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This is a list of naval [[ship class]]es that were in service with the ''[[Bundesmarine]]'' ([[navy]] of [[West Germany]]), or are still in service with the ''[[German Navy]]'' (navy of reunited [[Germany]]). Some projects, that were not built or future designs are also present.
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==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 acquired from foreign nations. Even some classes that were only built for export got such codes, most prominently the [[Type 209 submarine]]. After reunification the German Navy kept the system, codes for ships from the former forces of [[East Germany]] ([[Volksmarine]]) were added. (See [[#Former NVA units]]).
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]], e.g. ''class 206 alpha'' for the upgraded [[Type 206 submarine]].
The codes are grouped with a two-level categorization, the first digit defines the first category. Categories are usually further subdivided in blocks.
In each block of type codes, the numbers were assigned chronologically for designed types. Classes acquired from foreign nation or from World War II were given numbers near the end of their block. Sometimes a block is further divided, e.g. Types 120&ndash;139 have apparently been split in frigates (120&ndash;129) and corvettes (130&ndash;139) with the upcoming 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&ndash;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 frigate|''Brandenburg'' class]].
==List of classes==
===100-199 [[surface combatant]]s===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 101&ndash;119 ''Zerstörer'' ([[Destroyer]])
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br/>numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 101
| [[Hamburg-class destroyer|''Hamburg'']]
| D181&ndash;184
| 4
| 1964&ndash;1994
| upgraded to 101A, all scrapped
|-
| 103
| [[Lütjens-class destroyer|''Lütjens'']]
| D185&ndash;187
| 3
| 1969&ndash;2003
| upgrades 103A and 103B, 1 [[museum ship]], the others scrapped
|-
| 119
| [[Zerstörer 1-class destroyer|''Fletcher'']]
| D170&ndash;180
| 6
| 1958&ndash;1982
| 1 used as [[target ship]], 1 scrapped, 4 sold to [[Greece]] (later scrapped),
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 120&ndash;139 ''Fregatten und Korvetten'' ([[frigate]]s and [[corvette]]s)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 120
| [[Köln-class frigate|''Köln'']]
| F220&ndash;225
| 6
| 1961~1989
| 1 used as [[hulk (ship)|hulk]], 1 scrapped, 4 sold to [[Turkey]]
|-
| 121
| ''Fregatte 70''
|
|
|
| cancelled project
|-
| 122
| [[Bremen-class frigate|''Bremen'']]
| F207&ndash;214
| 8
| 1982&ndash;2022
| multi-purpose frigate, retired,
|-
| 123
| [[Brandenburg-class frigate|''Brandenburg'']]
| F215&ndash;218
| 4
| 1994&ndash;present
| [[Anti-submarine warfare]] frigate
|-
| 124
| [[Sachsen-class frigate|''Sachsen'']]
| F219&ndash;221
| 3
| 2003&ndash;present
| [[Anti-aircraft warfare]] AEGIS frigate
|-
| 125
| [[Baden-Württemberg-class frigate|''Baden-Württemberg'']]
| F222&ndash;225
| 4
| 2016&ndash;present
| Stabilisation and maritime surveillance frigate
|-
| 130
| [[Braunschweig-class corvette|''Braunschweig'']]
| F260&ndash;F264
| 5
| 2008-present
| Corvette, 5 ships active
|-
| 138
| [[Hunt-class destroyer|Hunt]] / [[Black Swan-class sloop|''Black Swan'']]
| F212&ndash;218
| 7
| 1958~1967
| Former British frigates and sloops, used for training, all scrapped
|-
| 139
| [[Isles-class trawler|Isles]]
| A50&ndash;51
| 2
| 1956~???
| Former British naval trawlers, converted and redesignated Type 752
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 140&ndash;159 ''Schnellboote'' ([[Fast Attack Craft]])
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
<!--
| 140
| Ex NVA Korvettes
| 4
| 1984~1991
| sold to [[Indonesia]]
|-
-->
| 140
| [[Jaguar-class fast attack craft|Jaguar]] / Type 55
| {{ubl
| P6058&ndash;6067
| P6082&ndash;6091
}}
| 20
| 1957~1975
| 6 Eberhard-Arnis, 1 Hirdis-Kiel, 1 used as [[target ship]]s France, 1 scrapped, 10 sold to [[Turkey]] scrapped, 1 [[museum ship]] (P6083 ''Kranich'', scrapped 2007)
|-
| 141
| [[Seeadler-class fast attack craft|''Seeadler'']]
| P6068&ndash;6077
| 10
| 1958~1976
| sold to [[Greece]] last scrapped 2005/2006
|-
| 142
| [[Zobel-class fast attack craft|''Zobel'']]
| P6092&ndash;6101
| 10
| 1961~1984
| 6 sold to [[Turkey]], 1 Lürssen Shipyard, 3 German Navy (1 for training Ship safety device)
|-
| 143
| [[Albatros-class fast attack craft|''Albatros'']]
| P6111&ndash;6120
| 10
| 1976~2005
| 6 sold to [[Tunisia]], 2 sold privately, 2 can be bought or will be scrapped (2007)
|-
| 143A
| [[Gepard-class fast attack craft|''Gepard'']]
| P6121&ndash;6130
| 10
| 1982~2016
| 10 retired
|-
| 144
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project with [[Combined diesel and gas|CODAG]] propulsion
|-
| 145
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project of a [[missile boat]]
|-
| 146
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project of a [[torpedo boat]]
|-
| 148
| [[Tiger-class fast attack craft|''Tiger'']]
| P6141&ndash;6160
| 20
| 1972&ndash;2002
| French origin & powered by Lürssen-Bremen, 6 sold to [[Chile]], 5 to [[Egypt]], 6 to [[Greece]] and 3 scrapped
|-
| 149
| [[E-boat|''Silbermöve'']]
| P6052&ndash;6057
| 10
| 1956&ndash;1967
| No former [[World War II]] of the German [[Kriegsmarine]], new order from the German [[Bundesgrenzschutz]]/German Coastguard, unfortunately an offence against the [[Potsdam Agreement]], seizure by the U.K., first in service of the Baltic Fishery Protection Service (Verband Klose), later in the ''1. Schnellbootgeschwader'' of the German Navy
|-
| 150
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | 50[[tonne|t]] [[patrol boat]] (cancelled project)
|-
| 151
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | 50[[tonne|t]] [[patrol boat]] (cancelled project)
|-
| 152
| [[German Nasty-class patrol boat|''Nasty'']]
| P6191&ndash;6192
| 2
| 1960&ndash;1973
| From [[Norway]], for trials
|-
| 153
| [[Vosper & Company|Vosper]] [[motor torpedo boat]]
| P6193&ndash;6194
| 2
| 1962&ndash;1967
| British origin, for trials
|-
| 157
| ???
|
| 21
| 1969&ndash;???
| small patrol craft, given to [[Bundesgrenzschutz]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 160&ndash;169 Tragflügelboote ([[Hydrofoil]]s)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 160
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project, Schlichting design
|-
| 161
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project, [[Lürssen]] design
|-
| 162
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | NATO project, Bundesmarine withdrew 1977, resulted in the US [[Pegasus-class hydrofoil|''Pegasus''-class hydrofoil]], Type 143 built instead
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 170&ndash;179 U-Jagdboote ([[Submarine]] hunters)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 179
| La Fouguex(?)
|
| 1
| 1958
| French design, Licence built for [[NATO]] (?)
|}
===200&ndash;299 subsurface combatants===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 201&ndash;249 ''U-Boote'' ([[Submarine]]s)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 201
| [[Type 201 submarine|Type 201]]
| S180&ndash;182
| 3
| 1962~1967
| 350 ton coastal submarines
|-
| 202
| [[Type 202 submarine|Type 202]]
| S172&ndash;173
| 2
| 1965~1966
| 100 ton mini submarines, a large fleet was initially planned, used for trials only
|-
| 203
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project
|-
| 204
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project
|-
| 205
| [[Type 205 submarine|Type 205]]
| S183&ndash;191
| 10
| 1962~2005
| 450 ton coastal submarines, U11 was upgraded to 205A and U12 to 205B
|-
| 206
| [[Type 206 submarine|Type 206]]
| {{ubl
| S192&ndash;199
| S171&ndash;179
}}
| 18
| 1973~2011
| 500 ton, 12 have been upgraded to 206A, 7 of them still in service
|-
| 207
| [[Kobben-class submarine|''Kobben'' class (Type 207)]]
|
| 16
|
| Type 205 version for Norway and Denmark (lately used only by Poland)
|-
| 208
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | Cancelled project or maybe used internally for [[TR-1700-class submarine|TR-1700 class]]
|-
| 209
| [[Type 209 submarine|Type 209]]
|
| over 60
|
| 1200-1600 ton boats, for export only
|-
| 210
| [[Ula-class submarine|''Ula'' class (Type 210)]]
|
| 6
|
| 1200 ton boats, Built for [[Norway]]
|-
| 211
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project or maybe used internally for [[Dolphin-class submarine|''Dolphin'' class]]
|-
| 212
| [[Type 212 submarine|Type 212]]
| S181&ndash;186
| 6
| 2005&ndash;present
| 1800 ton, design upgraded to 212A, also built in/for [[Italy]]
|-
| 213
| [[Type 213 submarine|Type 213]]
|
|
|
| planned enhanced 2nd batch of Type 212
|-
| 214
| [[Type 214 submarine|Type 214]]
|
|
|
| larger export sub, based on Type 209 with some enhancements from Type 212
|-
| 240
| [[Type 240 submarine|Type 240]]
| S170&ndash;S171
| 2
| 1957&ndash;1968
| Upgraded former [[Kriegsmarine]] [[Type XXIII U-boat]]s
|-
| 241
| [[Wilhelm Bauer (U-boat)|''Wilhelm Bauer'']]
| Y880
| 1
| 1960&ndash;1968
| Upgraded former Kriegsmarine [[Type XXI U-boat]]
|}
Type numbers 250&ndash;299 are not assigned.
===300&ndash;399 [[naval mine|mine]] warfare vessels===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 301&ndash;319 Hochseeminensuchboote (ocean-going [[minesweeper (ship)|minesweeper]])
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
<!--
| 300
| Sömmerda(?)
| M2670–2671
| 5
| 1973–1991
| former NVA ships, 2 sold to [[Indonesia]], 3 to [[Uruguay]]
|-
-->
| 319
| [[M-class minesweeper (Germany)|M type]]
| {{ubl
| F207&ndash;211
| M187&ndash;192
}}
| 11
| 1956&ndash;1963
| former [[Kriegsmarine]] boats, 4 used as [[target ship]]s (1 sunk), 6 redesignated as 730, others scrapped
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 320&ndash;329 Küstenminensuchboote (coastal minesweepers)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 320
| ''Lindau''
| M1070&ndash;1087
| 18
| 1958&ndash;1980
| 12 upgraded to type Type 331, 6 to 351
|-
| 321
| ''Vegesack''
| M1250&ndash;1255
| 6
| 1959&ndash;1969
| French origin, sold to [[Turkey]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 330&ndash;339 Minenjagdboote ([[minehunter]]s)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 331
| ''Fulda''
| {{ubl
| M1071&ndash;1072
| M1074&ndash;1075
| M1077&ndash;1078
| M1080
| M1084&ndash;1087
}}
| 12
| 1972&ndash;2000
| 1 [[museum ship]], <!-- 1 "Heim f. Jugend", Duisburg --> 2 scrapped, 2 each to [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], 1 to [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], 1 to [[Gibraltar]]
|-
| 332
| [[Frankenthal-class minehunter|''Frankenthal'']]
| M1058&ndash;1069
| 12
| 1992&ndash;present
|
|-
| 333
| [[Kulmbach-class mine hunter|''Kulmbach'']]
| M1091&ndash;1096
| 5
|
| upgraded Type 343 boats
|-
| 339
|
| {{ubl
| W44,45
| W53&ndash;56
}}
| 6
| 1956&ndash;1970
| former [[French Navy]] vessels, Canadian origin, all scrapped
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 340&ndash;369 Schnelle Minensuch- und Minenkampfboote sowie Räumfahrzeuge (fast minesweepers, mine warfare ships and clearing vessels)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 340
| ''Krebs''
| M1050&ndash;1059
| 10
| 1959&ndash;1990
| decommissioned
|-
| 341
| ''Scorpion''
| {{ubl
| M1060&ndash;1069
| M1090&ndash;1099
}}
| 20
| 1959&ndash;1990
| 1 redesignated as Type 903, others decommissioned
|-
| 342
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | cancelled project
|-
| 343
| [[Hameln-class minesweeper|''Hameln'']]
| M1090&ndash;1099
| 10
| 1989&ndash;2001
| 5 upgraded to Type 333, 5 to Type 352
|-
| 350
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | project cancelled 1973
|-
| 351
| ''Ulm''
| {{ubl
| M1073, M1076
| M1079
| M1081&ndash;1083
}}
| 6
| 1989&ndash;2000
| {{ubl
| former Type 320, to [[South Africa]] in 2001.
| M1081 ''Konstanz'' expended as target by two Exocet MM40 surface to surface missiles fired from SA Navy frigates SAS ''Amatola'' and SAS ''Isandlwana'' during Exercise Red Lion on November 1, 2007 about 90&nbsp;km west of Saldanha Bay, South Africa.
}}
|-
| 352
| [[Ensdorf-class minesweeper|''Ensdorf'']]
| {{ubl
| M1090
| M1092&ndash;1094
| M1098
}}
| 5
|
| {{ubl
| former Type 343 boats
| ''MCM drone controller''
}}
|-
| 355
| ERMISS
|
|
|
| cancelled project
|-
| 359
| ''Schütze''
| {{ubl
| M1051&ndash;1054
| M1056&ndash;1064
| M1067&ndash;1089
| W46&ndash;48
| 52,61,62
}}
| 24
| 1956&ndash;1968
| 15 used as Type 730, 1 Type 732, 1 Type 739
|-
| 360
| ''Hansa''
| W22
| 1
| 1958&ndash;1968
| redesignated as Type 392
|-
| 361
| ''Hansa''
| W21
| 1
| 1958&ndash;1968
| redesignated as Type 391
|-
| 362
|
| W23&ndash;40
| 18
| 1961&ndash;1968
| 8 redesignated as Type 393, 10 Type 394
|-
| 368
|
| {{ubl
| W1&ndash;3
| W13&ndash;19
}}
| 10
| 1956&ndash;1974
| 4 to [[Tanzania]], 2 to [[Greece]], 1 Type 740
|-
| 368
| ''Nordwind''
| Y834
| 1
| 1956&ndash;present
| training boat
|-
| 369
|
| {{ubl
| Y827,830
| Y832,833
| Y845,846
}}
| 6
| 1956&ndash;1994
| 4 to [[Kazakhstan]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 370&ndash;379 Minenleger ([[Minelayer]]s)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 370
|
| A1403&ndash;1405
| 3
| 1961&ndash;1971
| Former [[United States Navy|USN]] [[Tank landing ship|LST]]s, 1 scrapped, 2 to [[Turkey]]
|}
Type numbers 380&ndash;389 Netzleger und Netzleichter (net layers and net lighters) were cancelled projects.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 390&ndash;399 Binnenminensuchboot (inland waterway minesweepers)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 390
|
| M2651
| 1
| 1966&ndash;present
| transformed to Type 740, two boats cancelled
|-
| 391
| ''Niobe''
| M2661
| 1
|
| transformed into Type 740
|-
<!--
| 391
| ''Ahrenshop''
| 3
| BG31–33
|
| former NVA boats, 1 to each [[Tunesia]], [[Malta]], [[Cap Verde]]
-->
|-
| 392
| ''Hansa''
| M2662
| 1
|
| transformed into Type 732
|-
| 393
| ''Ariadne''
| M2650&ndash;2657
| 8
| 1961&ndash;1992
| 1 [[hulk (ship)|hulk]], most scrapped
|-
| 394
| ''Frauenlob''
| M2658&ndash;2667
| 10
| 1966&ndash;2001
| 4 to [[Estonia]], 1 [[museum ship]]
|}
===400&ndash;499 auxiliary ships===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 401&ndash;419 [[Ship's tender|Tender]]
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 401
| [[Rhein-class tender|''Rhein'']]
| A58&ndash;66
| 8
| 1961&ndash;1993
| 4 scrapped, 3 sold to [[Turkey]], 1 to [[Greece]]
|-
| 402
| [[Mosel-class tender|''Mosel'']]
| A67,54,65
| 3
| 1963&ndash;1991
| 2 scrapped, 1 sold to [[Turkey]]
|-
| 403
| [[Lahn-class tender|''Lahn'']]
| A55&ndash;56
| 2
| 1964&ndash;1991
| scrapped
|-
| 404
| [[Elbe-class replenishment ship|''Elbe'']]
| A511&ndash;516
| 6
| 1993&ndash;present
|
|-
| 419
| ''Oste''
| A52,53
| 2
| 1956&ndash;???
| Former [[Kriegsmarine]] tender, redesignated and assigned to Type 753 (A52) and 754 (A53)
<!-- the story of those boats is pretty confusing -->
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 420&ndash;429 Flottendienstboote und U-Jagdboote (Fleet service ships and small submarine hunters)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 420
| [[Thetis-class submarine hunter|''Thetis'']]
| P6052&ndash;6056
| 5
| 1961&ndash;1992
| Sold to [[Greece]]
|-
<!--
| 420
|
| {{ubl
| 213–214
| 222–224
| 231–233
| 242–244
}}
| 11
| –1991
| Former [[People's National Army|NVA]] submarine hunters, sold to [[Indonesia]], share type code with ''Thetis'' class despite being completely different
|-
-->
| 421
| ''Hans Bürkner''
| A1449
| 1
| 1963&ndash;1990
| Fleet service ship, scrapped
|-
| 422
|
| A50,52,53
| 3
| 1957&ndash;1988
| Former Type 753 ships, Fleet service ships, 1 scrapped, one sold to [[Turkey]], other to [[Greece]]
|-
| 423
| [[Oste-class fleet service ship|''Oste'']]
| A50,52,53
| 3
| 1988&ndash;present
| Confusingly share same Pennant number and name combinations as Type 422 class
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 430&ndash;439 Torpedofangboote ([[Torpedo]] retrieving boats)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 430
| Type 430
| {{ubl
| Y851&ndash;856
| 872&ndash;874
}}
| 9
| 1966&ndash;present
| 6 upgraded to 430A, most sold to Greece, 1 maybe still in service
|-
| 438
| Type 438
| {{ubl
| Y883&ndash;886
| 835
}}
| 7
| 1959&ndash;1989
| Former [[Kriegsmarine]] boats
|-
| 439
| Type 439
| {{ubl
| Y806&ndash;807
| P6015&ndash;6020
| P6043&ndash;6051
}}
| 18
| 1956&ndash;1976
| Some of them redesignated as Type 740 or 945, used as patrol boats
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 401&ndash;419 Schulschiffe ([[School ship]]s)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 440
| [[German training cruiser Deutschland|''Deutschland'']]
| A59
| 1
| 1963&ndash;1990
| Upgraded to 440A, scrapped
|-
| 441
| [[German training ship Gorch Fock (1958)|''Gorch Fock'']]
| A60
| 1
| 1958&ndash;present
| Sailing ship
|-
| 442
|
|
| 2
|
| Sailing ship (planned)
|}
===500&ndash;599 landing craft===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 501&ndash;539 Landungsboote (landing boats)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 502
| LSM 1
|
| 1
|
| decommissioned
|-
| 520
| [[Barbe-class utility landing craft|''Barbe'']]
| {{ubl
| L760&ndash;768
| L788&ndash;791
| L795&ndash;799
}}
| 22
| 1965&ndash;present
| Utility landing craft, 5 different upgrades/versions (A&ndash;D), 10 to [[Greece]], L762 still in service
|-
| 521
| [[LCM-8]]
| {{ubl
| LCM1&ndash;20
| A1423
| A1430&ndash;1434
| L786,787
}}
| 28
| 1965&ndash;present
| 11 to [[Greece]], decommissioned(?)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 540&ndash;599 not assigned
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 540
|
|
|
|
| Task force support ship (cancelled project?)
|-
| 550
| [[Landing Ship, Medium|LSM]]
| L750&ndash;753
| 4
| 1958&ndash;1973
| Former [[United States Navy|USN]] LSMs
|-
| 551
| LSM
| L754,755
| 2
| 1958&ndash;1967
| Former USN LSMs
|-
| 552
| [[Landing Craft Assault|LCA]]
| {{ubl
| LCA30&ndash;33
| LCA35&ndash;40
}}
| 9
| 1958&ndash;1964
| Former [[Royal Navy|RN]] LCAs
|-
| 553
| LCM
| {{ubl
| LCM10
| LCM602&ndash;606
| LCM231,233
| LCM235&ndash;237
}}
| 11
| 1960&ndash;1973
| Former USN LCMs
|-
| 554
| [[Landing Craft Utility|LCU]]
| LCU1
| 1
| 1959&ndash;1967
| Former USN LCU, used as LCA leader
|-
| 555
| ''City of Havanna''
| WS1
| 1
| 1961&ndash;1965
| Former USN [[Dock Landing Ship|LSD]], used as ferry and swimming barrack, sold to Greek Shipping company
|}
===600&ndash;699 small combatants===
This category was formally not used. Small [[National People's Army|NVA]] combatants were assigned here.
===700&ndash;799 support vessels, docks, tugs, special vehicles===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 701&ndash;736 Transporter, Schlepper und Betriebsfahrzeuge (transport ships, tugs and utility vessels)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 701
| [[Lüneburg-class replenishment ship|''Lüneburg'']]
| A1411&ndash;1418
| 8
| 1966&ndash;2005
| Many upgrades, 701A through 701E
|-
| 702
| |[[Berlin-class replenishment ship|''Berlin'']]
| A1411&ndash;1412
| 3
| 2001&ndash;present
|
|-
| 703
| [[Walchensee-class tanker|''Walchensee'']]
| A1424&ndash;1427
| 4
| 1966&ndash;present
| small fuel tanker and transport ship, 2 still in service
|-
| 704
| [[Rhön-class tanker|''Rhön'']]
| A1442&ndash;1443
| 2
| 1977&ndash;present
| Larger fuel tanker, originally built for [[Libya]]
|-
| 705
|
| {{ubl
| A1403&ndash;1406
| Y865&ndash;866
}}
| 6
| 1963&ndash;2000
| Fresh water tanker, most sold to [[Turkey]] and [[Greece]]
|-
| 706
| ''Schwarzwald''
| A1400
| 1
| 1961&ndash;1974
| Former [[French Navy]] ship ''Almathée'', ammunition transport ship
|-
| 708
|
|
| 2
| &ndash;1970
| Maintenance ships, swimming workshops. Built out of old landing ships
|-
| 710
| ''Förde''
| A1641&ndash;1642
| 2
| 1967&ndash;1992
| Oil tank cleaning ships, scrapped
|-
| 711
| ''[[Hiev-class crane ship|Hiev]]''
|
| 2
| 1962&ndash;present
| 100[[tonne|t]] swimming cranes
|-
| 712
|
|
| 2
| 1961&ndash;present
| Lifting docks
|-
| 713
|
|
| 4
| 1961&ndash;present
| lifting [[Pontoon (boat)|pontoons]], 1 still in service?
|-
| 714
| Dock B
|
| 1
| 1963&ndash;present
| 4500t self-propelled swimming dock, built 1939
|-
| 715
|
|
| 3
| 1960&ndash;present
| 8000t swimming docks, built 1943
|-
| 718
|
| LP1&ndash;LP3
| 2
| 1964&ndash;present
| submarine battery loading [[pram (ship)|pram]]s, 1 still in service?
|-
| 719
| ''Memmert''
| Y875
| 1
| 1956&ndash;1980
| former [[United States Navy|US Navy]] USN 106 crane ship
|-
| 720
| [[Fehmarn-class tug|''Helgoland'']]
| A1457&ndash;1458
| 2
| 1966&ndash;present
| Salvage tug, upgrades 720A, 720B. A1458 ''Fehmarn'' still in service
|-
| 721
| [[Eisvogel-class icebreaker|''Eisvogel'']]
| A1401&ndash;1402
| 2
| 1961&ndash;present
| icebreaker, A1402 decommissioned
|-
| 722
| [[Wangerooge-class tug|''Wangerooge'']]
| A1451&ndash;1456
| 6
| 1968&ndash;present
| ocean tugs, three redesignated as Type 754, A1451 ''Wangerooge'' and A1452 ''Spiekeroog'' still in service, upgrades 722A,722B,722C
|-
| 723
| [[Lütje Hörn-class tug|''Lütje Hörn'']]
| Y812&ndash;819
| 8
| 1958&ndash;1990
| small harbour tugs, 5 sold to [[Greece]], two scrapped, 1 [[museum ship]]
|-
| 724
| [[Sylt-class tug|''Sylt'']]
| {{ubl
| Y820&ndash;823
| Y1680&ndash;1682
}}
| 8
| 1962&ndash;present
| larger harbour tugs, 2 sold to [[Greece]], one to [[Latvia]], three scrapped, 1 to [[Bundesgrenzschutz]], Y1680 still in service(?)
|-
| 725
| [[Nordstrand-class tug|''Nordstrand'']]
| Y812&ndash;819
| 6
| 1987&ndash;present
| harbour tugs
|-
| 726
|
| Y847&ndash;848
| 2
| 1960&ndash;1991
| former landing crafts used as workshop ships
|-
| 727
| ''Wieland''
| Y804
| 1
| 1956&ndash;1971
| swimming workshop
|-
| 728
|
|
| 1
|
| workshop [[pram (ship)|pram]], decommissioned
|-
| 729
| [[Passat-class tugs|''Passat'']]
| Y800&ndash;Y803
| 4
| 1956&ndash;1978
| former [[Kriegsmarine]] tugs, some used as target ship, others scrapped
|-
| 730
|
| {{ubl
| Y809&ndash;811
| WBM I&ndash;VI
| WBR I&ndash;XVII
}}
| 28
| &ndash;1986
| assorted old ships used as [[hulk (ship)|hulk]]s, all scrapped
|-
| 732
|
|
| 35
| 1956&ndash;present
| mine- and torpedo diver rafts, most (all?) scrapped
|-
| 734
|
|
| 1
|
| firefighting boat, decommissioned
|-
| 735
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | [[hospital ship]], cancelled project
|-
| 736
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | hospital ship, cancelled project
|-
| 737
|
|
| 21
| 1961&ndash;present
| assorted small [[lighter]]s
|-
| 738
| [[Bottsand-class oil recovery ship|''Bottsand'']]
| Y1634&ndash;1635
| 2
| 1985&ndash;present
| oil recovery ships
|-
| 739
|
|
| 3
| 1969&ndash;1981
| electric power supply ships
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 740&ndash;759 Erprobungs-, Forschungs- und Spezialschiffe (trials, research and special ships)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 740
|
| (many)
| 31
|
| Assorted ships and boats used for trials
|-
| 741
|
| A1408, Y838
| 2
| 1967&ndash;present
| [[naval mine]] trials ship
|-
| 742
| [[German naval ship Mühlhausen|''Walther von Ledebur''<br/>''Mülhausen'']]
| {{ubl
| A1410
| M1052
}}
| 1
| {{ubl
| 1967&ndash;1994
| 1995&ndash;present
}}
| mine trials ship, after upgrade to 742A renamed and now mine diver ship
|-
| 743
| AM
| {{ubl
| Y1674,1675
| Y1679
}}
| 3
| 1971&ndash;present
| work boats
|-
| 744
|
| {{ubl
| Y1670,1683
| Y1684,1686
}}
| 4
| 1965&ndash;present
| multipurpose utility boats
|-
| 745
| ''[[Stollergrund-class multi-purpose ship|Stollergrund]]''
| Y863&ndash;867
| 5
| 1989&ndash;present
| small multipurpose utility boats; ''Kalkgrund'' (Y865) and ''Bant'' (Y867) sold to [[Israeli Navy]]
|-
| 746
| Torpedoscheibe
|
| 3
| 1959&ndash;present
| 2 decommissioned
|-
| 747
|
|
| 4
| 1959&ndash;1983
| experimental remote controlled mine sweepers, trials of the TROIKA system
|-
| 748
| ''[[Schwedeneck-class multi-purpose ships|Schwedeneck]]''
| Y860&ndash;862
| 3
| 1987&ndash;present
| middle sized multipurpose utility boats
|-
| 749
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | large multipurpose utility boats, project cancelled
|-
| 750
| ''Planet''
| A1450
| 1
| 1967&ndash;present
| defence trials ship
|-
| 751
| ''Trave''
| A51
| 1
| ???&ndash;1977
| oceanographic research ship; another boat was planned, but sold to [[Turkey]] instead
|-
| 752
|
| A50,51
| 2
| 1956&ndash;???
| [[Naval mine|mine]]-throwing ship, one converted to Type 732, other to Type 751
|-
| 753
|
| {{ubl
| A50,52,53
| A1456
}}
| 4
| 1956&ndash;present
| <!-- Messboote -->measurement boats, first three converted to 422, A1456 is now a [[NATO]] research ship
|-
| 754
|
| {{ubl
| Y1662
| A1439&ndash;1441
}}
| 4
|
| 1 former [[Kriegsmarine]] vessel (decommissioned), 3 former Type 722 tugs; diver training boats
|-
| 759
| ''Seeschwalbe''
| W63
| 1
| &ndash;1966
| Research vessel, redesignated Type 740
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 760&ndash;790 Transporter (transport ships)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 760
| [[Westerwald-class transport ship|''Westerwald'']]
| A1435&ndash;1436
| 2
| 1967&ndash;present
| A1435 still in service, A1436 decommissioned
|-
| 761
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | torpedo transport ship, not built
|-
| 762
| [[Sachsenwald-class transport ship|''Sachsenwald'']]
| A1437&ndash;1438
| 2
| 1968&ndash;1993
| Mine transport ships, scrapped
|-
| 763
|
| {{ubl
| A1406&ndash;1407
| Y824&ndash;Y825
}}
| 4
| 1956&ndash;1995
| Fuel tanker, 2 were former [[Kriegsmarine]] ships, 1 sold to Turkey, 3 scrapped
|-
| 764
|
| A1408&ndash;1409
| 2
| 1955&ndash;1992
| Transport ships, French origin, both sold to Turkey
|-
| 766
|
| A1428&ndash;1429
| 2
| 1963&ndash;1977
| Fuel tanker, both scrapped in [[Netherlands]]
|-
| 780
|
| A1438&ndash;1441
| 4
| 1959&ndash;1977
| Fuel tanker, scrapped in [[Hamburg]]
|-
| 785
|
| Y830&ndash;832
| 3
| 1960&ndash;1969
| Depot ships, scrapped
|-
| 790
| colspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | Ammunition transport ship, cancelled project
|}
===800&ndash;899===
This range of Type numbers is not allocated.
===900&ndash;999 Safety, rescue, liaison & boats for special purposes===
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 901&ndash;909 ''Sicherheits- und Seenotrettungsfahrzeuge'' (safeguard and rescue vessels)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 903
| ''Stier''
| 1
| Y849
| 1966&ndash;present
| former M1061, Type 341, redesignated Type 732
|-
| 905
| ''Todendorf''
| Y835&ndash;839
| 5
| 1993&ndash;present
| security boats
|-
| 906
|
| Y861&ndash;863
| 3
| 1961&ndash;1975
| former [[Royal Air Force]] aircrew rescue boats, one used as Type 740 target ship from 1975 to 1977, others scrapped
|-
| 907
|
| W57&ndash;60
| 4
| 1956&ndash;1976
| former [[Luftwaffe]] and [[United States Navy|USN]] boats, used for air crew rescue missions
|-
| 908
|
| VB1&ndash;2
| 2
| 1973&ndash;1992
| fast messenger boats
|-
| 909
|
| Y857&ndash;860
| 4
| 1956&ndash;1993
| air crew rescue boats, one gone to harbour police, [[Bremen (state)|Bremen]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 910&ndash;919 ''Dienstsegelboote'' (service sailing boats)
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 910
|
|
| 26
|
| assorted small yachts, some sunk, most (all?) decommissioned
|-
| 911
| [[Star (sailboat)|Star]]
|
| 8
|
| At least 2 decommissioned, named after Gemstones
|-
| 912
|
|
| 11
|
| ''Pirate'' class [[Dinghy sailing|dinghy]] at least 1 decommissioned, have female [[given name]]s
|-
| 913
|
|
| 12
|
|
|-
| 914
|
|
| 26
|
| another class of ''Pirat'' dinghies, have male names, all decommissioned
|-
| 915
|
|
| 17
|
| another class of ''Pirat'' dinghies, have male names,
|}
920&ndash;929 ''Sportboote'' ([[yacht]]s) are unassigned.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 930&ndash;959 ''Verkehrs- und Beiboote'' (liaison boats and [[dinghy|dinghies]])
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 930
|
|
| 32
|
| old [[Kriegsmarine]] [[barge]]s, 45&ndash;100[[horsepower#PS|PS]] motors, some with cabins, out of service
|-
| 931
|
|
| 8
| 1958&ndash;1993
| barges, <!-- Barkasse --> 70/90PS motor
|-
| 932
|
|
| 15
| 1958&ndash;1981
| liaison boats, 70/120PS motor
|-
| 933
|
|
| 23
|
| [[pinnace (ship's boat)|pinnace]]s, with cabin, 70PS motor
|-
| 934
|
|
| 20
|
| barges <!-- Barkasse -->, with cabin
|-
| 935
|
|
| 24
|
| pinnaces, wooden, without cabin, 70PS motor
|-
| 936
|
|
| 15
|
| pinnaces, wooden, cabin, 47&ndash;75PS motor
|-
| 937
|
|
| 2
|
| pinnaces, wooden, 70 or 54PS motor
|-
| 938
|
|
| 6
|
| motor dinghies
|-
| 939
| Lindau
|
| 1
|
| motor dinghy, 5[[metre|m]], wooden/[[Glass-reinforced plastic|GRP]] hull, 75PS [[pump-jet]]
|-
| 940
|
|
| 60
|
| [[Cutter (ship)|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 [[barge]]s, diver service boats, motor barges, tug barges
|-
| 946
|
| Y16xx
| 5
| 1985&ndash;present
| tug [[barge]]s <!-- Barkasse -->
|-
| 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 [[motorboat]]s, GRP hull
|-
| 952
|
|
| 12
|
| two types of open lifeboats for tankers 6.5 m (20 persons) or 6.0 m (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
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 960&ndash;965 ''Motorrettungs- und Bereitschaftsboote'' (motor [[Lifeboat (shipboard)|lifeboat]]s and stand-by boats <!-- need for a better translation -->
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Class
! scope="col" | [[Pennant number|Pennant<br />numbers]]
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | In service
! scope="col" | Notes/Fate
|-
| 960
|
|
|
|
| partly closed
|-
| 961
|
|
|
|
| partly closed, self erecting
|-
| 962
|
|
|
|
| fully closed
|-
| 963
|
|
|
|
| with air supply
|-
| 964
|
|
|
|
| fire protected
|-
| 965
|
|
|
|
| assorted stand-by boats
|}
Type numbers 966&ndash;999 are not allocated.
==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 did not strictly follow the previous rules. Sometimes already allocated 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 Type codes.
{|class="wikitable"
!Type!!Class!![[Pennant number|Pennant<br>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]], [[Cape Verde]]
|-
|420||Parchim ||213—214<br>222—224<br>231—233<br>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|| Koni 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<br>P6166||6||1985—1991||2 to [[United States Navy|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 [[tugboat]]s||Y1650—1651<br>Y1654—1656<br>...||?|| ||??, 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<br>V816||6||1983—1991||Replenishment ships, Scrapped in Belgium(?)
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''Schiffsnummernverzeichnis für Schiffe, Boote und Betriebsfahrzeuge der Deutschen Marine und des Wehrtechnischen Bereichs'' (as of December 2002), Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung, Koblenz/Germany
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