List of German Navy ship classes

This is a list of naval ship classes that were in service with the Bundesmarine (navy of West Germany), or are still in service with the Deutsche Marine (navy of reunited Germany). Some projects, that were not built or future designs are also present.

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 Deutsche Marine kept the system, codes for ships from the former forces of East Germany (NVA) were added. (See ).

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—139 have apparently been split in frigates (120-129) and corvettes (130-139) 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 000-099, 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.

List of classes
Entries of classes know to be in service are coloured light blue. {|class="wikitable" !colspan=6|

100-199 surface combatants
!colspan=6 style="text-align: left;" |101—119 Zerstörer (Destroyer) !Type!!Class!!Pennant numbers!!Number!!In service!!Notes/fate !colspan=6 style="text-align: left;" |120—139 Fregatten und Korvetten (frigates and corvettes) !colspan=6 style="text-align: left;"|140—159 Schnellboote (Fast Attack Craft)
 * 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||1958—1982||1 used as target ship, 1 scrapped, 4 sold to Greece (later scrapped),
 * 103||Lütjens ||D185—187||3||1969—2003|| upgrades 103A and 103B, 1 museum ship, the others scrapped
 * 119||Fletcher ||D170—180||6||1958—1982||1 used as target ship, 1 scrapped, 4 sold to Greece (later scrapped),
 * 119||Fletcher ||D170—180||6||1958—1982||1 used as target ship, 1 scrapped, 4 sold to Greece (later scrapped),
 * 120||Köln ||F220—225||6||1961—1989||1 used as hulk, 1 scrapped, 4 sold to Turkey
 * 121||Fregatte 70|| || || || cancelled project
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 122||Bremen ||F207—214||8||1982—||multi-purpose frigate
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 123||Brandenburg ||F215—218||4||1994—|| Anti-submarine warfare frigate
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 124||Sachsen ||F219—221||3||2003—|| Anti-aircraft warfare frigate, option for a 4th ship
 * 125|| F125 || || || || in design phase
 * 130||Braunschweig ||F260—F264 ||5|| ||currently building, planned 5
 * 138|| Hunt/Black Swan ||F212—218 ||7||1958—1967||Former British frigates and sloops, used for training, all scrapped
 * 139|| Isle ||A50—51 ||2||1956—?||Former British naval trawlers, converted and redesignated Type 752
 * 130||Braunschweig ||F260—F264 ||5|| ||currently building, planned 5
 * 138|| Hunt/Black Swan ||F212—218 ||7||1958—1967||Former British frigates and sloops, used for training, all scrapped
 * 139|| Isle ||A50—51 ||2||1956—?||Former British naval trawlers, converted and redesignated Type 752
 * 138|| Hunt/Black Swan ||F212—218 ||7||1958—1967||Former British frigates and sloops, used for training, all scrapped
 * 139|| Isle ||A50—51 ||2||1956—?||Former British naval trawlers, converted and redesignated Type 752
 * 139|| Isle ||A50—51 ||2||1956—?||Former British naval trawlers, converted and redesignated Type 752

!colspan=6 style="text-align: left;"|160—169 Tragflügelboote (Hydrofoils) !colspan=6 style="text-align: left;" |170—179 U-Jagdboote (Submarine hunters)
 * 140||Jaguar / Typ 55 ||P6058—6067 P6082—6091||20||1957—1975||6 Eberhard-Arnis, 1 Hirdis-Kiel, 1 used as target ships France, 1 scrapped, 10 sold to Turkey scrapped, 1 museum ship (P6083 Kranich, scrapped 2007)
 * 141||Seeadler ||P6068—6077 ||10||1958—1976||sold to Greece last scrapped 2005/2006
 * 142||Zobel ||P6092—6101 ||10||1961—1984||6 sold to Turkey, 1 Lürssen Shipyard, 3 German Navy (1 for training Ship safety device)
 * 143||Albatros ||P6111—6120 ||10||1976—2005||6 sold to Tunisia, 2 sold privately, 2 can be bought or will be scrapped (2007)
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 143A||Gepard ||P6121—6130 ||10||1982—||
 * 144|| || ||0|| || cancelled project with CODAG propulsion
 * 145|| || ||0|| || cancelled project of a missile boat
 * 146|| || ||0|| || cancelled project of a torpedo boat
 * 148||Tiger ||P6141—6160 ||20||1972—2002||French origin & powered by Lürssen-Bremen, 6 sold to Chile, 5 to Egypt, 6 to Greece and 3 scrapped
 * 149||Silbermöve ||P6052—6057||10||1956—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|| || ||0|| ||50t patrol boat (cancelled project)
 * 151|| || ||0|| ||50t patrol boat (cancelled project)
 * 152||Nasty ||P6191—6192|| 2||1960—1973||From Norway, for trials
 * 153||Vosper motor torpedo boat||P6193—6194||2||1962—1967||British origin, for trials
 * 157||??? ||   ||21||1969—??||small patrol craft, given to Bundesgrenzschutz
 * 148||Tiger ||P6141—6160 ||20||1972—2002||French origin & powered by Lürssen-Bremen, 6 sold to Chile, 5 to Egypt, 6 to Greece and 3 scrapped
 * 149||Silbermöve ||P6052—6057||10||1956—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|| || ||0|| ||50t patrol boat (cancelled project)
 * 151|| || ||0|| ||50t patrol boat (cancelled project)
 * 152||Nasty ||P6191—6192|| 2||1960—1973||From Norway, for trials
 * 153||Vosper motor torpedo boat||P6193—6194||2||1962—1967||British origin, for trials
 * 157||??? ||   ||21||1969—??||small patrol craft, given to Bundesgrenzschutz
 * 152||Nasty ||P6191—6192|| 2||1960—1973||From Norway, for trials
 * 153||Vosper motor torpedo boat||P6193—6194||2||1962—1967||British origin, for trials
 * 157||??? ||   ||21||1969—??||small patrol craft, given to Bundesgrenzschutz
 * 153||Vosper motor torpedo boat||P6193—6194||2||1962—1967||British origin, for trials
 * 157||??? ||   ||21||1969—??||small patrol craft, given to Bundesgrenzschutz
 * 157||??? ||   ||21||1969—??||small patrol craft, given to Bundesgrenzschutz
 * 160|| || ||0|| ||cancelled project, Schlichting design
 * 161|| || ||0|| ||cancelled project, Lürssen design
 * 162|| || ||0|| ||NATO project, Bundesmarine withdrew 1977, resulted in the US Pegasus class hydrofoil, Type 143 built instead
 * 161|| || ||0|| ||cancelled project, Lürssen design
 * 162|| || ||0|| ||NATO project, Bundesmarine withdrew 1977, resulted in the US Pegasus class hydrofoil, Type 143 built instead
 * 162|| || ||0|| ||NATO project, Bundesmarine withdrew 1977, resulted in the US Pegasus class hydrofoil, Type 143 built instead
 * 179||La Fouguex(?)|| ||1||1958||French design, Licence built for NATO (?)
 * 179||La Fouguex(?)|| ||1||1958||French design, Licence built for NATO (?)

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200-299 subsurface combatants
!colspan=6 style="text-align: left;"|201—249 U-Boote (Submarines) !Type!!Class!!Pennant Numbers!!Number!!In service!!Notes U11 was upgraded to 205A and U12 to 205B !colspan=6 style="text-align: left;"|250—299 not assigned
 * 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 initially planned, used for trials only
 * 203||  || || || ||cancelled project
 * 204||  || || || ||cancelled project
 * 205|| Type 205 ||S183—191||10||1962—2005||450 ton coastal submarines,
 * 203||  || || || ||cancelled project
 * 204||  || || || ||cancelled project
 * 205|| Type 205 ||S183—191||10||1962—2005||450 ton coastal submarines,
 * 205|| Type 205 ||S183—191||10||1962—2005||450 ton coastal submarines,
 * 205|| Type 205 ||S183—191||10||1962—2005||450 ton coastal submarines,
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 206|| Type 206 ||S192—199 S171—179||18||1973— ||500 ton, 12 have been upgraded to 206A, 7 of them still in service
 * 207|| Kobben (Type 207) || ||16|| ||Type 205 version for Norway and Denmark(lately used only by Poland)]
 * 208|| || || || ||Cancelled project or maybe used internally for TR-1700
 * 209|| Type 209 || ||over 60|| ||1200-1600 ton boats, for export only
 * 210|| Ula (Type 210) || ||6|| ||1200 ton boats, Built for Norway
 * 211|| || || || ||cancelled project or maybe used internally for Dolphin
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 212|| Type 212 ||S181—184||4||2005—||1800 ton, design upgraded to 212A, also built in/for Italy
 * 213|| Type 213 || || ||    ||planned enhanced 2nd batch of Type 212
 * 214|| Type 214 || || || ||larger export sub, based on Type 209 with some enhancements from 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
 * 212|| Type 212 ||S181—184||4||2005—||1800 ton, design upgraded to 212A, also built in/for Italy
 * 213|| Type 213 || || ||    ||planned enhanced 2nd batch of Type 212
 * 214|| Type 214 || || || ||larger export sub, based on Type 209 with some enhancements from 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
 * 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
 * 241|| Wilhelm Bauer ||Y880||1||1960—1968||Upgraded former Kriegsmarine Type XXI U-boat
 * 241|| Wilhelm Bauer ||Y880||1||1960—1968||Upgraded former Kriegsmarine Type XXI U-boat

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300-399 mine warfare vessels
!colspan=6 align=center|301—319 Hochseeminensuchboote (ocean-going minesweeper) !Type!!Class!!Pennant number!!Number!!In service!!Notes/Fate

!colspan=6 align=center|320—329 Küstenminensuchboote (coastal minesweepers) !colspan=6 align=center|330—339 Minenjagdboote (minehunters) !colspan=6 align=center|340—369 Schnelle Minensuch- und Minenkampfboote sowie Räumfahrzeuge (fast minesweepers, mine warfare ships and clearing vessels) 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 km west of Saldanha Bay, South Africa. !colspan=6 align=center|370—379 Minenleger (Minelayers) !colspan=6 align=center|380-389 Netzleger und Netzleichter (net layers and net lighters) !colspan=6 align=center|390-399 Binnenminensuchboot (inland waterway minesweepers)
 * 319|| M type  ||F207—211 M187—192||11||1956—1963||former Kriegsmarine boats, 4 used as target ships (1 sunk), 6 redesignated as 730, others scrapped
 * 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
 * 321||Vegesack||M1250—1255||6||1959—1969||French Origin, sold to Turkey
 * 321||Vegesack||M1250—1255||6||1959—1969||French Origin, sold to Turkey
 * 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
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 332|| Frankenthal ||M1058—1069||12||1992—||
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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
 * 339|| ||W44,45 W53—56||6||1956—1970||former French Navy vessels, Canadian origin, all scrapped
 * 339|| ||W44,45 W53—56||6||1956—1970||former French Navy vessels, Canadian origin, all scrapped
 * 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 in 2001
 * 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 in 2001
 * 350|| || || || ||project cancelled 1973
 * 351||Ulm||M1073,M1076 M1079 M1081—1083||6||1989—2000||former Type 320, to South Africa in 2001
 * 351||Ulm||M1073,M1076 M1079 M1081—1083||6||1989—2000||former Type 320, to South Africa in 2001
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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
 * 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
 * 368||Nordwind||Y834||1||1956—||training boat
 * 369||     ||Y827,830 Y832,833 Y845,846||6||1956—1994||4 to Kazahstan
 * 369||     ||Y827,830 Y832,833 Y845,846||6||1956—1994||4 to Kazahstan
 * 369||     ||Y827,830 Y832,833 Y845,846||6||1956—1994||4 to Kazahstan
 * 370||     ||A1403—1405||3||1961—1971||Former USN LSTs, 1 scrapped, 2 to Turkey
 * 370||     ||A1403—1405||3||1961—1971||Former USN LSTs, 1 scrapped, 2 to Turkey
 * || || || || ||cancelled projects
 * || || || || ||cancelled projects
 * 390||    ||M2651||1||1966—||transformed to Type 740, two boats cancelled
 * 391||Niobe||M2661||1|| ||transformed into Type 740
 * 391||Niobe||M2661||1|| ||transformed into Type 740
 * 391||Niobe||M2661||1|| ||transformed into Type 740


 * 392||Hansa   ||M2662||1||  ||transformed 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
 * 393||Ariadne ||M2650—2657||8||1961—1992||1 hulk, most scrapped
 * 394||Frauenlob||M2658—2667||10||1966—2001||4 to Estonia, 1 museum ship
 * 394||Frauenlob||M2658—2667||10||1966—2001||4 to Estonia, 1 museum ship

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400-499 auxiliary ships
!colspan=6 align=center|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
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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)
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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)
 * 419|| Oste ||A52,53||2||1956—?||Former Kriegsmarine tender, redesignated and assigned to Type 753 (A52) and 754 (A53)

!colspan=6 align=center|420—429 Flottendienstboote und U-Jagdboote (Fleet service ships and small submarine hunters)
 * 420|| Thetis ||P6052—6056||5||1961—1992||Sold to Greece
 * 420|| Thetis ||P6052—6056||5||1961—1992||Sold to Greece

!colspan=6 align=center|430—439 Torpedofangboote (Torpedo retrieving boats) !colspan=6 align=center|401—419 Schulschiffe (School ships)
 * 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
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 423||Oste|| A50,52,53||3||1988—||Confusingly share same Pennant number and name combinations as Type 422 class
 * 423||Oste|| A50,52,53||3||1988—||Confusingly share same Pennant number and name combinations as Type 422 class
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 440|| Deutschland ||A59||1||1963—1990||Upgraded to 440A, scrapped
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 441|| Gorch Fock II ||A60||1||1958—||Sailing ship
 * 442||          ||  ||2|| ||Sailing ship (planned)
 * 442||          ||  ||2|| ||Sailing ship (planned)
 * 442||          ||  ||2|| ||Sailing ship (planned)

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500-599 landing craft
!colspan=6 align=center|501-539 Landungsboote (landing boats) !Type!!Class!!Pennant number!!Number!!In service!!Notes/Fate !colspan=6 align=center|540-599 not assigned
 * 502||LSM 1|| ||1|| ||decommissioned
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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(?)
 * 521|| LCM-8 ||LCM1—20 A1423 A1430—1434 L786,787
 * 28||1965—||11 to Greece, decommissioned(?)
 * 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|| City of Havanna ||WS1||1||1961—1965||Former USN LSD, used as ferry and swimming barrack, sold to Greek Shipping company
 * 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|| City of Havanna ||WS1||1||1961—1965||Former USN LSD, used as ferry and swimming barrack, sold to Greek Shipping company
 * 554|| LCU ||LCU1||1||1959—1967||Former USN LCU, used as LCA leader
 * 555|| City of Havanna ||WS1||1||1961—1965||Former USN LSD, used as ferry and swimming barrack, sold to Greek Shipping company
 * 555|| City of Havanna ||WS1||1||1961—1965||Former USN LSD, used as ferry and swimming barrack, sold to Greek Shipping company

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600-699 small combatants
This category was formally not used. Small NVA combatants were assigned here.
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700-799 support vessels, docks, tugs, special vehicles
!colspan=6 align=center|701—736 Transporter, Schlepper und Betriebsfahrzeuge (transport ships, tugs and utility vessels) !Type!!Class!!Pennant numbers!!Number!!In service!!Notes/Fate !colspan=6 align=center|740—759 Erprobungs-, Forschungs- und Spezialschiffe (trials, research and special ships) !colspan=6 align=center|760—790 Transporter (transport ships)
 * 701|| Lüneburg ||A1411—1418||8||1966—2005||Many upgrades, 701A through 701E
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 702|| |Berlin || A1411—1412||2||2001—||Third unit ordered
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 703|| Walchensee ||A1424—1427||4||1966—||small fuel tanker and transport ship, 2 still in service
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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||Maintenance 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 battery loading prams, 1 still in service?
 * 719||Memmert||Y875||1||1956—1980||former US Navy USN 106 crane ship
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 720||Helgoland ||A1457—1458||2||1966— ||Salvage tug, upgrades 720A, 720B. A1458 Fehmarn still in service
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 721||Eisvogel ||A1401—1402||2||1961—||icebreaker, A1402 decommissioned
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 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
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 * 738||Bottsand||Y1634—1635||2||1985—||oil recovery ships
 * 739|| || ||3||1969—1981||electric power supply ships
 * 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
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 * 738||Bottsand||Y1634—1635||2||1985—||oil recovery ships
 * 739|| || ||3||1969—1981||electric power supply ships
 * 734|| || ||1|| ||firefighting boat, decommissioned
 * 735|| || || || ||hospital ship, cancelled project
 * 736|| || || || ||hospital ship, cancelled project
 * 737|| || ||21||1961—||assorted small lighters
 * - style="background:#F0F0FF"
 * 738||Bottsand||Y1634—1635||2||1985—||oil recovery ships
 * 739|| || ||3||1969—1981||electric power supply ships
 * 737|| || ||21||1961—||assorted small lighters
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 * 738||Bottsand||Y1634—1635||2||1985—||oil recovery ships
 * 739|| || ||3||1969—1981||electric power supply ships
 * 739|| || ||3||1969—1981||electric power supply ships
 * 740|| ||(many)||31|| ||Assorted ships and boats used for trials
 * 741|| ||A1408,Y838||2||1967—||naval mine trials ship
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 * 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||experimental 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 (decommissioned), 3 former Type 722 tugs; diver training boats
 * 759||Seeschwalbe||W63||1||—1966||Research vessel, redesignated Type 740
 * 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 (decommissioned), 3 former Type 722 tugs; diver training boats
 * 759||Seeschwalbe||W63||1||—1966||Research vessel, redesignated Type 740
 * 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 (decommissioned), 3 former Type 722 tugs; diver training boats
 * 759||Seeschwalbe||W63||1||—1966||Research vessel, redesignated Type 740
 * 754||     ||Y1662 A1439—1441||4||   ||1 former Kriegsmarine vessel (decommissioned), 3 former Type 722 tugs; diver training boats
 * 759||Seeschwalbe||W63||1||—1966||Research vessel, redesignated Type 740
 * 759||Seeschwalbe||W63||1||—1966||Research vessel, redesignated Type 740
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 * 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
 * 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
 * 785|| ||Y830—832||3||1960—1969||Depot ships, scrapped
 * 790|| || || || ||Ammunition transport ship, cancelled project
 * 790|| || || || ||Ammunition transport ship, cancelled project
 * 790|| || || || ||Ammunition transport ship, cancelled project

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800-899
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900-999 Safety, rescue, liaison & boats for special purposes
Type numbers 966—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.