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| − | The Kriegsmarine (or "War Navy") is the name of the | + | '''The Kriegsmarine''' (or "War Navy") is the name of the [[The Glorious Empire|German]] Navy . The main war vessels available to the Kriegsmarine were U-boats, three pocket battleships, two battleships (Bismarck and Tirpitz), two battlecruisers (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau), three heavy cruisers, six light cruisers, and various smaller ships such as destroyers, torpedo boats, minelayers, minesweepers, gunboats and E-boats. |
| − | The main weapons systems of | + | == Ships and weapon systems == |
| + | The '''main weapons systems''' of the German Navy are: | ||
| − | + | ===Surface Vessels=== | |
| + | *Frigates | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:Bremen class frigate|Bremen class]] (guided missile frigate) | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:Brandenburg class frigate|Brandenburg class]] (anti-submarine frigate) | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:Sachsen class frigate|Sachsen class]] (anti-air frigate) | ||
| + | ** F125 class (multi-purpose frigate), ''planned, replace Bremen class'' | ||
| + | *Corvettes | ||
| + | ** Braunschweig class (multi-purpose corvette), ''under construction, replace Albatros class'' | ||
| + | *Fast Patrol Boats | ||
| + | **0 [[Wikipeida:Gepard class fast patrol boat|Gepard class]] (fast patrol boat) | ||
| + | *[[Wikipedia:Minesweeper (ship)|Mine Counter-Measure Vessels]] | ||
| + | ** Ensdorf class (minesweeper, drone guidance) | ||
| + | ** Kulmbach class (mine hunter) | ||
| + | ** Frankenthal class (mine hunter) | ||
| + | ** Seehund class (MCM drone) | ||
| + | **M1052 Mühlhausen (diver support) | ||
| − | + | ===Submarines=== | |
| + | *Submarines | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:Type 206 submarine|U206A class]] (coastal submarine) | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:Type 212 submarine|U212A class]] (multi-purpose submarine), ''2 more planned, replace U206A class'' | ||
| − | + | ===Auxiliary Vessels=== | |
| + | *Landing craft | ||
| + | ** Lachs class | ||
| + | *Auxiliary vessels | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:Berlin class replenishment ship|Berlin class]] (fleet auxiliary), ''one more planned'' | ||
| + | ** Westerwald class (ammunition transport) | ||
| + | ** [[Wikipedia:Elbe class replenishment ship|Elbe class]] (tender) | ||
| + | ** Rhön class (tanker) | ||
| + | ** Tegernsee class (coastal tanker) | ||
| + | ** Oste class (reconnaissance ship) | ||
| + | ** Fehmarn class (ocean tug, salvage vessel) | ||
| + | ** Wangerooge class (tug/training ship) | ||
| − | + | ===Aircraft=== | |
| + | *Maritime Patrol Aircraft | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:Breguet Atlantic|Bréguet Atlantic]] | ||
| + | **[[Wikipedia:P-3 Orion|P-3 Orion]], ''replace Bréguet Atlantic'' | ||
| + | **Dornier [[Wikipedia:Do 228|Do 228]] | ||
| + | *Helicopters | ||
| + | **21 [[Wikipeida:Westland Lynx|Sea Lynx Mk88]] | ||
| + | **20 [[Wikipedia:Westland Sea King|Sea King Mk41]] | ||
| + | **30 [[WikipeidaNHI NH90|NH90]], ''planned, replace Sea King and Sea Lynx'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:18, 23 July 2006
The Kriegsmarine (or "War Navy") is the name of the German Navy . The main war vessels available to the Kriegsmarine were U-boats, three pocket battleships, two battleships (Bismarck and Tirpitz), two battlecruisers (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau), three heavy cruisers, six light cruisers, and various smaller ships such as destroyers, torpedo boats, minelayers, minesweepers, gunboats and E-boats.
Contents
Ships and weapon systems
The main weapons systems of the German Navy are:
Surface Vessels
- Frigates
- Bremen class (guided missile frigate)
- Brandenburg class (anti-submarine frigate)
- Sachsen class (anti-air frigate)
- F125 class (multi-purpose frigate), planned, replace Bremen class
- Corvettes
- Braunschweig class (multi-purpose corvette), under construction, replace Albatros class
- Fast Patrol Boats
- 0 Gepard class (fast patrol boat)
- Mine Counter-Measure Vessels
- Ensdorf class (minesweeper, drone guidance)
- Kulmbach class (mine hunter)
- Frankenthal class (mine hunter)
- Seehund class (MCM drone)
- M1052 Mühlhausen (diver support)
Submarines
- Submarines
- U206A class (coastal submarine)
- U212A class (multi-purpose submarine), 2 more planned, replace U206A class
Auxiliary Vessels
- Landing craft
- Lachs class
- Auxiliary vessels
- Berlin class (fleet auxiliary), one more planned
- Westerwald class (ammunition transport)
- Elbe class (tender)
- Rhön class (tanker)
- Tegernsee class (coastal tanker)
- Oste class (reconnaissance ship)
- Fehmarn class (ocean tug, salvage vessel)
- Wangerooge class (tug/training ship)
Aircraft
- Maritime Patrol Aircraft
- Bréguet Atlantic
- P-3 Orion, replace Bréguet Atlantic
- Dornier Do 228
- Helicopters
- 21 Sea Lynx Mk88
- 20 Sea King Mk41
- 30 NH90, planned, replace Sea King and Sea Lynx
