

* Displacement: 5,250 tons
* Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
* Armor: 80 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|27|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4300|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Pillau" and "Elbing"
* Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1915, one lost in WWI, one lost in WWII

= "Wiesbaden" class =

* Displacement: 5,200 tons
* Armament: 8 x 15 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 4 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
* Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|27|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Wiesbaden" and "Frankfurt"
* Service: Commissioned 1915, one lost in WWI

"Kolberg" class

* Displacement: 4,900 tons
* Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 100 mines ("1917 modification replaced 10.5 cm guns with 6 x 15 cm guns and 2 x 8.8 cm guns)
* Armor: 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|26|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3250|nmi|km|-1 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: "Kolberg", "Augsburg", "Köln", and "Mainz"
* Service: Commissioned 1909 to 1911, two lost in WWI

"Magdeburg" class

* Displacement: 4,570 tons
* Armament: 12 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
* Armor: 60 mm belt; 40 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|27|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5820|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: "Magdeburg", "Breslau", "Stralsund", and "Straßburg"
* Service: Commissioned 1912, two lost in WWI

"Gefion"

* Displacement: 4,275 tons
* Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 6 x 5 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1894

= "Dresden" class =

* Displacement: 4,250 tons
* Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 10 x machineguns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 100 mm belt; 25 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|25|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 3: "Dresden", and "Emden"
* Service: Commissioned 1908 to 1909, both lost in WWI

= "Königsberg" class =

* Displacement: 3,800 tons
* Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 8 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Armor: 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|25|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4170|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: "Königsberg", "Nürnberg", "Stettin", and "Stuttgart"
* Service: Commissioned 1904 to 1907, two lost in WWI

"Bremen" class

* Displacement: 3,700 tons
* Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes ("1916 modification added 2 x 15 cm guns and removed 4 x 10.5 cm guns)
* Armor: 50 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|23|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4690|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 7: "Bremen", "Berlin", "Danzig", "Hamburg", "Leipzig", "München", and "Lübeck"
* Service: Commissioned 1904 to 1907, two lost in WWI, one lost in WWII

"Gazelle" class

* Displacement: 2,900 tons
* Armament: 10 x 10.5 cm guns; 14 x machineguns; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 120 mines
* Armor: 25 mm deck
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3570|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10: "Gazelle", "Niobe", "Nymphe", "Thetis", "Ariadne", "Amazone", "Medusa", "Frauenlob", "Arcona", and "Undine"
* Service: Commissioned 1900 to 1904, three lost in WWI, two lost in WWII

= "Greif" =

* Displacement: 2,266 tons
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 8 x 8.8 cm guns; 10 x 3.7 cm revolving cannon
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1887

= "Hela" =

* Displacement: 2,080 tons
* Armament: 4 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 5 cm guns; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1896, sunk 1914

"Bussard" class

* Displacement: 1,860 tons
* Armament: 8 x 10.5 cm guns; 5 x revolver cannon; 2 x 35 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3040|nmi|km|-1 at convert|9|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Seeadler" and "Condor"
* Service: Commissioned 1892 to 1893, one lost in WWI

Destroyers ("Zerstörer")

= "Lütjens" class (Type 103) =

* Displacement: 4,720 tons
* Armament: 2 x 127 mm guns; 2 x 20 mm autocannon; 1 x Mark 13 launcher with 40 missiles; 2 x Mark 49 launchers with 42 missiles; 6 x 324 mm torpedo tubes; 1 x ASROC launcher with 8 rockets
* Performance: Speed convert|32|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 3: D185 "Lütjens", D186 "Mölders", and D187 "Rommel"
* Service: Commissioned from 1969, last decommissioned 2003

= "Hamburg" class (Type 101) =

* Displacement: 4,360 tons
* Armament: 3 x 100 mm DP guns; 4 x twin 40 mm AA guns; 2 x twin MM38 Exocet launchers; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x quad 375 mm anti submarine rocket launchers; 10 x depth charges; 90 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3400|nmi|km|-1 at convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: D181 "Hamburg", D182 "Schleswig-Holstein", D183 "Bayern", and D184 "Hessen"
* Service: Commissioned from 1964, last decommissioned 1994, all scrapped

Type 1936C

* Displacement: 3,680 tons
* Armament: 6 x 12.8 cm DP guns; 6 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 14 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|37|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2
* Service: Neither completed

Type 1936A

* Displacement: 3,600 tons
* Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 5 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|37|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2175|nmi|km|0 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 8 (Z23 to Z30)
* Service: Commissioned 1940 to 1941, 4 lost in WWII, last scrapped 1958

Type 1936A (Mob)

* Displacement: 3,590 tons
* Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|37|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2240|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 7 (Z31 to Z34 and Z37 to Z39)
* Service: Commissioned 1942 to 1943, 2 lost in WWII, last scrapped 1964

Type 1936B

* Displacement: 3,540 tons
* Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 16 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 76 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 5 (Z35, Z36, and Z43 to Z45)
* Service: Three ships commissioned 1943 to 1944, all lost in WWII

Type 1936

* Displacement: 3,400 tons
* Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 4 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|40|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2050|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6 (Z17 to Z22)
* Service: Commissioned 1938 to 1939, 5 lost in WWII, survivor scrapped 1956

Type 1934

* Displacement: 3,150 tons
* Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1900|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4 (Z1 to Z4)
* Service: Commissioned 1937, three sunk 1940, survivor scrapped 1947

Type 1934A

* Displacement: 3,110 tons
* Armament: 5 x 12.7 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 60 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2040|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 12 (Z5 to Z16)
* Service: Commissioned 1937 to 1939, 7 lost in WWII, last scrapped 1958

Type 1942

* Displacement: 2,720 tons
* Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm guns; 8 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 50 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1 (Z51)
* Service: Launched but never commissioned

"Flottentorpedoboot"

* Displacement: 2,587 tons
* Armament: 4 x 12.7 cm gun; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 16 x 2 cm AA guns; 8 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 50 mines; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2350|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 3
* Service: None commissioned

Type 1916

* Displacement: 2,415 tons
* Armament: 4 x 15 cm gun; 4 x machineguns; 4 x 60 cm torpedo tube; 40 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|37|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 12 (S113 to S115, V116 to V118, G119 to G121, and B122 to B124)
* Service: 11 launched, 2 commissioned 1918 to 1919, all scrapped by 1939

= "Fletcher" class (Type 119) =

* Displacement: 2,050 tons
* Armament: 5 x 5" guns; 10 x 40 mm AA guns; 10 x 20 mm AA guns; 2 x quintuple 21" torpedo tubes; 6 x depth charge launchers; 2 x depth charge racks
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6
* Service: Ex USN WW2 destroyers, commissioned from 1959, last decommissioned 1981

"Torpedobootzertörer"

* Displacement: 1,843 tons
* Armament: 4 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 8.8 cm guns; 6 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 12 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|37|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2620|nmi|km|-1 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 8 (B97, B98, V99, V100, and B109 to B112)
* Service: Commissioned 1915, one lost in WWI, five scuttled at Scapa Flow

Submarines ("Unterseeboot")

Fleet and attack submarines

Type 212

* Displacement: 1,830 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 12 x torpedoes; 24 x mines external; IDAS missiles
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|420|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|8000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 700 m
* Ships in class: 4 (U31 to U34), 2 ordered, 6 more planned
* Commissioned: 4 commissoned

= Type XXI =

* Displacement: 1,819 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 23 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|340|nmi|km|-1 at convert|5|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|15500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 118 (U2501 to U2531, U2533 to U2536, U2538 to U2546, U2548, U2551, U2552, U3001 to U3035, U3037 to U3041, U3044, and U3501 to U3530)
* Commissioned: 1944
* Fate: Few were ever launched, and all were captured by Allied Forces at the end of the Second world war.

Type XVIII

* Displacement: 1,652 tons submerged
* Armament: 23 x torpedoes
* Performance: Speed convert|24|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|202|nmi|km|0 at convert|24|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|3000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 2 (U796 and U797)
* Commissioned: None
* Fate: Cancelled while building March 1944

= Type IXD =

* Displacement: 1,232 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 24 x torpedoes or 48 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|57|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|23700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 230 m
* Ships in class: 30 (U177 to U182, U195 to U200, U847 to U852, U859 to U864, and U871 to U876
* Commissioned: 1942
* Fate:

= Type IXC/40 =

* Displacement: 1,232 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 x torpedoes or 44 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|63|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|13850|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 230 m
* Ships in class: 87 (U167 to U170, U183 to U194, U525 to U550, U801 to U806, U841 to U846, U853 to U858, U865 to U870, U877 to U881, U889, and U1221 to U1235)
* Commissioned: 1942
* Fate:

= Type IXC =

* Displacement: 1,232 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 x torpedoes or 44 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|63|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|13450|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 230 m
* Ships in class: 54 (U66 to U68, U125 to U131, U153 to U166, U171 to U176, and U501 to U524)
* Commissioned: 1941
* Fate:

= Type IXB =

* Displacement: 1,178 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 (32) x torpedoes or 44 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|78|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|10500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 230 m
* Ships in class: 14 (U64, U65, U103 to U111, and U122 to U124)
* Commissioned: 1939
* Fate:

= Type IX =

* Displacement: 1,152 tons submerged
* Armament: 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 22 (32) x torpedoes or 44 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|78|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|10500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 230 m
* Ships in class: 8 (U37 to U44)
* Commissioned: 1938
* Fate: Six sunk in WWII

= Type VIIC/42 =

* Displacement: 1,099 tons submerged
* Armament: 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 16 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|80|nmi|km|-1 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|12600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 270 m
* Ships in class: 164 ordered
* Commissioned: None
* Fate: All contracts cancelled 1943

= Type IA =

* Displacement: 983 tons submerged
* Armament: 1 x 10.5 cm deck gun; 6 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 28 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|78|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|7900|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 200 m
* Ships in class: 2 (U25, U26)
* Commissioned: 1936
* Fate: Both sunk 1940

= Type VIIC/41 =

* Displacement: 871 tons submerged
* Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|80|nmi|km|-1 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|8500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 250 m
* Ships in class: 91
* Commissioned: 1943
* Fate:

= Type VIIC =

* Displacement: 871 tons submerged
* Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|80|nmi|km|-1 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|8500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 220 m
* Ships in class: 568
* Commissioned: 1941
* Fate:

= Type VIIB =

* Displacement: 857 tons submerged
* Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|90|nmi|km|-1 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|8700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 220 m
* Ships in class: 24 (U45 to U55, U73 to U76, U83 to U87, and U99 to U102)
* Commissioned: 1938
* Fate:

= Type VIIA =

* Displacement: 745 tons submerged
* Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm deck gun; 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 11 x torpedoes or 22 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|94|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|6200|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 220 m
* Ships in class: 10 (U27 to U36)
* Commissioned: 1936
* Fate: All lost during WWII

Coastal submarines

= Type 206A =

* Displacement: 498 tons submerged
* Armament: 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 8 x torpedoes; 24 x mines external
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|228|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|4500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|6|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth > 100 m
* Ships in class: 18 (U13 to U30)
* Commissioned: 1973-1975
* Fate: 7 remain in active service

= Type 205 =

* Displacement: 500 tons submerged
* Armament: 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|228|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|4200|nmi|km|-1 at convert|5|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 11 (U1, U2, U4 to U11)
* Commissioned: 1963
* Fate: Decommissioned 2005

= Type 201 =

* Displacement: 450 tons submerged
* Armament: 8 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 8 x torpedoes or 16 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0 submerged
* Ships in class: 4 (U1 to U4)
* Commissioned: 1962
* Fate: Decommissioned by 1967 for rebuilding to Type 205A standard

= Type IID =

* Displacement: 364 tons submerged
* Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|56|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|5650|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 150 m
* Ships in class: 16 (U137 to U152)
* Commissioned: 1939

= Type IIC =

* Displacement: 341 tons submerged
* Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|42|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|3800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 150 m
* Ships in class: 8 (U56 to U63)
* Commissioned: 1937

= Type IIB =

* Displacement: 328 tons submerged
* Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|43|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|3100|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 150 m
* Ships in class: 20 (U7 to U24, U120, U121)
* Commissioned: 1935

= Type IIA =

* Displacement: 303 tons submerged
* Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 5 x torpedoes or 12 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|35|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|1600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 150 m
* Ships in class: 6 (U1 to U6)
* Commissioned: 1935
* Fate: Three lost in WWII, survivors stricken 1944

= Type XXIII =

* Displacement: 258 tons submerged
* Armament: 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 2 x torpedoes
* Performance: Speed convert|12|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|194|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|2600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 61 (U2321 to U2369, U2371, U4701 to U4707, and U4709 to U4712)
* Commissioned: 1944
* Fate: 7 lost in WWII

Special purpose submarines

Type UC-90 (or UC-III) long-range mine laying submarine

* Displacement: 571 tons submerged
* Armament: 3 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 1 x 3.4 in gun; and 14 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|11.5|knot|km/h|1 surfaced; convert|6.6|knot|km/h|1 submerged
* Ships in class: UC-97 and ???
* Commissioned: never commissioned
* Fate: launched on 17 March 1918; sunk 7 June 1921 in target practice by the USS Wilmette in Lake Michigan about convert|20|nmi|km|0 east of Highland Park, IL.

Type UE-II long-range mine laying submarine

* Displacement: 2,177 tons submerged
* Armament: ??? and mines
* Performance:
* Ships in class: U-117 and ???
* Commissioned: 28 March 1918
* Fate: U-117 sunk in 1919 as a target in tests by Billy Mitchell.

= Type XB mine laying submarine =

* Displacement: 2,177 tons submerged
* Armament: 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 15 x torpedoes and 66 x SMA mines
* Performance: Speed convert|7|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|93|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|18450|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 220 m
* Ships in class: 8 (U116 to U119, U219, U220, U233, and U234)
* Commissioned: 1941
* Fate: Six lost in WWII

= Type XIV supply submarine =

* Displacement: 1,932 tons submerged
* Armament: 3 x AA guns
* Performance: Speed convert|6|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|55|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|12350|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 240 m
* Ships in class: 10 (U459 to U464 and U487 to U490)
* Commissioned: 1941
* Fate:

= Type VIIF torpedo supply submarine =

* Displacement: 1,181 tons submerged
* Armament: 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|75|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|14700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 200 m
* Ships in class: 4 (U1059 to U1062)
* Commissioned: 1943
* Fate:

= Type VIID mine laying submarine =

* Displacement: 1,080 tons submerged
* Armament: 5 x 533 mm torpedo tubes with 14 x torpedoes or 26 x mines and 15 x SMA mines
* Performance: Speed convert|8|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|69|nmi|km|0 at convert|4|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|11200|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0 surfaced; Depth 200 m
* Ships in class: 6 (U213 to U218)
* Commissioned: 1941
* Fate: Five lost in WWII

= Type XVIIB research submarine =

* Displacement: 337 tons submerged
* Armament: None
* Performance: Speed convert|25|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|123|nmi|km|0 at convert|25|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|3000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 12 (U1405 to U1416)
* Commissioned: Three from 1944
* Fate: Three scuttled May 1945, nine cancelled while building

"Hans Techel" class (Type 202)

* Displacement: 137 tons submerged
* Armament: 2 x short torpedo tubes with 2 x torpedoes or 4 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|13|knot|km/h|0 submerged
* Ships in class: 2: S172 "Hans Techel" and S173 "Friedrich Schürer"
* Service: Commissioned from 1965, both decommissioned 1966 and scrapped

= Type XVIIA research submarine =

* Displacement: 309 tons submerged
* Armament: None
* Performance: Speed convert|25|knot|km/h|0 submerged; Range convert|127|nmi|km|0 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0 submerged, convert|2910|nmi|km|-1 at convert|8|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 4 (U792 to U795)
* Commissioned: 1943
* Fate: All scuttled May 1944

Midget submarines

= Type XXVIIB5 "Seehund" =

* Displacement: 17 tons submerged
* Armament: 2 x torpedoes
* Performance: Range 300 m at convert|7|knot|km/h|0; Depth 50 m
* Ships in class: 285
* Commissioned: 1944
* Fate: 35 lost during WWII

Type XXVII "Hecht"

* Displacement:
* Armament: 1 x torpedo or 1 x limpet mine
* Performance: Range convert|40|nmi|km|-1 at convert|6|knot|km/h|0 submerged or convert|78|nmi|km|0 at convert|3|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 53
* Commissioned: 1944
* Fate:

"Molch"

* Displacement: 11 tons
* Armament: 2 x torpedoes
* Performance: Range convert|40|nmi|km|-1 at convert|5|knot|km/h|0 submerged
* Ships in class: 393
* Commissioned: 1944
* Fate:

"Biber"

* Displacement: 6.5 tons
* Armament: 2 x torpedoes
* Performance: Range convert|9|nmi|km|0 at convert|5|knot|km/h|0 submerged or convert|130|nmi|km|-1 at convert|6|knot|km/h|0 surfaced
* Ships in class: 324
* Commissioned: 1944
* Fate:

Surface combatants

Frigates ("Fregatten")

= "Sachsen" class (Type 124) =

* Displacement: 5,690 tons
* Armament: 1 x VLS with 56 missiles; 42 x RAM missiles; 8 x Harpoon missiles; 1 x 76 mm DP gun; 2 x 27 mm autocannon; 2 x triple torpedo launchers
* Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for two Sea Lynx or MH90 helicopters
* Performance: Speed convert|29|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 3: F219 "Sachsen", F220 "Hamburg", F221 "Hessen"
* Service: Commissioned from 2004, all currently in service

= F125 class (Type 125) =

* Displacement: 6.800 tons
* Armament: 8 x anti-ship missiles; 1 x VLS; 42 x RAM missiles; 1 x 127 mm gun; 2 x MLG 27 autocannon; 5 x 12.7 mm remote machineguns; 2 12.7 mm mashineguns, water cannons
* Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for two helicopters
* Performance: Speed convert|27|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: None
* Service: Under development

= "Brandenburg" class (Type 123) =

* Displacement: 4,900 tons
* Armament: 1 x Mark 41 VLS with 16 missiles; 2 x Mark 49 launcher with 42 missiles; 4 x Exocet missiles; 1 x 76 mm DP gun; 2 x 27 mm autocannon; 4 x 324 mm torpedo tubes
* Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for Sea Lynx helicopters
* Performance: Speed convert|29|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: F215 "Brandenburg", F216 "Schleswig-Holstein", F217 "Bayern", and F218 "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"
* Service: Commissioned from 1994, all currently in service

= "Bremen" class (Type 122) =

* Displacement: 3,680 tons
* Armament: 1 x 76 mm guns; rocket launchers; 1 8 cell launch system, 16 Sea Sparrow surface to air missiles; 2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers; 2 MK 49 launcher, 21 RAM each; 2 MLG 27 mm autocannons; 2 Mark 32 324 mm twin torpedo launchers with 8 Mark 46 torpedoes
* Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for Sea Lynx helicopters
* Performance: Speed convert|30|knot|km/h|0; Range more than convert|4000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 8: F207 "Bremen", F208 "Niedersachsen", F209 "Rheinland-Pfalz", F210 "Emden", F211 "Köln", F212 "Karlsruhe", F213 "Augsburg", and F214 "Lübeck"
* Service: Commissioned from 1982, all currently in service

= "Köln" class (Type 120) =

* Displacement: 2,969 tons
* Armament: 2 x 100 mm guns; 2 x twin 40 mm AA guns; 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x quad 375 mm anti-submarine rocket launchers; depth charges; mines
* Performance: Speed convert|34|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|22|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6: F220 "Köln", F221 "Emden", F222 "Augsburg", F223 "Karlsruhe", F224 "Lübeck", and F225 "Braunschweig"
* Service: Commissioned from 1961, last decommissioned 1989

Corvettes ("Korvette")

= "Braunschweig" class (Type 130) =

* Displacement: 1,840 tons
* Armament: 1 x 76 mm gun; 2 x 27 mm autocannon; 42 x RAM missiles; 4 x RBS-15 missiles; mines
* Aircraft: Landing deck with hangar for unmanned aerial vehicles
* Performance: Speed convert|26|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4000|nmi|km|-1 at convert|15|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 5: F260 "Braunschweig", F261 "Magdeburg", F262 "Erfurt", F263 "Oldenburg", and F264 "Ludwigshafen"
* Service: Five ships in service, at least five more planned

"Flottenbegleiter"

* Displacement: 1,030 tons
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA guns; 2 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|28|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1965|nmi|km|0 at convert|13|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10
* Service: Commissioned 1936 to 1938, four lost in WWII, many converted to other roles

Torpedo boats ("Torpedoboot")

Type 1916 (Mob)

* Displacement: 1,560 tons
* Armament: 4 x 10.5 cm gun; 4 x machineguns; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 40 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 33 (V170 to V177, S178 to S185, and H186 to H202)
* Service: 4 commissioned 1919 to 1921

Type 1924

* Displacement: 1,320 tons
* Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6
* Service: Commissioned 1928 to 1929, all lost in WWII

Type 1916 (Mob)

* Displacement: 1,290 tons
* Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm gun; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 40 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|34|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1960|nmi|km|-1 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 46 (G96, V125 to V130, S131 to S139, V140 to V144, H145 to H147, G148 to G150, Ww151, S152 to S157, V158 to V165, H166 to H169)
* Service: 36 launched, 20 commissioned 1916 to 1918, one lost in WWI, nine scuttled at Scapa Flow

Type 1923

* Displacement: 1,250 tons
* Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|33|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6
* Service: Commissioned 1926 to 1927, all lost in WWII

Type 1937

* Displacement: 1,100 tons
* Armament: 1 x 10.5 cm gun; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1070|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 9 (T12 to T21)
* Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1942, four lost in WWII, all but one scrapped by 1952

Type 1935

* Displacement: 1,100 tons
* Armament: 1 x 10.5 cm gun; 12 x 2 cm AA guns; 6 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 30 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|35|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1070|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 12 (T1 to T12)
* Service: Commissioned 1939 to 1940, seven lost in WWII, all but one scrapped by 1952

Type 1913

* Displacement: 1,100 tons
* Armament: 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 6 x 50 cm torpedo tubes; 24 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 71 (V25 to V30, S31 to S36, G37, G38, G39, G40, G41, G42, V43, V44, V45, V46, V47, V48, S49 to S66, V67 to V84, and G85 to G95)
* Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1917

Type 1906

* Displacement: 800 tons
* Armament: 3 x 10.5 cm guns; 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|34|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1250|nmi|km|-1 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 59 (S138 to S149, V150 to V164, S165 to S168, G169 to G175, S176 to S179, V180 to V191, and G192 to G197)
* Service: Commissioned 1907 to 1911

Type 1911

* Displacement: 750 tons
* Armament: 2 x 8.8 cm gun; 4 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|34|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1150|nmi|km|-1 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 24 (V1 to V6, G7 to G12, and S13 to S24)
* Service: Commissioned 1912 to 1913

Type 1898

* Displacement: 600 tons
* Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm gun; 4 x 5.2 cm guns; 2 x 5 cm guns; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|32|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 49 (S90 to S133 and G134 to G137)
* Service: Commissioned 1899 to 1907, 12 lost in WWI, last scrapped in 1921

Type 1916

* Displacement: 390 tons
* Armament: 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 1 x 45 cm torpedo tube; depth charges
* Performance: Speed convert|28|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 68 (A56 to A113)
* Service: 40 launched, 36 commissioned 1917 to 1918, 9 lost in WWII, most scrapped by 1923

Type 1915

* Displacement: 250 tons
* Armament: 3 x 8.8 cm gun; 1 x 45 cm torpedo tube; depth charges
* Performance: Speed convert|26|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|690|nmi|km|-1 at convert|20|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 30 (A26 to A55)
* Service: Commissioned 1916 to 1917

Type 1897

* Displacement: 175 tons
* Armament: 3 x 5 cm gun; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|26|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 8 (S82 to S89)
* Service: Commissioned 1897 to 1898, all scrapped in 1921

Type 1892

* Displacement: 175 tons
* Armament: 1 x 5 cm gun; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|23|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 16 (S66 to S81)
* Service: Commissioned 1892 to 1896, four lost in WWI, last scrapped in 1921

Type 1885

* Displacement: 150 tons
* Armament: 1 x 5 cm gun; 2 x 3.7 cm revolver cannon; 3 x 45 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|22|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2250|nmi|km|-1 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 59 (S7 to S65)
* Service: Commissioned 1885 to 1892, 15 lost in WWI, last scrapped 1921

Type 1914

* Displacement: 148 tons
* Armament: 1 x 5 cm gun; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 4 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|440|nmi|km|-1 at convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 25 (A1 to A25)
* Service: Commissioned 1915

Fast attack craft ("Schnellboot")

= "Albatros" class (Type 143) =

* Displacement: 398 tons
* Armament: 2 x 76 mm guns; 4 x Exocet missiles; 2 x torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|40|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10 (S61 to S70)
* Service: Commissioned from 1976, last decommissioned 2005

= "Gepard" class (Type 143A) =

* Displacement: 391 tons
* Armament: 1 x 76 mm gun; 4 x Exocet missiles; 21 RAM missiles; 2 x MG50 machine guns; mines
* Performance: Speed convert|40|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10 (S71 to S80)
* Service: Commissioned from 1982, currently in service

= "Tiger" class (Type 148) =

* Displacement: 265 tons
* Armament: 1 x 76 mm gun; 4 x Exocet missiles; 1 x 40 mm gun; 8 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 20 (S41 to S60)
* Service: Commissioned from 1972, last decommissioned 2002

= "Zobel" class (Type 142) =

* Displacement: 205 tons
* Armament: 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|42|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10 (S31 to S40)
* Service: Commissioned from 1961, last decommissioned 1984

= "Seeadler" class (Type 141) =

* Displacement: 190 tons
* Armament: 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 4 x depth charges
* Performance: Speed convert|43|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 10 (S6 to S11 and S25 to S28)
* Service: Commissioned from 1958, last decommissioned 1976

= "Jaguar" class (Type 140) =

* Displacement: 183 tons
* Armament: 2 x 40 mm guns; 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 4 x depth charges ("optionally may ship 2 x minelaying ramps instead of two tubes")
* Performance: Speed convert|42|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|700|nmi|km|-1
* Ships in class: 20 (S1 to S5, S12 to S24, S29, and S30)
* Service: Commissioned from 1957, last decommissioned 1975

Type 1939/40

* Displacement: 110 tons
* Armament: 6 x 3 cm AA gun; 2 x 2 cm AA gun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 8 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|41|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 220 (S26 to S29, S38 to S53, S62 to S150; S159 to S232; S301 to S328; S701 to S709)
* Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1945, many scrapped before completion

Type 1939

* Displacement: 102 tons
* Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 8 x machineguns; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes; 6 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|800|nmi|km|-1 at convert|30|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 16 (S30 to S37, S54 to S61)
* Service: Commissioned 1939 to 1941, twelve lost in WWII

Type 1937

* Displacement: 105 tons
* Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 1 x machinegun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|40|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|700|nmi|km|-1 at convert|35|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 8 (S18 to S25)
* Service: Commissioned 1938 to 1939, one lost in WWII

Type 1934

* Displacement: 105 tons
* Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 1 x machinegun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|37|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|500|nmi|km|-1 at convert|32|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4 (S14 to S17)
* Service: Commissioned 1936 to 1938, two lost in WWII, others turned over to Allies

Type 1933

* Displacement: 90 tons
* Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 4 x machineguns; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|36|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|30|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 7 (S7 to S13)
* Service: Commissioned 1934 to 1935, one scuttled in WWII, remainder turned over to Allies

= "Nasty" class (Type 152) =

* Displacement: 398 tons
* Armament: 2 x 76 mm guns; 4 x Exocet missiles; 2 x torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|40|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Hugin" and "Munin"
* Service: Commissioned from 1960, both decommissioned 1964

Type 1931

* Displacement: 57 tons
* Armament: 1 x 2 cm gun; 2 x 53 cm torpedo tubes
* Performance: Speed convert|33|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|580|nmi|km|-1 at convert|22|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4 (S2 to S5)
* Service: Commissioned 1932, all to Spain in 1936

"Leichte Schnellboote"

* Displacement: 12 tons
* Armament: 2 x 2 cm guns; 1 x machinegun; 2 x 45 cm torpedo tubes; 4 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|40|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|300|nmi|km|-1 at convert|30|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 12
* Service: Commissioned 1940 to 1944, all but one lost during WWII

Mine warfare vessels

Mine hunters ("Minensuchboot")

"Sperrbrecher"

* Displacement: 7,500 tons (typical)
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 15 x 2 cm AA guns (typical)
* Performance: Speed 14 knots (typical)
* Ships in class: Around 100
* Service: Converted from merchant ships through WWII, about 50 lost, many returned to merchant duties after the war

Type 1935

* Displacement: 870 tons
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 1 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 6 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers; 30 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|18|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|5000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 69
* Service: Commissioned 1938 to 1943, 34 lost during WWII, five served with German Federal Navy

Type 1943

* Displacement: 821 tons
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 2 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 8 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers; 24 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3600|nmi|km|-1 at convert|11|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 17
* Service: Commissioned 1944 to 1945, one lost during WWII

Type 1941

* Displacement: 775 tons
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 4 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 10 x 2 cm AA guns; 4 x depth charge launchers
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|4000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 131
* Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1944, 63 lost during WWII, five served with German Federal Navy

= "Ensdorf" class (Type 352) =

* Displacement: 650 tons
* Armament:
*Bofors 40 mm/L70 dual-purpose gun (to be upgraded to 2 Mauser MLG27 27 mm remote-controlled guns)
*Fliegerfaust 2 surface-to-air missiles (MANPADS)
*Mine-laying capabilities (60 mines)
* Performance: Speed convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 5: "Ensdorf","Auerbach/Oberpfalz", "Hameln", "Pegnitz " and "Siegburg "
* Service: Commissioned from 1990, all in active service

= "Frankenthal" class (Type 332) =

* Displacement: 660 tons
* Armament: 1 x 40 mm DP gun; mines (currently upgrading to 1 x MLG 27 mm autocannon)
* Performance: Speed convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 12: "Frankenthal", "Weiden", "Rottweil", "Bad Bevensen", "Bad Rappenau", "Grömitz", "Datteln", "Dillingen", "Homburg", "Sulzbach-Rosenberg", "Fulda", and "Weilheim"
* Service: Commissioned from 1992, all in active service

= "Kulmbach" class (Type 333) =

* Displacement: 645 tons
* Armament: 2 x 40 mm DP guns (currently upgrading to 1 x MLG 27 mm autocannon); 2 x anti-aircraft missile launchers; mines
* Performance: Speed convert|18|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 5: "Kulmbach", "Überherrn", "Herten", "Passau", and "Laboe"
* Service: Commissioned from 1989, all in active service

= "Seehund" ROV (part of the TROIKA Plus system of the Ensdorf class minesweepers) =

* Length: 25 m
* Displacement: 97.8t
* Propulsion: Schottel Z-drive
* Max speed: 9-10kts
* Ships in class: 18: all in active service"Seehund" can be controlled remotely or manually by an onboard crew (usually 3) for maneuvering in harbours or in training (the Seehund is too large to be carried by Ensdorf class vessels). A life raft is carried for this reason.

Type 1916

* Displacement: 630 tons
* Armament: 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 30 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|16|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 120 (M57 to M176)
* Service: 91 launched, 81 commissioned 1918 to 1920, 8 lost in WWI

Type 1915

* Displacement: 510 tons
* Armament: 2 x 10.5 cm guns; 30 x mines ("some boats shipped 3 x 8.8 cm guns instead of 2 x 10.5 cm guns)
* Performance: Speed convert|16|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2000|nmi|km|-3 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 30 (M27 to M56)
* Service: Commissioned 1916, 10 lost in WWI

Type 1914

* Displacement: 475 tons
* Armament: 2 x 8.8 cm guns; 1 x 3.7 cm revolver cannon; 30 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1680|nmi|km|-1 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 26 (M1 to M26)
* Service: Commissioned 1914 to 1917, 11 lost in WWI

"Flachgehende Minensuchboote"

* Displacement: 205 tons
* Armament: 1 x 8.8 cm gun
* Performance: Speed convert|14|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|650|nmi|km|-1 at convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 66 (FM1 to FM66)
* Service: 54 launched, commissioned 1918 to 1919, 6 lost in WWII

"Minenräumboot"

* Displacement: 155 tons
* Armament: 1 x 3.7 cm AA gun; 3 x 2 cm AA guns; 1 x 8.6 cm "Föhn" launcher
* Performance: Speed convert|19|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 300
* Service: About 160 lost during WWII

Mine layers ("Minenleger")

"Albatross"

* Displacement: 2,500 tons
* Armament: 8 x 8.8 cm guns; 288 x mines
* Performance: Speed convert|20|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|3680|nmi|km|-1 at convert|9|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1908, scrapped 1921

Auxiliary mine layer ("Hilfsminenleger")

* Displacement: 300 to 4,200 tons
* Ships in class: 16 conversions
* Service: Converted from various merchant and passenger ships, commissioned as mine layers in 1914, all survived WWI, most returned to civil duties

"Küstenminenleger"

* Displacement: 19 tons
* Armament: 2 x 2 cm guns; 4 mines
* Performance: Speed convert|32|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|225|nmi|km|0 at convert|25|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 36 (KM1 to KM36)
* Service: Commissioned 1941 to 1943

Amphibious warfare vessels

Landing craft ("Landungsboote")

= "Barbe" class (Type 520) =

* Displacement: 430 tons
* Armament: 2 x 20 mm autocannon; mines
* Capacity: 150 t
* Performance: Speed convert|11|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 22
* Service: Commissioned from 1965, two remain in active service

= Type 554 =

* Displacement: 375 tons
* Armament: 2 x 12.7 mm machineguns
* Capacity: 125 t or 400 troops
* Performance: Speed convert|11|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|1200|nmi|km|-1 at convert|9|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: 1958 to 1964

= Type 521 =

* Displacement: 111 tons
* Armament: Small arms
* Capacity: 53 t
* Performance: Speed convert|11|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 28
* Service: Commissioned from 1965, decommissioned

= Type 552 =

* Displacement: 13 tons
* Capacity: 0.4 t or 36 troops
* Performance: Speed convert|10|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|80|nmi|km|0
* Ships in class: 9
* Service: 1958 to 1964

Auxiliary ships

= Tenders and replenishment ships =

= "Berlin" class (Type 702) =

* Displacement: 20,240 tons
* Armament: 4 x 27 mm autocannon; Fliegerfaust 2 missiles
* Aircraft: Helicopter deck with hangar for two large helicopters
* Ships in class: 2: "Berlin" and "Frankfurt am Main"
* Service: Commissioned from 2001, both in active service, 2 more planned

= "Rhön" class (Type 704A) =

* Displacement: 14,170 tons
* Capacity: 44,760 m³
* Performance: Speed convert|16|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Rhön" and "Spessart"
* Service: Commissioned from 1966, two remain in active service

= "Elbe" class (Type 404) =

* Displacement: 3,586 tons
* Armament: 2 x Fliegerfaust missiles; 2 x 20 mm autocannon
* Aircraft: Helicopter deck, no hangar
* Capacity: 700 m³ fuel; 60 m³ aviation fuel; 280 m³ fresh water; 160t ammunition; 40t supplies
* Performance: Speed convert|15|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|2600|nmi|km|-1
* Ships in class: 12: "Elbe", "Mosel", "Rhein", "Werra", "Main", and "Donau"
* Service: Commissioned from 1993, all in active service

= "Walchensee" class (Type 703) =

* Displacement: 2,190 tons
* Capacity: 1,100t fuel; 60t fresh water
* Performance: Speed convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 4: "Walchensee", "Ammersee", "Tegernsee", and "Westensee"
* Service: Commissioned from 1966, two remain in active service

Surveillance, reconnaissance, and ELINT ships

= "Oste" class (Type 423) =

* Displacement: 3,200 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|21|knot|km/h|0; Range convert|500|nmi|km|-1
* Ships in class: 3: "Oste", "Oker", and "Alster"
* Service: Commissioned from 1988, all in active service

Research ships

"Alliance" class (Type 753) Research ship

* Displacement: 2,744 tons
* Performance: convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class 1: "Alliance"
* Service: In active serviceNote: Alliance is a ship of the NATO under German flag and command.

= "Planet" class (Type 751) Research ship =

* Displacement: 3,500 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|15|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1: "Planet"
* Service: Commissioned in 2005, in active service

"Helmsand" class (Type 748) Trial and fleet service ship

* Service: 3 in active service

"Wilhelm Pullwer" class (Type 741) Trial boat

* Service: 1 in active service

Tugs

= "Wangerooge" class (Type 722) =

* Displacement: 798 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|12|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 6: "Wangerooge", "Spiekeroog", "Langeoog", "Baltrum", "Norderney", and "Juist"
* Service: Commissioned from 1968, two remain in active service

= "Helgoland" class (Type 720) =

* Ships in class: 2: "Helgoland" and "Fehmarn"
* Service: Commissioned from 1966, one remains in active service

Icebreakers

= "Eisvogel" class (Type 721) =

* Displacement: 560 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|14|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Eisvogel" and "Eisbär"
* Service: Commissioned from 1961, one remains in active service

Training ships ("Schulschiffe")

= "Deutschland" (Type 440) =

* Displacement: 3,200 tons
* Armament: 4 x 100 mm guns; 2 x twin 40 mm guns, 2 x 40 mm guns; 2 x 533 mm torpedo tubes; 2 x quad 375 mm anti submarine rocket launchers, 2 x depth charge rails; mines
* Performance: Speed convert|21|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1966, decommissioned 1990

= "Gorch Fock" (Type 441) =

* Displacement: 1,760 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|13|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 1
* Service: Commissioned 1958, in active service

Transport ships

= "Westerwald" class (Type 760) =

* Displacement: 4,042 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|17|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2: "Westerwald" and "Odenwald"
* Service: Commissioned from 1967, one remains in active service

Oil recovery ships

= Bottsand class =

* Displacement: 650 tons
* Performance: Speed convert|10|knot|km/h|0
* Ships in class: 2
* Service: 2 in active service

See also