NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine

This is a list of naval ship classes that were in service with the Bundesmarine (the Navy of West Germany) or are still in service with the Deutsche Marine of the united Germany. A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. ... // History German frigate Karlsruhe rescuing shipwrecked people off the coast of Somalia while participating in the international anti-terror operation ENDURING FREEDOM, April 2005 The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine listen?) is the navy of Germany. ...

1 The type codes
2 List of classes
3 Former NVA units
4 References

The type codes

The post-war navy of western Germany introduced a three digit code system to designate every class of vessel they ordered to design or aquired from foreign nations. Even some classes that were only built for export got such code, most prominent the Type 209 submarine. After reunification the Deutsche Marine kept the system, codes for ships of the former Eastern German navy were added. (See #Former NVA units). The German Type 209 diesel-electric submarine was the most popular export-sales submarine in the world from the late 1960s into the first years of the 21st century. ...

The code is sometimes prefixed with a letter according to the category of the ships, e.g.:

U for submarines (U-Boot)
Z for destroyer (Zerstörer)
F for frigates (Fregatten)
S for fast attack craft (Schnellboote)

Upgrades to the design or major refits of already built ships are marked with a postfixed letter, beginning with A for the first modification. This letter is usually spoken and sometimes written according to the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. FAA radiotelephony phonetic alphabet and Morse code chart. ...

The codes are grouped with a two-level categorization, the first digit defines the first category. Categories are usually further subdevided in blocks.

In each block of type codes the numbers were assigned chronologically for designed types. Classes aquired from foreignnation or from World War II were given numbers near the end of their block. Sometimes a block is further divided, e.g. Types 120—139 have apparently been split in frigates (120-129) and corvettes (130-139) with the upcomming Type 130 corvette.

The type codes starting with 0 are not used and also the digit 0 is skipped at the start of a category, i.e. codes 000-099, 100, 200… are not used.

Individual ships in a class are designated with two digit number following a slash, e.g. 123/02 for the frigate F216 Schleswig-Holstein, second ship of the Type 123 Brandenburg class. F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigates. ...

List of classes

Entries of classes know to be in service are coloured light blue.

100-199 surface combatants
101—119 Zerstörer (Destroyer)
Type	Class	Pennant numbers	Number	In service	Notes/fate
101	Hamburg	D181—184	4	1964—1994	upgraded to 101A, all scrapped
103	Lütjens	D185—187	3	1969—2003	upgrades 103A and 103B, 1 museum ship, the others scrapped
119	Fletcher	D170—180	6	1959—1981	1 used as target ship, 1 scrapped, 4 sold to Greece (later scrapped),
120—139 Fregatten und Korvetten (Frigates and Corvettes)
120	Köln	F220—225	6	1961—1989	1 used as hulk, 1 scrapped, 4 sold to Turkey
121	Fregatte 70				cancelled project
122	Bremen	F207—214	8	1982—	multi-purpose frigate
123	Brandenburg	F215—218	4	1994—	ASW frigate
124	Sachsen	F219—212	3	2003—	AAW frigate, option for a 4th ship
125	F125				in design phase
130	Braunschweig	F260—F261	5		currently building, maybe more than planned 5 will be build
138	???	F212—218	7	1958—1967	Former british frigates, all scrapped
139	???	A50—51	2	1956—?	Former british frigates, converted and redesignated 752
140—159 Schnellboote (Fast Attack Craft)
140	Jaguar / Typ 60	P6058—6067 P6082—6091	20	1957—1975	8 scrapped, 2 used as target ships, 9 sold to Turkey, 1 museum ship
141	Seeadler	P6068—6077	10	1958—1976	sold to Greece
142	Zobel	P6092—6101	10	1961—1984	most sold to Turkey
143	Albatros	P6111—6120	10	1976—	In the process of beeing decommissioned
143A	Gepard	P6121—6130	10	1982—
148	Tiger	P6141—6160	20	1972—2002	French origin, sold to Chile, Egypt and Greece
149	Silbermöve	P6052—6057	10	1956—1967	Former World War II Kriegsmarine boats
152	Nasty	P6191—6192	2	1960—1973	From Norway
153	Vosper	P6193—6194	2	1962—1967	British origin
157	???		21	1969—??	small patrol craft, given to Bundesgrenzschutz
160—169 Tragflügelboote (Hydrofoils)
162					NATO project, Bundesmarine withdrew 1977, resulted in the US Pegasus class hydrofoil
170—179 U-Jagdboote (Submarine hunters)
179	La Fouguex(?)		1	1958	French design, Licence built for NATO (?)
200—299 subsurface combatants
201—249 U-Boote (Submarines)
Type	Class	Pennant Numbers	Number	In service	Notes
201	Type 201	S180—182	3	1962—1967	350 ton coastal submarines
202	Type 202	S172—173	2	1965—1966	100 ton mini submarines, a large fleet was initally planned, used for trials only
203					cancelled project
204					cancelled project
205	Type 205	S183—191	10	1962—2005	450 ton coastal submarines, U11 was upgraded to 205A and U12 to 205B Surface Combatant - a term referring to naval fighting ships, encompassing five major classes grouped by size and/or weapon systems and mission. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... The Type 101 Hamburg class was the only class of destroyers built in post-war Germany. ... MÃ¶lders as museum ship The Type 103 LÃ¼tjens class was the last class of destroyers in service with the German Navy. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... USS Fletcher (DD-445) Underway at sea, circa the 1960s. ... Target ship Japanese battleship Nagato following the Baker nuclear test in Operation Crossroads on 25 July 1946. ... Frigate is a name which has been used for several distinct types of warships at different times. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate. ... F224 LÃ¼beck in the Bay of Biscay The ships of the F120 KÃ¶ln class of frigates were the first major warships built in Germany after World war II. They were the worlds first ships to feature a combined diesel and gas propulsion system. ... A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. ... Frigate F211 KÃ¶ln The eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy have been commissioned between 1982 and 1990. ... F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The F123 Brandenburg class is a class of German frigates. ... Anti-submarine warfare is a term referring to warfare directed against submarines. ... F220 Hamburg in Hamburg Harbour The F124 Sachsen class is Germanys latest class of frigates. ... American troops man an anti-aircraft gun near the Algerian coastline in 1943 Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging military aircraft in combat from the ground. ... The upcomming K130 Braunschweig class (sometimes Korvette 130, C130 or Corvette 130) will be Germanys newest class of ocean-going patrol craft. ... S71 Gepard, Gepard class fast attack craft A Fast Attack Craft (FAC) (German: Schnellboot) is a small (150 to 400 tonnes), fast (up to ca. ... Target ship Japanese battleship Nagato following the Baker nuclear test in Operation Crossroads on 25 July 1946. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... Albatros class boats, S63 Geier in the foreground. ... S71 Gepard The Type 143A Gepard class is a German class of missile bearing Fast Attack Craft. ... The Type 148 Tiger class fast attack craft is a modification of the French La Combattante II design for the Bundesmarine. ... E-boat is the British and American name for the World War II German Schnellboot (S-boot), a small, fast torpedo boat a little larger than the American PT boat and the British MTB. // History After the Treaty of Versailles most of Germanys military production was severly curtailed. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Bundesgrenzschutz or BGS for short, is the Federal Border Service or Guard of Germany. ... The Jetfoil Toppi is a ferry which connects Yakushima, Tanegashima Island and Kagoshima port in Japan A hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. ... The Pegasus class hydrofoils were a series of fast attack patrol boats employed by the U.S. Navy. ... HMS Vanguard, a Vanguard class nuclear ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMCS Windsor, a Victoria class diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine HMAS Rankin, a Collins class diesel-electric guided missile (SSG) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... HMS Vanguard, a Vanguard class nuclear ballistic missile (SSBN) submarine HMCS Windsor, a Victoria class diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine HMAS Rankin, a Collins class diesel-electric guided missile (SSG) submarine USS Virginia, a Virginia class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate... HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... The Type 201 is Germanys first class of military submarines built after World War II. They were built out of amagnetic steel to counter the thread of magnetic naval mines. ... The Type 202 was a short lived class of German submarines. ... The Type 205 was a class of diesel-electric German hunter-killer submarines. ...
206	Type 206	S192—199 S171—179	18	1973—	500 ton, 12 have been upgraded to 206A, 8(?) of them still in service
207	Kobben		16		Type 205 version for Norway and Denmark
208					Cancelled project or maybe used internally for TR-1700
209	Type 209		over 60		1200-1600 ton boats, for export only
210	Ula		6		1200 ton boats, Built for Norway
211					cancelled project or maybe used internally for Dolphin
212	Type 212	S181—184	4	2005—	1800 ton, design upgraded to 212A, also built in/for Italy
213	Type 213				plannend enhanced 2nd batch of Type 212
214	Type 214				larger export version of type 212
240	Type 240	S170—S171	2	1957—1968	Upgraded former Kriegsmarine Type XXIII U-boats
241	Wilhelm Bauer	Y880	1	1960—1968	Upgraded former Kriegsmarine Type XXI U-boat
250—299 not assigned
300—399 mine warfare vessels
301—319 Hochseeminensuchboote (ocean-going minesweeper)
Type	Class	Pennant number	Number	In service	Notes/Fate
319		F207—211 M187—192	11	1956—1963	former Kriegsmarine boats, 4 used as target ships (1 sunk), 6 redesignated as 730, others scrapped
320—329 Küstenminensuchboote (coastal minesweepers)
320	Lindau	M1070—1087	18	1958—1980	12 upgraded to type Type 331, 6 to 351
321	Vegesack	M1250—1255	6	1959—1969	French Origin, sold to Turkey
330—339 Minenjagdboote (minehunters)
331	Fulda	M1071—1072 M1074—1075 M1077—1078 M1080 M1084—1087	12	1972—2000	1 museum ship, 2 scrapped, 2 each to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, 1 to Georgia, 1 to Gibraltar
332	Frankenthal	M1058—1069	12	1992—
333	Kulmbach	M1091—1096	5		upgraded Type 343 boats
339		W44,45 W53—56	6	1956—1970	former French Navy vessels, Canadian origin, all scrapped
340—369 Schnelle Minensuch- und Minenkampfboote sowie Räumfahrzeuge (fast minesweepers, mine warfare ships and clearing vessels)
340	Krebs	M1050—1059	10	1959—1990	decommissioned
341	Schütze	M1060—1069 M1090—1099	20	1959—1990	1 redesignated as Type 903, others decommissioned
342					cancelled project
343	Hameln	M1090—1099	10	1989—2001	5 upgraded to Type 333, 5 to Type 352
350					project cancelled 1973
351	Ulm	M1073,M1076 M1079 M1081—1083	6	1989—2000	former Type 320, to South Africa
352	Ensdorf	M1090 M1092—1094 M1098	5		former Type 343 boats MCM drone controller
355	ERMISS				cancelled project
359		M1051—1054 M1056—1064 M1067—1089 W46—48 52,61,62	24	1956—1968	15 used as Type 730, 1 Type 732, 1 Type 739
360	Hansa	W22	1	1958—1968	redesignated as Type 392
361	Hansa	W21	1	1958—1968	redesignated as Type 391
362		W23—40	18	1961—1968	8 redesignated as Type 393, 10 Type 394
368		W1—3 W13—19	10	1956—1974	4 to Tanzania, 2 to Greece, 1 Type 740
368	Nordwind	Y834	1	1956—	training boat
369		Y827,830 Y832,833 Y845,846	6	1956—1994	4 to Kazahstan
370—379 Minenleger (Minelayers)
370		A1403—1405	3	1961—1971	Former USN LSTs, 1 scrapped, 2 to Turkey
380-389 Netzleger und Netzleichter (net layers and net lighters)
					cancelled projects
390-399 Binnenminensuchboot (inland waterway minesweepers)
390		M2651	1	1966—	transformed to Type 740, two boats cancelled
391	Niobe	M2661	1		transformed into Type 740
392	Hansa	M2662	1		tranformed into type 732
393	Ariadne	M2650—2657	8	1961—1992	1 hulk, most scrapped
394	Frauenlob	M2658—2667	10	1966—2001	4 to Estonia, 1 museum ship
400—499 auxiliary ships
401—419 Tender
Type	Class	Pennant number	Number	In service	Notes/Fate
401	Rhein	A58—66	8	1961—1993	4 scrapped, 3 sold to Turkey, 1 to Greece
402	Mosel	A67,54,65	3	1963—1991	2 scrapped, 1 sold to Turkey
403	Lahn	A55—56	2	1964—1991	scrapped
404	Elbe	A511—516	6	1993—
419	Oste	A52,53	2	1956—?	Former Kriegsmarine tender, redesignated and assigned to type 753 (A52) and 754 (A53)
420—429 Flottendienstboote und U-Jagdboote (Fleet service ships and small submarine hunters) The Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche-Werft AG (HDW). ... The German Type 209 diesel-electric submarine was the most popular export-sales submarine in the world from the late 1960s into the first years of the 21st century. ... The Ula class submarine is a Norwegian military submersible design, stemming from a 1972 decision to modernize the Royal Norwegian Navy submarine fleet. ... The Dolphin class is a non-nuclear type of submarine developed and constructed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the Israeli Navy. ... Typ 212 Typ 212 The German Type 212 is an advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW). ... The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Type XXIII U-boats were designed to operate in the shallows of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea where larger Type XXI Elektro boats were at risk in World War II. They were so small they could carry only two torpedoes, which had to be loaded externally. ... The Wilhelm-Bauer at the German Maritime Museum Another view Originally designated U-2540, the Type XXI U-boat that would later be named Wilhelm Bauer was completed shortly before the end of World War II. She was scuttled at the end of the war, having never gone on patrol. ... Type XXI U-boat U 3008, postwar photo Type XXI U-boats, also known as the Elektroboote, were the first submarines designed to operate entirely submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a temporary, awkward mode of operation. ... A naval mine is a stationary self-contained explosive device placed in water, to destroy ships and/or submarines. ... USS Pivot (AM 276) World War II United States Admirable Class Minesweeper shown in the Gulf of Mexico on sea trials 12 July 1944 Image:Hameln Class. ... HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Target ship Japanese battleship Nagato following the Baker nuclear test in Operation Crossroads on 25 July 1946. ... Minehunters are mine-countermeasure ships that detects and destroys individual naval mines. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... M1064 GrÃ¶mitz The Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter is a 12-ship class of German mine hunters. ... The five ships of the Type 333 Kulmbach class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the United Kingdoms Royal Navy). ... M1093 Auerbach/Oberpfalz The five ships of the Type 352 Ensdorf class are former Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers that have been upgraded with the TROIKA PLUS system. ... A minelayer is a naval ship used for deploying sea mines. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The tank landing ship (LST, for Landing Ship, Tank) was created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and troops directly onto an unimproved shore. ... A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... Tender may mean: one of several types of boat or ship, all sharing the general function of servicing another type of air or sea vessel: seaplane tender - supplies and services seaplanes submarine tender - resupplies submarines motor torpedo boat tender - resupplies motor torpedo boats ships tender - used to transport people... HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... Tender A511 Elbe The Type 404 Elbe class replenishment ships of the German Navy were built to support squadrons of Fast Attack Craft, submarines and minesweeper/hunters. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ...
420	Thetis	P6052—6056	5	1961—1992	Sold to Greece
421	Hans Bürkner	A1449	1	1963—1990	Fleet service ship, scrapped
422		A50,52,53	3	1957—1988	Former Type 753 ships, Fleet service ships, 1 scrapped, one sold to Turkey, other to Greece
423	Oste	A50,52,53	3	1988—	Confusingly share same Pennant number and name combinations as Type 422 class
430—439 Torpedofangboote (Torpedo retrieving boats)
430	Type 430	Y851—856 872—874	9	1966—	6 upgraded to 430A, most sold to Greece, 1 maybe still in service
438	Type 438	Y883—886 835	7	1959—1989	Former Kriegsmarine boats
439	Type 439	Y806—807 P6015—6020 P6043—6051	18	1956—1976	Some of them redesignated as type 740 or 945, used as patrol boats
401—419 Schulschiffe (School ships)
440	Deutschland	A59	1	1963—1990	Upgraded to 440A, scrapped
441	Gorch Fock II	A60	1	1958—	Sailing ship
442			2		Sailing ship (planned)
500—599 landing craft
501-539 Landungsboote (landing boats)
Type	Class	Pennant number	Number	In service	Notes/Fate
502	LSM 1		1		decommissioned
520	Barbe	L760—768 L788—791 L795—799	22	1965—	Utility landing craft, 5 different upgrades/versions (A—D), 10 to Greece, L762 and L765 still in service
521	LCM-8	LCM1—20 A1423 A1430—1434 L786,787	28	1965—	11 to Greece, decommissioned(?)
540-499 not assigned
540					Task force support ship (cancelled project?)
550	LSM	L750—753	4	1958—1973	Former USN LSMs
551	LSM	L754,755	2	1958—1967	Former USN LSMs
552	LCA	LCA30—33 LCA35—40	9	1958—1964	Formar RN LCAs
553	LCM	LCM10 LCM602—606 LCM231,233 LCM235—237	11	1960—1973	Former USN LCMs
554	LCU	LCU1	1	1959—1967	Former USN LCU, used as LCA leader
555	Citiy of Havanna	WS1	1	1961—1965	Former USN LSD, used as ferry and swimming barrack, sold to Greek Shipping company
600—699 small combatants
This category was formally not used. Small NVA combatants were assigned here. Officially designated as fleet service ships, the three vessels of the Type 423 Oste class are purpose built ELINT and reconnaissance ships of the German Navy. ... A modern torpedo, historically called a self-propelled torpedo, is a self-propelled guided projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... A school ship is a ship used for the training of students as sailors. ... The Gorch Fock The Gorch Fock is a tall ship of the German Navy (Bundesmarine). ... HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... The Type 520 Barbe class utility landing crafts are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply or equippement. ... The LCM-8 (Mike Boat) was a river boat and mechanized landing craft used by the US Navy, during the Vietnam War. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Landing Craft Assualt (LCA) was the British and Commonwealth landing craft of the Second World War. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... Landing Craft Utility (LCU) are used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. ... The United States Navy Dock Landing Ship (Navy hull classification LSD) was designed to support amphibious operations. ... NVA troops on parade, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of East Germany in 1989 The National Peoples Army (German: Nationale Volksarmee, NVA) was the army of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ...
700—799 support vessels, docks, tugs, special vehicles
701—736 Transporter, Schlepper und Betriebsfahrzeuge (transport ships, tugs and utility vessels)
Type	Class	Pennant numbers	Number	In service	Notes/Fate
701	Lüneburg	A1411—1418	8	1966—	Many upgrades, 701A through 701E, two still in service(?)
702	Berlin	A1411—1412	2	2001—	Maybe two more will be built
703	Walchensee	A1424—1427	4	1966—	small fuel tanker and transport ship, 2 still in service
704	Rhön	A1442—1443	2	1977—	Larger fuel tanker, originally built for Libya
705		A1403—1406 Y865—866	6	1963—2000	Fresh water tanker, most sold to Turkey and Greece
706	Schwarzwald	A1400	1	1961—1974	Former French Navy ship Almathée, ammunition transport ship
708			2	—1970	Maintenece ships, swimming workshops. Built out of old landing ships
710	Förde	A1641—1642	2	1967—1992	Oil tank cleaning ships, scrapped
711	Hiev		2	1962—	100t swimming cranes
712			2	1961—	Lifting docks
713			4	1961–	lifiting pontoons, 1 still in service?
714	Dock B		1	1963—	4500t self propelled swimming dock, built 1939
715			3	1960—	8000t swimming docks, built 1943
718		LP1—LP3	2	1964—	submarine batterie loading prams, 1 still in service?
719	Memmert	Y875	1	1956—1980	former US Navy USN 106 crane ship
720	Helgoland	A1457—1458	2	1966—	Salvage tug, upgrades 720A, 720B. A1458 Fehmarn still in service
721	Eisvogel	A1401—1402	2	1961—	icebreaker, A1402 decommissioned
722	Wangerooge	A1451—1456	6	1968—	ocean tugs, three redesignated as Type 754, A1451 Wangerooge and A1452 Spiekeroog still in service, upgrades 722A,722B,722C
723	Lütje Hörn	Y812—819	8	1958—1990	small harbour tugs, 5 sold to Greece, two scrapped, 1 museum ship
724	Sylt	Y820—823 Y1680—1682	8	1962—	larger harbour tugs, 2 sold to Greece, one to Latvia, three scrapped, 1 to Bundesgrenzschutz, Y1680 still in service(?)
725	Nordstrand	Y812—819	6	1987—	harbour tugs
726		Y847—848	2	1960—1991	former landing crafts used as workshop ships
727	Wieland	Y804	1	1956—1971	swimming workshop
728			1		workshop pram, decommissioned
729	Passat	Y800—Y803	4	1956—1978	former Kriegsmarine tugs, some used as target ship, others scrapped
730		Y809—811 WBM I—VI WBR I—XVII	28	—1986	assorted old ships used as hulks, all scrapped
732			35	1956—	mine- and torpedo diver rafts, most (all?) scrapped
734			1		firefighting boat, decommissioned
735					hospital ship, cancelled project
736					hospital ship, cancelled project
737			21	1961—	assorted small lighters
738	Bottsand	Y1634—1635	2	1985—	oil recovery ships
739			3	1969—1981	electric power supply ships
740—759 Erprobuns-, Forschungs- und Spezialschiffe (trials, research and special ships)
740		(many)	31		Assorted ships and boats used for trials
741		A1408,Y838	2	1967—	naval mine trials ship
742	Walther von Ledebur Mülhausen	A1410 M1052	1	1967—1994 1995—	mine trials ship, after upgrade to 742A renamed and now mine diver ship
743	AM	Y1674,1675 Y1679	3	1971—	work boats
744		Y1670,1683 Y1684,1686	4	1965—	multipurpose utility boats
745	Stollergrund	Y863—867	5	1989—	small multipurpose utility boats
746	Torpedoscheibe		3	1959—	2 decommissioned
747			4	1959—1983	experimatal remote controlled mine sweepers, trials of the TROIKA system
748	Schwedeneck	Y860—862	3	1987—	middle sized multipurpose utility boats
749					large multipurpose utility boats, project cancelled
750	Planet	A1450	1	1967—	defence trials ship
751	Trave	A51	1	—1977	oceanographic research ship; another boat was planned, but sold to Turkey instead
752		A50,51	2	1956—?	mine-throwing ship, one converted to Type 732, other to type 751
753		A50,52,53 A1456	4	1956—	measurement boats, first three converted to 422, A1456 is now a NATO research ship
754		Y1662 A1439—1441	4		1 former Kriegsmarine vessel (decommissoned), 3 former Type 722 tugs; diver training boats
759	Seeschwalbe	W63	1	—1966	Research vessel, redesignated type 740
760—790 Transporter (transport ships)
760	Westerwald	A1435—1436	2	1967—	A1435 still in service, A1436 decommissioned
761					torpedo transport ship, not built
762	Sachsenwald	A1437—1438	2	1968—1993	Mine transport ships, scrapped
763		A1406—1407 Y824—Y825	4	1956—1995	Fuel tanker, 2 were former Kriegsmarine ships, 1 sold to Turkey, 3 scrapped
764		A1408—1409	2	1955—1992	Transport ships, French origin, both sold to Turkey
766		A1428—1429	2	1963—1977	Fuel tanker, both scrapped in Netherlands
780		A1438—1441	4	1959—1977	Fuel tanker, scrapped in Hamburg
785		Y830—832	3	1960—1969	Depot ships, scrapped
790					Ammunition transport ship, cancelled project
800—899
This range of type numbers is not allocated HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... A1411 Berlin The Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the Deutsche Marine (German Navy). ... The Type 703 Walchensee class tanker are small coastal tankers utilized by the German Navy to transport fuel and fresh water between depots and to units near coasts or in harbour. ... The Type 704A RhÃ¶n class tankers are used by the German Navy to provide fleets at high seas with fuel. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the naval arm of the French military and is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the United Kingdoms Royal Navy). ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... A pontoon boat, like this small pleasure boat, typically floats and balances by means of two pontoons oriented in the direction of travel. ... Pram may refer to: The Parameter RAM inside Apple Macintosh computers. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Type 720 Helgoland class tugs are large seagoing salvage tags used by the German Navy. ... The Type 721 Eisvogel class icebreakers is a two ship class built for the German Navy by the Hitzler Werft shipyard of Lauenburg/Elbe. ... Former Wangerooge class tug A1453 Juist, now a diver training boat with new pennant number A1440 The Type 722 Wangerooge class seagoing tugboats are used for rescue and salvage operation by the German Navy. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... Bundesgrenzschutz or BGS for short, is the Federal Border Service or Guard of Germany. ... Pram may refer to: The Parameter RAM inside Apple Macintosh computers. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. ... USNS Comfort takes on supplies at Mayport, FL enroute to Gulf Coast. ... A metal naphtha lighter A lighter is a device used to create fire with the intent to ignite another substance such as a cigarette, smoking pipe, bong or charcoal in a grill. ... A naval mine is a stationary self-contained explosive device placed in water, to destroy ships and/or submarines. ... MÃ¼lhausen is a naval ship in service with the German Navy. ... A naval mine is a stationary self-contained explosive device placed in water, to destroy ships and/or submarines. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... The Westerwald class transport ships are used by the German Navy to carry ammunition and other supplies. ... The Kriegsmarine (or War Navy) was the name of the German Navy between 1935 and 1945, during the Nazi regime, superseding the Reichsmarine. ... Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ...
900—999 Safeguard (?), rescue, liaison boats and boats for special purposes
901—909 Sicherheits- und Seenotrettungsfahrzeuge (safeguard and rescue vessels)
Type	Class	Pennant numbers	Number	In service	Notes/Fate
903	Stier	1	Y849	1966—	former M1061, type 341, redesignated type 732
905	Todendorf	Y835—839	5	1993—	security boats
906		Y861—863	3	1961—1975	former Royal airforce air crew rescue boats, one used as Type 740 target ship from 1975 to 1977, others scrapped
907		W57—60	4	1956—1976	former Luftwaffe and USN boats, used for air crew rescue missions
908		VB1—2	2	1973—1992	fast messenger boats
909		Y857—860	4	1956—1993	air crew rescue boats, one gone to harbour police, Bremen
910—919 Dienstsegelboote (service sailing boats)
910			26		assorted small yachts, some sunk, most (all?) decommissioned
911	Star		8		At least 2 decommissioned, named after Gemstones
912			11		Pirate class dinghy leat 1 decommissioned, have female given names
913			12		?
914			26		another class of Pirat dinghies, have male names, all decommissioned
915			17		another class of Pirat dinghies, have male names, in service?
920—929 Sportboote (yachts)
unassigned
930—959 Verkehrs- und Beiboote (liaison boats and dinghies)
930			32		old Kriegsmarine barges, 45—100PS motors, some with cabins, out of service
931			8	1958—1993	barges, 70/90PS motor
932			15	1958—1981	liaison boats, 70/120PS motor
933			23		pinnaces, with cabin, 70PS motor
934			20		barges , with cabin
935			24		pinnaces, wooden, without cabin, 70PS motor
936			15		pinnaces, wooden, cabin, 47—75PS motor
937			2		pinnaces, wooden, 70 or 54PS motor
938			6		motor dinghies
939	Lindau		1		motor dinghy, 5m, wooden/GRP hull, 75PS pump-jet
940			60		cutter, wooden, with 20PS motor
941			92		cutters, wooden, with sail, no motor
942			16		dinghies, wooden, with sail and sword
943			5		dinghies, GRP hull, with sail
944			75		dinghies, wooden, with sail
945		Y16xx	16		assorted harbour barges, diver service boats, motor barges, tug barges
946		Y16xx	5	1985—	tug barges
947			65		motor cutters, 20PS motor, GRP hull
948			16		pinnaces with cabin, GRP hull, 70PS motor, GRP hull
949			48		cutters, without motor, GRP hull
950			2		dinghies, GRP hull
951			16		utility motorboats, GRP hull
952			12		two types of open lifeboats for tankers 6.5m (20 persons) or 6.0m (14 persons) long, steel hull
953	Emsland		1		prototype of closed lifeboat for tankers, GRP hull
954			28		pinnaces without cabin, 70PS motor, GRP hull
960—965 Motorrettungs- und Bereitschaftsboote (motor lifeboats and stand-by (?) boats
960					partly closed
961					partly closed, self errecting
962					fully closed
963					with air supply
964					fire protected
965					assorted stand-by boats
966—999 not allocated

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Former NVA units

After the unification of the German Navies the Eastern German ship classes got type codes of the Western system. Especially for those that were soon sold afterwards to foreign navies, this process didn't strictly follow the previous rules. Sometimes already allocatedd codes were reused or the previously spared x00 codes were assigned. But the vast majority was categorized in the previously unused 600-699 range, but even here the same type code is often used more than once. And sometimes, ships of the same class are spread over different time codes.

Type	Class	Pennant numbers	Number	In service	Notes/fate
140	Parchim I	P6167—6170	4	1984—1991	sold to Indonesia
300	Projekt 89.2	M2670—2671	5	1973—1991	2 sold to Indonesia, 3 to Uruguay
391	Projekt 89.1	BG31—33	3	—1996	1 to each Tunisia, Malta, Cap Verde
420	Parchim	213—214 222—224 231—233 242—244	11	—1991	submarine hunters, sold to Indonesia, see also Type 140
600		K41—43	3	-1991	ELINT ships, 2 to Estonia, 1 to Spain
600	Wilhelm Pieck	S41	1	—1996	scrapped in Spain
600	Project 600?	C112,C661	2	—1991	Tanker, scrapped?
600		A441,A114	2	—1991	salvage vessels, 1 to Uruguayan Navy, 1 scrapped(?)
600	Koni I	142,F225	2	1986—1991	Kon I, scrapped?
610	Rostock	F224	1	1978—1991	another Koni I, sold to United Kingdom
620	Balcom 10	P6165	1	1990—1991	to Bundesgrenzschutz
621	Tarantul I	571—575 P6166	6	1985—1991	2 to USN, 3 scrapped, 1 ??
630	Grevesmühlen	P6164	1	1984—1991	Parchim I, sold to Indonesia
640	Tangerhütte	M2669	1	1972—1991	Project 89.2 minesweeper, ??
650	Project 162	Y890—895	6	1984—2002	Swimming base, habitat
660	assorted tugboats	Y1650—1651 Y1654—1656 ...	?		??, two still in service
660	assorted salvage vessels		?	??	??
670	Gustav Königs	Y1652,Y1657	2	—1994	Tankers, scrapped(?)
680		Y1653,D44	2	—1991	Sea mark boats(?), scrapped(?)
690	Project 602	A1430—1434 V816	6	1983—1991	Replenishment ships, Scrapped in Belgium(?)

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References

Schiffsnummernverzeichnis für Schiffe, Boote und Betriebsfahrzeuge der Deutschen Marine und des Wehrtechnischen Bereichs (as of December 2002), Bundesanstallt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung

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List of classes

100-199 surface combatants

200—299 subsurface combatants

300—399 mine warfare vessels

400—499 auxiliary ships

500—599 landing craft

600—699 small combatants

700—799 support vessels, docks, tugs, special vehicles

800—899

900—999 Safeguard (?), rescue, liaison boats and boats for special purposes

Former NVA units

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