German Navy




Maritime warfare branch of Germany's military










































































German Navy
Deutsche Marine
Bundeswehr Logo Marine with lettering.svg
Founded 2 January 1956; 63 years ago (1956-01-02)
Country
 Germany
Type Navy
Size 16,286 personnel (31 December 2018)[1]
65 ships
55 aircraft
Part of Bundeswehr
Headquarters of the German Navy
Rostock (Navy Command)
Motto(s) Wir. Dienen. Deutschland.
(We. Serve. Germany.)
March "Gruß an Kiel [de]"
Anniversaries 14 June
Engagements



  • Operation Sharp Guard (1993–96)

  • Operation Enduring Freedom


  • Combined Task Force 150 (2002– )

  • Operation Active Endeavour

  • UNIFIL II

  • Operation ATALANTA


Website www.marine.de
Commanders
Inspector of the Navy Vice Admiral Andreas Krause
Deputy Inspector of the Navy Vice Admiral Rainer Brinkmann
Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Thorsten Kähler
Notable
commanders

  • Friedrich Ruge

  • Günter Luther

Insignia
Naval ensign Naval Ensign of Germany.svg






German Navy
Deutsche Marine

























German Naval Ensign

Components

Organization

Ships

Naval Air Arm

Kampfschwimmer
Command

Navy Command
Equipment

Ship Classes
History and Traditions

Prussian Navy

North German Federal Navy

Imperial German Navy

Reichsmarine

Kriegsmarine

Volksmarine
Awards, Decorations and Badges

Badge of Honour of the Bundeswehr
Military Proficiency Badge
Badge of Marksmanship
Deployment Medal
Flood Service Medal 2002
Flood Service Medal 2013


The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine or simply German: MarineAbout this soundlisten ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified Bundeswehr ("Federal Defense"), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine ("Federal Navy") from 1956 to 1995, when Deutsche Marine ("German Navy") became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German Volksmarine ("People's Navy"). It is deeply integrated into the NATO alliance. Its primary mission is protection of Germany's territorial waters and maritime infrastructure as well as sea lines of communication. Apart from this, the German Navy participates in peacekeeping operations, and renders humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. They also participate in Anti-Piracy operations.[2]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Current operations


  • 3 Equipment


    • 3.1 Ships and submarines


    • 3.2 Aircraft




  • 4 Structure


    • 4.1 Formations




  • 5 Ranks


    • 5.1 Officers


    • 5.2 Petty officers and enlisted seamen




  • 6 Radio and communication stations


  • 7 Future developments


  • 8 See also


  • 9 Further reading (COE CSW)


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





History



The German Navy traces its roots back to the Reichsflotte (Imperial Fleet) of the revolutionary era of 1848–52. The Reichsflotte was the first German navy to sail under the black-red-gold flag. Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders of the democratically elected Frankfurt Parliament, the Reichsflotte'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.


Between May 1945 and 1956, the German Mine Sweeping Administration and its successor organizations, made up of former members of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine ("War Navy"), became something of a transition stage for the navy, allowing the future Marine to draw on recently experienced personnel upon its formation. Also, from 1949-52 the US Navy had maintained the Naval Historical Team in Bremerhaven. This group of former Kriegsmarine 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 West Germany's accession to NATO, the Bundesmarine ("Federal Navy"), as the navy was known colloquially, was formally established. In the same year the East German Volkspolizei See (literally "People's Police Sea") became the Volksmarine ("People's Navy"). During the Cold War all of the German Navy's combat vessels were assigned to NATO's Allied Forces Baltic Approaches's naval command NAVBALTAP.


With the accession of East Germany to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 the Volksmarine along with the whole National People's Army (Nationale Volksarmee, NVA) became part of the Bundeswehr. Since 1995 the name German Navy is used in international context, while the official name since 1956 remains Marine without any additions. As of 31 December 2018, the strength of the navy is 16,286 men and women.[1]


A number of naval forces have operated in different periods. See




  • Preußische Marine (Prussian Navy), 1701–1867


  • Reichsflotte (Fleet of the Realm), 1848–52


  • North German Federal Navy, 1867–71


  • Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine), 1871–1919


  • Reichsmarine, 1919–35


  • Kriegsmarine, 1935–45


  • German Mine Sweeping Administration, 1945–48


  • Volksmarine the navy of East Germany (GDR) 1956–90


  • Marine, 1956–present (Bundesmarine, colloquially)



Current operations


German warships permanently participate in all four NATO Maritime Groups. The German Navy is also engaged in operations against international terrorism such as Operation Enduring Freedom and NATO Operation Active Endeavour.


Presently the largest operation the German Navy is participating in is UNIFIL off the coast of Lebanon. The German contribution to this operation is two frigates, four fast attack craft, and two auxiliary vessels. The naval component of UNIFIL has been under German command.[3]


The navy is operating a number of development and testing installations as part of an inter-service and international network. Among these is the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW), an affiliated centre of Allied Command Transformation. The COE CSW was established in April 2007 and officially accredited by NATO on 26 May 2009.[4] It is co-located with the staff of the German Flotilla 1 in Kiel whose Commander is double-hatted as Director, COE CSW.



Equipment



Ships and submarines



In total, there are about 65 commissioned ships in the German Navy, including; 10 frigates, 5 corvettes, 3 minesweepers, 10 minehunters, 6 submarines, 11 replenishment ships and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels. The displacement of the navy is 220,000 tonnes. In addition, the German Navy and the Royal Danish Navy 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 roll-on-roll-off 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.[5][6]
Including these ships, the total ships' displacement available to the Deutsche Marine is 280,000 tonnes.


A total of five Joint Support Ships, two JSS800 and three JSS400, were 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.[7] The German Navy will use the Joint Support Ship HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833) of the Royal Netherlands Navy as part of the integration of the German Navy Marines (Seebatallion) in the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps as of 2016.



Aircraft



The naval air arm of the German Navy is called the Marinefliegerkommando. The Marinefliegerkommando operate 55 aircraft.









































































Type Origin Class Role Introduced In service Total Notes

Camcopter S-100
Austria
UAV

ISR



6 on order.

Dornier Do 228
Germany
Propeller
Pollution control
1996
2



Lockheed P-3C Orion – CUP
USA
Propeller

MPA
2006
8

Former Royal Netherlands Navy

NH90 Sea Lion
Germany
Rotorcraft

SAR / Transport
2018
2

16 on order, replacing Westland Sea King Mk.41

Westland Lynx Mk.88
UK
Rotorcraft

ASW
1981
22



Westland Sea King Mk.41
UK
Rotorcraft

SAR / Transport
1975
21

Being replaced by NH90 Sea Lion




Westland WG-13 Super Lynx Mk88a of the German Navy




A German Navy boarding team member assigned to the frigate Augsburg (F213) provides security with a P8 pistol for the remainder of his team as they board a local cargo hold by fast rope to conduct a search of the vessel



Structure


The German Navy is commanded by the Inspector of the Navy (Inspekteur der Marine) supported by the Navy Command (Marinekommando) in Rostock.



Formations


  • HQ German Navy (Marinekommando), Rostock

    • Einsatzflottille 1 (HQ Kiel)




  • 1st Corvette Squadron (1. Korvettengeschwader), Warnemünde


  • 1st Submarine Squadron (1. Ubootgeschwader), Eckernförde
    • Submarine Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum Unterseeboote), Eckernförde


  • 3rd Minesweeping Squadron (3. Minensuchgeschwader), Kiel

  • 5th Minesweeping Squadron (5. Minensuchgeschwader), Kiel

  • 7th Fast Patrol Boat Squadron (7. Schnellbootgeschwader), Warnemünde


  • Naval Force Protection Battalion, (Seebataillon), Eckernförde


  • Naval Special Forces Command, (Kommando Spezialkräfte Marine), Eckernförde

  • Naval Base Command Kiel (Marinestützpunktkommando Kiel)

  • Naval Base Command Eckernförde

  • Naval Base Command Warnemünde



  • Einsatzflottille 2, Wilhelmshaven


  • HQ 2nd Flotilla

  • 2nd Frigate Squadron (2. Fregattengeschwader), Wilhelmshaven

  • 4th Frigate Squadron (4. Fregattengeschwader), Wilhelmshaven

  • Auxiliary Squadron (Trossgeschwader), Wilhelmshaven

  • Naval Base Command Wilhelmshaven


  • Naval Aviation Command (Marinefliegerkommando), Nordholz


  • Naval Air Wing 3 (Marinefliegergeschwader 3), Nordholz

  • Naval Air Wing 5 (Marinefliegergeschwader 5), Nordholz



  • Naval Support Command (Marineunterstützungskommando — MUKdo)

  • Naval Medical Institute (Schiffahrtsmedizinisches Institut), Kiel






Naval Academy Mürwik



  • Naval Academy (Marineschule Mürwik), Flensburg

  • Petty Officer School (Marineunteroffiziersschule), Plön

  • Engineering School (Marinetechnikschule), Parow, near Stralsund

  • Naval Operations School (Marineoperationsschule), Bremerhaven

  • Naval Damage Control Training Centre (Ausbildungszentrum für Schiffssicherung), Neustadt in Holstein



Ranks



Officers





















































NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer

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No equivalent

MDS 64 Admiral Trp.svg
MDJA 64 Admiral Trp Lu.svg

MDS 63 Vizeadmiral Trp.svg
MDJA 63 Vizeadmiral Trp Lu.svg

MDS 62 Konteradmiral Trp.svg
MDJA 62 Konteradmiral Trp Lu.svg

MDS 61 Flottillenadmiral Trp.svg
MDJA 61 Flottillenadmiral Trp Lu.svg

MDS 53 Kapitän zur See Trp.svg
MDJA 53 Kapitän zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDS 52 Fregattenkapitän Trp.svg
MDJA 52 Fregattenkapitän Trp Lu.svg

MDS 51 Korvettenkapitän Trp.svg
MDJA 51 Korvettenkapitän Trp Lu.svg

MDS 44 Stabskapitänleutnant Trp.svg
MDJA 44 Stabskapitänleutnant Trp Lu.svg

MDS 43 Kapitänleutnant Trp.svg
MDJA 43 Kapitänleutnant Trp Lu.svg

MDS 42 Oberleutnant zur See Trp.svg
MDJA 42 Oberleutnant zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDS 41 Leutnant zur See Trp.svg
MDJA 41 Leutnant zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDS 33a Oberfähnrich zur See Trp.svg
MDJA 33a Oberfähnrich zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDS 31a Fähnrich zur See Trp.svg
MDJA 31a Fähnrich zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDS 21a Seekadett Trp.svg
MDJA 21a Seekadett Trp Lo.svg

Enlisted rank plus a star
indicating cadet's career


Admiral

Vizeadmiral

Konteradmiral

Flottillen-
admiral


Kapitän zur See

Fregatten-
kapitän


Korvetten-
kapitän


Stabskapitän-
leutnant


Kapitän-
leutnant


Oberleutnant
zur See


Leutnant
zur See


Oberfähnrich
zur See


Fähnrich
zur See


Seekadett



  • Seekadett – Officer Cadet


  • Fähnrich zur See – Midshipman


  • Oberfähnrich zur See – Midshipman / Ensign


  • Leutnant zur See – Ensign / Lieutenant Junior Grade / Sublieutenant


  • Oberleutnant zur See – Lieutenant Junior Grade / Sublieutenant


  • Kapitänleutnant – Lieutenant / Lieutenant Commander


  • Stabskapitänleutnant – senior to Kapitänleutnant, same pay grade as Korvettenkapitän, for specialist officers only


  • Korvettenkapitän – Corvette Captain


  • Fregattenkapitän – Frigate Captain


  • Kapitän zur See – Ship-of-the-line Captain


  • Flottillenadmiral – Rear Admiral lower half


  • Konteradmiral – Rear Admiral upper half / Counter Admiral


  • Vizeadmiral – Vice Admiral

  • Admiral



Petty officers and enlisted seamen















































































NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1

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MDS 34 Staabsbootsmann 10.svg

MDS 33 Hauptbootsmann 70.svg

MDS 32 Oberbootsmann 60.svg

MDS 31 Bootsmann 30.svg

MDS 22 Obermaat 30.svg

MDS 21 Maat 10.svg

MDS 16 Oberstabsgefreiter 70 L.svg

MDS 15 Stabsgefreiter 60 L.svg

MDS 14 Hauptgefreiter 50 L.svg

MDS 13 Obergefreiter 30 L.svg

MDS 12 Gefreiter 20 L.svg

MDS 11 Matrose 10 L.svg

MDJA 35 Oberstabsbootsmann 30 Lu.svg

MDJA 34 Stabsbootsmann 40 Lu.svg

MDJA 33 Hauptbootsmann 50 Lu.svg

MDJA 32 Oberbootsmann 70 Lu.svg

MDJA 31 Bootsmann 60 Lu.svg

MDJA 22 Obermaat 20 Lo.svg

MDJA 21 Maat 10 Lo.svg

MDJA 16 Oberstabsgefreiter 10 Lo.svg

MDJA 15 Stabsgefreiter 20 Lo.svg

MDJA 14 Hauptgefreiter 30 Lo.svg

MDJA 13 Obergefreiter 40 Lo.svg

MDJA 12 Gefreiter 50 Lo.svg

MDJA 11 Matrose 81 Lo.svg

Oberstabsbootsmann

Stabsbootsmann

Hauptbootsmann

Oberbootsmann

Bootsmann

Obermaat

Maat

Oberstabsgefreiter

Stabsgefreiter

Hauptgefreiter

Obergefreiter

Gefreiter

Matrose

Germany Germany
(Officer designate)
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No equivalent


MDS 33a Oberfähnrich zur See Trp.svg

MDS 31a Fähnrich zur See Trp.svg

MDS 21a Seekadett Trp.svg

No equivalent


MDJA 33a Oberfähnrich zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDJA 31a Fähnrich zur See Trp Lu.svg

MDJA 21a Seekadett Trp Lo.svg

Oberfähnrich zur See

Fähnrich zur See

Seekadett



  • Matrose – Seaman Recruit


  • Gefreiter – Seaman Apprentice

  • Gefreiter-UA – Seaman Apprentice E2 – Petty Officer 2nd Class Candidate

  • Gefreiter-BA – Seaman Apprentice E2 – Petty Officer 1st Class Candidate

  • Gefreiter-OA – Seaman Apprentice E2 – Officer Candidate


  • Obergefreiter – Seaman

  • Hauptgefreiter – Seaman

  • Stabsgefreiter – Petty Officer 3rd Class

  • Oberstabsgefreiter – Petty Officer 3rd Class


  • Maat – Petty Officer 2nd Class

  • Maat-BA – Petty Officer 2nd Class – Probationary Petty Officer 1st Class

  • Obermaat – Petty Officer 2nd Class


  • Bootsmann – Petty Officer 1st Class

  • Oberbootsmann – Petty Officer 1st Class

  • Hauptbootsmann – Chief Petty Officer

  • Stabsbootsmann – Senior Chief Petty Officer

  • Oberstabsbootsmann – Master Chief Petty Officer, Command/Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officer



Radio and communication stations



  • DH038

  • DHJ58

  • DHJ59



Future developments



  • A first batch of four frigates of the F125 class (Baden-Württemberg class) specialised for persistent stabilization missions is planned to replace all eight Bremen class guided-missile frigates. Each F125 will have two crews. They were to enter service in 2016, due to design & quality problems delayed into 2019.

  • Six large surface combat ships are planned under the name 'Mehrzweckkampfschiff 180' (MKS 180), a multi-mission destroyer.

  • Two more Type 212A submarines will be procured within the next decade.[8]

  • Five additional Braunschweig class corvettes will be procured from 2019–2023.[9]

  • 18 NH90 NFH Helicopters ordered to replace Lynx in ASW/AsuW role, originally ordered by the German Army as NH90 TTH variant.

  • Medium Sized Helicopters are planned to replace the current 22 Sea King helicopters of Naval Air Wing 5 in SAR & ship-based Transport Role (VertRep)

  • The Saab Skeldar has been ordered as a testbed for a future maritime UAV for the Braunschweig class corvette.[10]

  • Integration of the German Navy Marines (Seebatallion) in the Netherlands Marine Corps and use of the Amphibious ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy such as the Joint Support Ship HNLMS Karel Doorman (A833) as of 2016.

  • In May 2013 it was announced by both ministers of Defence that the German and Dutch Navy had agreed to integrate submarine operations, training, and design for future replacements.

  • MKS-180 Frigate project, 4 - 6 planned, primarily for ASW role and provided with AAW/ASuW suite for self-defence, introduction into service planned for 2025 - 2027.

  • 2 Combat Support Ships planned to replace Rhone-Class ships, introduction into service planned for 2025.



See also




  • List of ship classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine

  • List of ships of the German navies

  • List of admirals of the German Navy

  • German commando frogmen

  • Marineamt

  • Marine-Regatta-Verein

  • U-boat

  • Volksmarine

  • List of admirals of the German Navy



Further reading (COE CSW)



  • Jan Wiedemann: COE CSW celebrates fifth anniversary; in: NAVAL FORCES III/2014 p. 90 f.

  • Hans-Joachim Stricker: Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters COE CSW – Das COE als Ausdruck unserer besonderen nationalen Fähigkeiten im Bündnis; in: Marineforum 6-2007 p. 3 f.

  • Fritz-Rudolf Weber: Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters – Think Tank für die NATO; in: Marineforum 1/2-2010 p. 11 ff.

  • Hans Georg Buss, Stefan Riewesell: Maritime C-IED and Harbour Protection: A Joint Effort; in: The Transformer Fall 2013 Vol 9 Issue 2 p. 18

  • Rahn, Werner. "German Navies from 1848 to 2016: Their Development and Courses from Confrontation to Cooperation." Naval War College Review 70.4 (2017). online



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External links







  • Official website

  • The German Navy — Facts and Figures, 12th Edition, February 2013

  • Uniforms













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