{{Short description, none This is a list of frigates currently in service with the

German Navy The German Navy (, ) 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 Mari ...

F122 ''Bremen'' class

General purpose frigates, 130m/3680t, in service since 1982 ''Einsatzflottille 2'' (flotilla), ''4. Fregattengeschwader'' (frigate squadron),

Wilhelmshaven Wilhelmshaven (, ''Wilhelm's Harbour''; Northern Low Saxon: ''Willemshaven'') is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, and has a population of 76,089. Wilhelmsh ...

: *German frigate Augsburg (F213), F213 ''Augsburg'' *German frigate Lübeck (F214), F214 ''Lübeck''

F123 ''Brandenburg'' class

ASW frigates, 139m/4900t, in service since 1994 ''Einsatzflottille 2'', ''2. Fregattengeschwader'',

: * German frigate Brandenburg (F215), F215 ''Brandenburg'' * F216 ''Schleswig-Holstein'' * F217 ''Bayern'' * F218 ''Mecklenburg-Vorpommern''

F124 ''Sachsen'' class

AAW frigates, 143m/5690t, in service since 2004 ''Einsatzflottille 2'', ''2. Fregattengeschwader'',

: * F219 ''Sachsen'' * F220 ''Hamburg'' * F221 ''Hessen''

F125 ''Baden-Württemberg'' class

4 Multi-purpose frigates, optimized for long expeditionary peacemaking/peacekeeping missions, 149,5m/ 7200t, 4 planned to replace the F122 ''Bremen'' class * F222 ''Baden-Württemberg'' * F223 ''Nordrhein-Westfalen'' * F224 ''Sachsen-Anhalt'' * F225 ''Rheinland-Pfalz'' BADEN-WURTTEMBERG 00257

Frigates A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

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