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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Future_developments"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Future developments</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Future_developments-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="البحرية الألمانية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="البحرية الألمانية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8B_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%96" title="Ваенна-марскія сілы Германіі – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Ваенна-марскія сілы Германіі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C4%9Bmeck%C3%A9_n%C3%A1mo%C5%99nictvo" title="Německé námořnictvo – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Německé námořnictvo" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saksa_merev%C3%A4gi" title="Saksa merevägi – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Saksa merevägi" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="نیروی دریایی آلمان – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیروی دریایی آلمان" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabhlach_na_Gearmailte" title="Cabhlach na Gearmailte – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Cabhlach na Gearmailte" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8F%85%EC%9D%BC_%ED%95%B4%EA%B5%B0" title="독일 해군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="독일 해군" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine" title="Marine – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Marine" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkatan_Laut_Jerman" title="Angkatan Laut Jerman – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Angkatan Laut Jerman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A9%D7%94_%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94" title="דויטשה מרינה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דויטשה מרינה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tentera_Laut_Jerman" title="Tentera Laut Jerman – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tentera Laut Jerman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A4%E3%83%84%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D_(%E3%83%89%E3%82%A4%E3%83%84%E9%80%A3%E9%82%A6%E8%BB%8D)" title="ドイツ海軍 (ドイツ連邦軍) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ドイツ海軍 (ドイツ連邦軍)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BC%C3%BCtsche_Marine" title="Düütsche Marine – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Düütsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinha_Alem%C3%A3" title="Marinha Alemã – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Marinha Alemã" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_German%C4%83" title="Marina Germană – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Marina Germană" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8B_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8" title="Военно-морские силы Германии – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Военно-морские силы Германии" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Gjermane" title="Marina Gjermane – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Marina Gjermane" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Немачка ратна морнарица – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Немачка ратна морнарица" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saksan_laivasto" title="Saksan laivasto – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Saksan laivasto" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Marine" title="Deutsche Marine – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Deutsche Marine" data-language-autonym="Svenska" 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69 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1956-01-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span data-sort-value="Germany"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">15,531 personnel (August 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-bundeswehr_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bundeswehr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />65 ships<br /><a href="/wiki/Marineflieger" title="Marineflieger">56 aircraft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Headquarters of the German Navy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rostock" title="Rostock">Rostock</a> (<a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Germany)" title="Navy Command (Germany)">Navy Command</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Wir. Dienen. Deutschland</i>.<br />(We. Serve. Germany.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">March</th><td class="infobox-data">"<a href="/w/index.php?title=Gru%C3%9F_an_Kiel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gruß an Kiel (page does not exist)">Gruß an Kiel</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gru%C3%9F_an_Kiel" class="extiw" title="de:Gruß an Kiel">de</a>]</span>"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Anniversaries</th><td class="infobox-data">14 June</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Sharp_Guard" title="Operation Sharp Guard">Operation Sharp Guard</a> (1993–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa">Operation Enduring Freedom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_Task_Force_150" title="Combined Task Force 150">Combined Task Force 150</a> (2002–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Active_Endeavour" title="Operation Active Endeavour">Operation Active Endeavour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UNIFIL" class="mw-redirect" title="UNIFIL">UNIFIL II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_Naval_Force_Somalia_%E2%80%93_Operation_ATALANTA" class="mw-redirect" title="European Union Naval Force Somalia – Operation ATALANTA">Operation ATALANTA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.marine.de/">marine.de</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Inspector_of_the_Navy" title="Inspector of the Navy">Inspector of the Navy</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Jan_Christian_Kaack" title="Jan Christian Kaack">Jan Christian Kaack</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Deputy Inspector of the Navy</th><td class="infobox-data">Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Rainer_Brinkmann_(admiral)" title="Rainer Brinkmann (admiral)">Rainer Brinkmann</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Chief of Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">Rear Admiral <a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Martin_Lenski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Martin Lenski (page does not exist)">Frank Martin Lenski</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Martin_Lenski" class="extiw" title="de:Frank Martin Lenski">de</a>]</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Ruge" title="Friedrich Ruge">Friedrich Ruge</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnter_Luther" title="Günter Luther">Günter Luther</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Ensign</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/200px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/300px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg/400px-Naval_Ensign_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Components</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align: left"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kommando_Spezialkr%C3%A4fte_Marine" title="Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine">Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine</a></i></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Command</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align: left"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Germany)" title="Navy Command (Germany)">Navy Command</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Equipment</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align: left"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_German_Navy_ship_classes" title="List of German Navy ship classes">Ship classes</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> History and traditions</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align: left"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prussian_Navy" title="Prussian Navy">Prussian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_German_Federal_Navy" title="North German Federal Navy">North German Federal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine">Reichsmarine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a></i></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Awards, decorations, and badges</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content" style="text-align: left"> <div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Honour_of_the_Bundeswehr" title="Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr">Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Armed_Forces_Badge_for_Military_Proficiency" title="German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency">Military Proficiency Badge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Armed_Forces_Badge_of_Marksmanship" title="German Armed Forces Badge of Marksmanship">Badge of Marksmanship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Flood_Service_Medal_(2002)" title="German Flood Service Medal (2002)">Flood Service Medal 2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Flood_Service_Medal_(2013)" title="German Flood Service Medal (2013)">Flood Service Medal 2013</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>German Navy</b> (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de"><b>Deutsche Marine</b></i>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[ˈdɔʏtʃə<span class="wrap"> </span>maˈʁiːnə]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/7\/7e\/De-Deutsche_Marine.ogg\/De-Deutsche_Marine.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"De-Deutsche Marine.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/De-Deutsche_Marine.ogg/De-Deutsche_Marine.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:De-Deutsche_Marine.ogg" title="File:De-Deutsche Marine.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span>) is part of the unified <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a></i></span> (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the <i>Bundesmarine</i> (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when <i>Deutsche Marine</i> (German Navy) became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German <i><a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a></i> (People's Navy). It is deeply integrated into the <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> alliance. Its primary mission is protection of Germany's territorial waters and maritime infrastructure as well as <a href="/wiki/Sea_lines_of_communication" title="Sea lines of communication">sea lines of communication</a>. Apart from this, the German Navy participates in peacekeeping operations, and renders humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. It also participates in anti-piracy operations.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Naval_history_of_World_War_II" title="Naval history of World War II">Naval history of World War II</a></div> <p>German Naval history has its roots in the naval history of the <a href="/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire" title="Holy Roman Empire">Holy Roman Empire</a>, to which the <a href="/wiki/Naval_history_of_the_Netherlands" title="Naval history of the Netherlands">Dutch Navy</a> and even the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Navy" title="Spanish Navy">Spanish Navy</a> once belonged. Proper German language early maritime history is represented by the <a href="/wiki/Hanseatic_League" title="Hanseatic League">Hanseatic League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Brandenburg_Navy" title="Brandenburg Navy">Brandenburg Navy</a>, later <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Navy" title="Prussian Navy">Prussian Navy</a>. </p><p>The modern German Navy traces its roots back to the <i><a href="/wiki/Reichsflotte" title="Reichsflotte">Reichsflotte</a></i> (Imperial Fleet) of the <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_of_1848" title="Revolutions of 1848">revolutionary era of 1848–52</a>. The <i>Reichsflotte</i> was the first German navy to sail under the <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Germany" title="Flag of Germany">black-red-gold</a> flag. Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders of the democratically elected <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankfurt Parliament">Frankfurt Parliament</a>, the <i>Reichsflotte</i>'s brief existence ended with the failure of the revolution and it was disbanded on 2 April 1852; thus, the modern day navy celebrates its birthday on 14 June. </p><p>The small <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Navy" title="Prussian Navy">Prussian Navy</a> evolved in 1867 into the <a href="/wiki/North_German_Federal_Navy" title="North German Federal Navy">North German Federal Navy</a>, which was mainly for coast defence. It became the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a> in 1871. From 1919 to 1935, only a small <i><a href="/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine">Reichsmarine</a></i> was permitted. Under <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a>, it was transformed into the <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i>, which was disbanded in 1945 after the <a href="/wiki/End_of_World_War_II_in_Europe" title="End of World War II in Europe">end of World War II in Europe</a>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002,_Kiel,_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22,_Matrose.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002%2C_Kiel%2C_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22%2C_Matrose.jpg/200px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002%2C_Kiel%2C_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22%2C_Matrose.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002%2C_Kiel%2C_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22%2C_Matrose.jpg/300px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002%2C_Kiel%2C_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22%2C_Matrose.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002%2C_Kiel%2C_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22%2C_Matrose.jpg/400px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F048237-0002%2C_Kiel%2C_Segelschiff_%22Gorch_Fock%22%2C_Matrose.jpg 2x" data-file-width="797" data-file-height="770" /></a><figcaption>A sailor of the West German navy during the 1970s</figcaption></figure> <p>Between May 1945 and 1956, the <a href="/wiki/German_Mine_Sweeping_Administration" title="German Mine Sweeping Administration">German Mine Sweeping Administration</a> and its successor organizations, made up of former <i>Kriegsmarine</i> members, became something of a transition stage for the German navy, allowing the future <i>Marine</i> to draw on recently experienced personnel upon its formation. Also, from 1949 to 1952 the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> maintained the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Historical_Team" title="Naval Historical Team">Naval Historical Team</a> in Bremerhaven. This group of former <i>Kriegsmarine</i> officers acting as historical and tactical consultants to the Americans, was significant in establishing a German element in the NATO senior naval staff. In 1956, with <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>'s accession to NATO, the <i>Bundesmarine</i> (Federal Navy), as the navy was known colloquially, was formally established. In the same year the East German <i>Volkspolizei See</i> (literally People's Police Sea) became the <i>Volksmarine</i> (People's Navy). During the Cold War all of the German Navy's combat vessels were assigned to <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Allied_Forces_Baltic_Approaches" title="Allied Forces Baltic Approaches">Allied Forces Baltic Approaches</a>'s naval command <a href="/wiki/Allied_Forces_Baltic_Approaches#Commander.2C_Allied_Naval_Forces_Baltic_Approaches" title="Allied Forces Baltic Approaches">NAVBALTAP</a>. </p><p>With the accession of former <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a>'s states to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 the <i><a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a></i> along with the whole <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Army" title="National People's Army">National People's Army</a> became part of the <i>Bundeswehr</i>. Since 1995 the name <i>German Navy</i> is used in international context, while the official name since 1956 remains <i>Marine</i> without any additions. As of August 2024, the strength of the navy is 15,531 men and women.<sup id="cite_ref-bundeswehr_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bundeswehr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of naval forces have operated in different periods. See </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Preu%C3%9Fische_Marine" class="mw-redirect" title="Preußische Marine">Preußische Marine</a></i> (Prussian Navy), 1701–1867</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reichsflotte" title="Reichsflotte">Reichsflotte</a></i> (Fleet of the Realm), 1848–52</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_German_Federal_Navy" title="North German Federal Navy">North German Federal Navy</a>, 1867–71</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a> (<i>Kaiserliche Marine</i>), 1871–1919</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Reichsmarine" title="Reichsmarine">Reichsmarine</a></i>, 1919–35</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i>, 1935–45</li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Mine_Sweeping_Administration" title="German Mine Sweeping Administration">German Mine Sweeping Administration</a>, 1945–48</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a></i>, the navy of <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a> (GDR) 1956–90</li> <li><i>Marine</i>, 1956–present (<i>Bundesmarine</i>, colloquially)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_operations">Current operations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>German warships permanently participate in all four NATO Maritime Groups. The German Navy is also engaged in operations against international <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorism</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom" title="Operation Enduring Freedom">Operation Enduring Freedom</a> and NATO <a href="/wiki/Operation_Active_Endeavour" title="Operation Active Endeavour">Operation Active Endeavour</a>. </p><p>Presently the largest operation the German Navy is participating in is <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon" title="United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon">UNIFIL</a> off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Lebanon" title="Lebanon">Lebanon</a>. The German contribution to this operation is two frigates, four <a href="/wiki/Fast_Attack_Craft" class="mw-redirect" title="Fast Attack Craft">fast attack craft</a>, and two auxiliary vessels. The naval component of UNIFIL has been under German command.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The navy operates a number of development and testing installations as part of an inter-service and international network. Among these is the <a href="/wiki/Centre_of_Excellence_for_Operations_in_Confined_and_Shallow_Waters" title="Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters">Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters</a> (COE CSW), an affiliated centre of <a href="/wiki/Allied_Command_Transformation" title="Allied Command Transformation">Allied Command Transformation</a>. The COE CSW was established in April 2007 and officially accredited by NATO on 26 May 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is co-located with the staff of the German Flotilla 1 in <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a> whose Commander is double-hatted as Director, COE CSW. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Equipment">Equipment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Equipment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ships_and_submarines">Ships and submarines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ships and submarines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_German_Navy_ships" title="List of active German Navy ships">List of active German Navy ships</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_%28cropped%29.jpg/400px-BADEN-WURTTEMBERG_00257_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4335" data-file-height="2890" /></a><figcaption>A <i><a href="/wiki/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg-class_frigate" title="Baden-Württemberg-class frigate">Baden-Württemberg-</a></i><a href="/wiki/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg-class_frigate" title="Baden-Württemberg-class frigate">class frigate</a> in <a href="/wiki/Wilhelmshaven" title="Wilhelmshaven">Wilhelmshaven</a> in April 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>In total, there are about <a href="/wiki/List_of_active_German_Navy_ships" title="List of active German Navy ships">65 commissioned ships</a> in the German Navy, including; 11 <a href="/wiki/Frigates" class="mw-redirect" title="Frigates">frigates</a>, 5 <a href="/wiki/Corvettes" class="mw-redirect" title="Corvettes">corvettes</a>, 2 <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minesweeper (ship)">minesweepers</a>, 10 <a href="/wiki/Minehunter" title="Minehunter">minehunters</a>, 6 <a href="/wiki/Submarines" class="mw-redirect" title="Submarines">submarines</a>, 11 replenishment ships and 20 miscellaneous <a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">auxiliary vessels</a>. The displacement of the navy is 220,000 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">tonnes</a>. </p><p>Ships of the German Navy include: </p> <ul><li>4 <a href="/wiki/Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg-class_frigate" title="Baden-Württemberg-class frigate"><i>Baden-Württemberg</i>-class frigates F125</a></li> <li>3 <a href="/wiki/Sachsen-class_frigate" title="Sachsen-class frigate"><i>Sachsen</i>-class frigates F124</a></li> <li>4 <a href="/wiki/Brandenburg-class_frigate" title="Brandenburg-class frigate"><i>Brandenburg</i>-class frigates F123</a></li> <li>5 <a href="/wiki/Braunschweig-class_corvette" title="Braunschweig-class corvette"><i>K130 Braunschweig</i> class corvettes</a> (5 additional units in production, planned commissioning from 2025)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>6 <a href="/wiki/Type_212_submarine" class="mw-redirect" title="Type 212 submarine">Type 212 submarines</a> and additional 212 CD class submarines <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/press-detail-page/record-order:-thyssenkrupp-marine-systems-granted-order-expansion-in-the-212cd-program-291087">https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/press-detail-page/record-order:-thyssenkrupp-marine-systems-granted-order-expansion-in-the-212cd-program-291087</a></li></ul> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/press-detail-page/thyssenkrupp-marine-systems-continues-its-course-of-strong-growth-in-business-year-20232024-290093">https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/press-detail-page/thyssenkrupp-marine-systems-continues-its-course-of-strong-growth-in-business-year-20232024-290093</a> </p><p>In addition, the German Navy and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Royal Danish Navy">Royal Danish Navy</a> are in cooperation in the "Ark Project". This agreement made the Ark Project responsible for the strategic sealift of German armed forces where the full-time charter of three <a href="/wiki/Roll-on/roll-off" title="Roll-on/roll-off">roll-on-roll-off</a> cargo and troop ships are ready for deployments. In addition, these ships are also kept available for the use of the other European NATO countries. The three vessels have a combined displacement of 60,000 tonnes.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Including these ships, the total ships' displacement available to the <i>Deutsche Marine</i> is 280,000 tonnes. </p><p>Procurement of <a href="/wiki/Joint_support_ship" title="Joint support ship">joint support ships</a> (either two JSS800 for an amphibious group of 800 soldiers, or three smaller JSS400), was planned during the 1995–2010 period but the programme appears now to have been abandoned, not having been mentioned in two recent defence reviews. The larger ships would have been tasked for strategic troop transport and amphibious operations, and were to displace 27,000 to 30,000 tons for 800 soldiers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Marineflieger" title="Marineflieger">Marineflieger</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_aviation" title="Naval aviation">naval air arm</a> of the German Navy is called the <i>Marinefliegerkommando</i>. The <i>Marinefliegerkommando</i> operates 56 aircraft, in May 2021 it was announced that the German Navy intended to replace the P-3C aircraft with Boeing P-8 Poseidon MPA aircraft through a FMS agreement from 2025 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_(code_83%2B25)_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_%28code_83%2B25%29_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg/220px-Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_%28code_83%2B25%29_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_%28code_83%2B25%29_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg/330px-Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_%28code_83%2B25%29_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_%28code_83%2B25%29_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg/440px-Westland_WG-13_Super_Lynx_Mk88a_%28code_83%2B25%29_of_the_German_Navy_at_RIAT_Fairford_17July2017_arp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3919" data-file-height="2257" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Westland_Lynx" title="Westland Lynx">Westland WG-13 Super Lynx Mk88a</a> of the German Navy</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg/220px-German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg/330px-German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg/440px-German_Navy_P8_Pistol.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3008" data-file-height="1960" /></a><figcaption>A German Navy boarding team member assigned to the frigate <i>Augsburg</i> (F213) provides security with a <a href="/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_P8" class="mw-redirect" title="Heckler & Koch P8">P8</a> pistol for the remainder of his team as they board a local cargo hold by fast rope to conduct a search of the vessel.</figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg/220px-MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg/330px-MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg/440px-MSM-hauptgebaeude.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCrwik_Naval_School" title="Mürwik Naval School">Mürwik Naval School</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The German Navy is commanded by the <a href="/wiki/Inspector_of_the_Navy" title="Inspector of the Navy">Inspector of the Navy</a> (<i>Inspekteur der Marine</i>) supported by the Navy Command (<i>Marinekommando</i>) in <a href="/wiki/Rostock" title="Rostock">Rostock</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formations">Formations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Formations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navy_Command_(Germany)" title="Navy Command (Germany)">Navy Command</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Marinekommando" class="mw-redirect" title="Marinekommando">Marinekommando</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinekommando" class="extiw" title="de:Marinekommando">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Rostock" title="Rostock">Rostock</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Einsatzflottille_1" title="Einsatzflottille 1">Einsatzflottille 1</a></i> (HQ <a href="/wiki/Kiel" title="Kiel">Kiel</a>) <ul><li>1st Corvette Squadron (<i>1. Korvettengeschwader</i>), <a href="/wiki/Warnem%C3%BCnde" title="Warnemünde">Warnemünde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1st_Ubootgeschwader" title="1st Ubootgeschwader">1st Submarine Squadron</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=1._Ubootgeschwader&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1. Ubootgeschwader (page does not exist)">1. Ubootgeschwader</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._Ubootgeschwader" class="extiw" title="de:1. Ubootgeschwader">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Eckernf%C3%B6rde" title="Eckernförde">Eckernförde</a></li> <li>Submarine Training Centre (<i>Ausbildungszentrum Unterseeboote</i>), Eckernförde</li> <li>3rd Minesweeping Squadron (<i>3. Minensuchgeschwader</i>), Kiel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Battalion_(Germany)" title="Sea Battalion (Germany)">Sea Battalion</a>, Eckernförde</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kommando_Spezialkr%C3%A4fte_Marine" title="Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine">Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine</a>, Eckernförde</li> <li>Naval Base Command Kiel (<i>Marinestützpunktkommando Kiel</i>)</li> <li>Naval Base Command Eckernförde</li> <li>Naval Base Command Warnemünde</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Einsatzflottille_2" title="Einsatzflottille 2">Einsatzflottille 2</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Wilhelmshaven" title="Wilhelmshaven">Wilhelmshaven</a> <ul><li>HQ 2nd Flotilla</li> <li>2nd Frigate Squadron (<i>2. Fregattengeschwader</i>), Wilhelmshaven</li> <li>4th Frigate Squadron (<i>4. Fregattengeschwader</i>), Wilhelmshaven</li> <li>Auxiliary Squadron (<i>Trossgeschwader</i>), Wilhelmshaven</li> <li>Naval Base Command Wilhelmshaven</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marineflieger" title="Marineflieger">Naval Aviation Command</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marinefliegerkommando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marinefliegerkommando (page does not exist)">Marinefliegerkommando</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinefliegerkommando" class="extiw" title="de:Marinefliegerkommando">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Nordholz_Naval_Airbase" title="Nordholz Naval Airbase">Nordholz</a> <ul><li>Naval Air Wing 3 (<i>Marinefliegergeschwader 3</i>), Nordholz</li> <li>Naval Air Wing 5 (<i>Marinefliegergeschwader 5</i>), Nordholz</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval Support Command">Naval Support Command</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marineunterst%C3%BCtzungskommando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marineunterstützungskommando (page does not exist)">Marineunterstützungskommando</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marineunterst%C3%BCtzungskommando_(2012)" class="extiw" title="de:Marineunterstützungskommando (2012)">de</a>]</sup> – MUKdo</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Medical_Institute" title="Naval Medical Institute">Naval Medical Institute</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Schiffahrtsmedizinisches_Institut&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Schiffahrtsmedizinisches Institut (page does not exist)">Schiffahrtsmedizinisches Institut</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schifffahrtmedizinisches_Institut_der_Marine" class="extiw" title="de:Schifffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine">de</a>]</sup></i>), Kiel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%BCrwik_Naval_School" title="Mürwik Naval School">Naval Academy</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Marineschule_M%C3%BCrwik" class="mw-redirect" title="Marineschule Mürwik">Marineschule Mürwik</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marineschule_M%C3%BCrwik" class="extiw" title="de:Marineschule Mürwik">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Flensburg" title="Flensburg">Flensburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Petty_Officer_School" title="Naval Petty Officer School">Naval Petty Officer School</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marineunteroffiziersschule&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marineunteroffiziersschule (page does not exist)">Marineunteroffiziersschule</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marineunteroffizierschule" class="extiw" title="de:Marineunteroffizierschule">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Pl%C3%B6n" title="Plön">Plön</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Engineering_School_(Germany)" title="Naval Engineering School (Germany)">Naval Engineering School</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Marinetechnikschule" class="mw-redirect" title="Marinetechnikschule">Marinetechnikschule</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinetechnikschule" class="extiw" title="de:Marinetechnikschule">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Parow,_Germany" title="Parow, Germany">Parow</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Stralsund" title="Stralsund">Stralsund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Operations_School" title="Naval Operations School">Naval Operations School</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Marineoperationsschule" class="mw-redirect" title="Marineoperationsschule">Marineoperationsschule</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marineoperationsschule" class="extiw" title="de:Marineoperationsschule">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Bremerhaven" title="Bremerhaven">Bremerhaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Damage_Control_Training_Centre" title="Naval Damage Control Training Centre">Naval Damage Control Training Centre</a> (<i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ausbildungszentrum_f%C3%BCr_Schiffssicherung&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ausbildungszentrum für Schiffssicherung (page does not exist)">Ausbildungszentrum für Schiffssicherung</a><sup class="noprint" style="font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einsatzausbildungszentrum_Schadensabwehr_Marine#cite_note-11" class="extiw" title="de:Einsatzausbildungszentrum Schadensabwehr Marine">de</a>]</sup></i>), <a href="/wiki/Neustadt_in_Holstein" title="Neustadt in Holstein">Neustadt in Holstein</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks">Ranks</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officers">Officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin:0 12px 12px 0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width:100%"> <th>NATO code</th> <th colspan="2">OF-10</th> <th colspan="2">OF-9</th> <th colspan="2">OF-8</th> <th colspan="2">OF-7</th> <th 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See</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="6"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Seekadett" title="Seekadett">Seekadett</a></i></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_and_communication_stations">Radio and communication stations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Radio and communication stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/VLF_transmitter_DHO38" title="VLF transmitter DHO38">DHO38</a></li> <li>DHJ58</li> <li>DHJ59</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_developments">Future developments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Future developments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Three Type 424 Electronic reconnaissance ships ordered in July 2023 to replace the Type 423 <i><a href="/wiki/Oste-class_fleet_service_ship" title="Oste-class fleet service ship">Oste</a></i>. It will be delivered from 2029 to 2031. The cost of this project is €3.26 billion, and the financing comes from the regular defence budget.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The German government has announced the selection in January 2020 and contracting in June 2020 of <a href="/wiki/Damen_Group" title="Damen Group">Damen Group</a> as the main contractor, together with partners <a href="/wiki/Blohm%2BVoss" title="Blohm+Voss">Blohm+Voss</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thales_Group" title="Thales Group">Thales</a>, for supplying four Multi-Purpose Combat Ship <a href="/wiki/F126_frigate" title="F126 frigate">F126 frigates</a> to the German Navy with an additional Order for 2 ships in 2024. The ships will be built at Blohm + Voss shipyard in Hamburg and at other shipyard locations of the North German Lürssen Group.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Two further-developed <a href="/wiki/Type_212" class="mw-redirect" title="Type 212">Type 212</a> submarines with significant advancements (Common Design) will be designed & procured with Norway in the next decade.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The contract was signed in July 2021,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where according to the official statement the "NDMA and its German counterparts in the Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) will acquire six new submarines – four Norwegian (in June 2024 increased to six) and two German – as well as <a href="/wiki/Naval_Strike_Missile" title="Naval Strike Missile">Naval Strike Missiles</a> for use on both German and Norwegian naval vessels." According to <a href="/wiki/ThyssenKrupp_Marine_Systems" title="ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems">ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems</a> the delivery of the two boats for the German Navy is scheduled for 2032 and 2034.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Five additional <a href="/wiki/Braunschweig_class_corvette" class="mw-redirect" title="Braunschweig class corvette">Braunschweig class corvettes</a> are ordered and will be delivered 2020–2023.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NH90_NFH" class="mw-redirect" title="NH90 NFH">NH90 NFH</a> 'Sea Tiger' Helicopters ordered to replace <a href="/wiki/Westland_Lynx" title="Westland Lynx">Lynx</a> in ASW/AsuW role, originally ordered by the German Army as NH90 TTH variant with deliveries planned from 2025 onwards. Up to 31 could be ordered.</li> <li>18 <a href="/wiki/NH90_MRH" class="mw-redirect" title="NH90 MRH">NH90 MRH</a> 'Sealion' Helicopters are unarmed and replaced the 21 <a href="/wiki/Westland_Sea_King#Germany" title="Westland Sea King"><i>Sea King</i> helicopters</a> of Naval Air Wing 5 in SAR and ship-based Transport Role (VertRep) with deliveries from 2019 till 2023.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Saab_Skeldar" class="mw-redirect" title="Saab Skeldar">Saab Skeldar</a> has been ordered as a testbed for a future maritime UAV for the Braunschweig class corvette.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Integration of the German Navy Marines (<a href="/wiki/Seebataillon" title="Seebataillon">Seebataillon</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_Marine_Corps" title="Netherlands Marine Corps">Netherlands Marine Corps</a> and use of the Amphibious ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy such as the joint support ship <a href="/wiki/HNLMS_Karel_Doorman_(A833)" title="HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833)">HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833)</a> as of 2016.</li> <li>In June 2020 it was announced that German Navy and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> will cooperate and plan the <a href="/wiki/Future_Air_Defender" title="Future Air Defender">future replacement</a> of both the <a href="/wiki/Sachsen-class_frigate" title="Sachsen-class frigate"><i>Sachsen</i>-class frigate</a> and <a href="/wiki/De_Zeven_Provinci%C3%ABn-class_frigate" title="De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate"><i>De Zeven Provinciën</i>-class frigate</a> from 2030 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="Marineamt">Marineamt</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marine-Regatta-Verein" title="Marine-Regatta-Verein">Marine-Regatta-Verein</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U-boat" title="U-boat">U-boat</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=German_Navy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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"German Navies from 1848 to 2016: Their Development and Courses from Confrontation to Cooperation." <i>Naval War College Review</i> 70.4 (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/resources/docs/Autumn2017Review_Rahn.pdf">online</a></li> <li>Peifer, Douglas (2002). <i>The Three German Navies:  Dissolution, Transition, and New Beginning.</i> Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8130-2553-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-8130-2553-2">0-8130-2553-2</a></li> <li>Peifer, Douglas (2011).·"Establishing the Bundesmarine". In <i>Rearming Germany,</i> ed. James S. Corum. 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title="Austro-Hungarian Navy">Austro–Hungarian Navy</a> (1786–1918)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/German_Confederation" title="German Confederation">German Confederation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reichsflotte" title="Reichsflotte">Reichsflotte</a> (1848–1852)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bundesflotte" class="mw-redirect" title="Bundesflotte">Bundesflotte</a> (Planned)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/North_German_Confederation" title="North German Confederation">North German Confederation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">maritime<br />forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Albania" title="Albania"><img alt="Albania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/21px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/32px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Flag_of_Albania.svg/42px-Flag_of_Albania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Albanian_Naval_Force" title="Albanian Naval Force">Albanian Naval Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Belgium" title="Belgium"><img alt="Belgium" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Navy" title="Belgian Navy">Belgian Maritime Component</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria"><img alt="Bulgaria" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_Navy" title="Bulgarian Navy">Bulgarian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia"><img alt="Croatia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Croatian_Navy" title="Croatian Navy">Croatian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark"><img alt="Denmark" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Royal Danish Navy">Royal Danish Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia"><img alt="Estonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Estonian_Navy" title="Estonian Navy">Estonian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1100" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Finnish_Navy" title="Finnish Navy">Finnish Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/France" title="France"><img alt="France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany"><img alt="Germany" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">German Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Navy" title="Hellenic Navy">Hellenic Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland"><img alt="Iceland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Icelandic Coast Guard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy"><img alt="Italy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy" title="Italian Navy">Italian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia"><img alt="Latvia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Latvian_Naval_Forces" title="Latvian Naval Forces">Latvian Naval Forces</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania"><img alt="Lithuania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Naval_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithuanian Naval Force">Lithuanian Naval Force</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Montenegro" title="Montenegro"><img alt="Montenegro" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/23px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/35px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Flag_of_Montenegro.svg/46px-Flag_of_Montenegro.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_Navy" title="Montenegrin Navy">Montenegrin Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands"><img alt="Netherlands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland"><img alt="Poland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Polish_Navy" title="Polish Navy">Polish Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Navy" title="Portuguese Navy">Portuguese Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania"><img alt="Romania" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Romania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Naval_Forces" title="Romanian Naval Forces">Romanian Naval Forces</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovenia" title="Slovenia"><img alt="Slovenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Slovenian_Navy" title="Slovenian Navy">Slovenian Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain"><img alt="Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Navy" title="Spanish Navy">Spanish Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Navy" title="Swedish Navy">Swedish Navy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" 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