List of naval ship classes in service
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The list of naval ship classes in service includes all combatant surface classes in service currently with navies or armed forces and auxiliaries in the world. Ships are grouped by type, and listed alphabetically within.
For other vessels, see also:
[edit] Aircraft carriers
[edit] Cruisers
[edit] Destroyers
[edit] Frigates
[edit] Large patrol vessels
- Albatros polar fisheries patrol ship
- Displacement: 2,800 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale
- Barentshav class offshore patrol vessel
- Builder: Norway
- Displacement: 3,200 tons
- Operator: Royal Norwegian Navy: 2 in commission
- Bear class patrol cutter (WMEC 901)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 1,780 tons
- Operator: United States Coast Guard: 13 in commission
- Eithne class patrol ship
- Builder: Republic of Ireland
- Displacement: 1,915 tons
- Operator: Irish Naval Service: 1 ship acquired in 1984
- Harstad offshore patrol vessel
- Builder: Norway
- Displacement: 3,121 tons
- Operator: Royal Norwegian Navy
- Kingston class patrol vessel (MM 700)
- Builder: Canada
- Displacement: 970 tons
- Operator: Canadian Forces Maritime Command: 12 in commission
- Roisin class patrol boat
- Builder: United Kingdom
- Displacement: 1,700 tons
- Operators:
- Irish Naval Service: 2 new-build boats acquired since 1999
- Svalbard offshore patrol vessel
- Builder: Norway
- Displacement: 6,500 tons
- Operator: Royal Norwegian Navy
- Ægir class offshore patrol vessel
- Builder: Denmark
- Displacement: 1,128 tons
- Operator: Landhelgisgæslan: 2 in commission
[edit] Minor surface combatants
[edit] Corvettes
- Dergach class corvette (Project 1239 Sivuch)
- Builder: Russia
- Displacement: 1,050 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 2 in service
- Emer class patrol boat
- Builder: Republic of Ireland
- Displacement: 1,003 tons
- Operator: Irish Naval Service: 3 ships acquired from 1978
- Grisha class corvette (Project 1124 Albatros)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia / Ukraine
- Displacement: 1,000 tons
- Operators:
- Lithuanian Navy: 2 Grisha III acquired in 1992 (former MPK-44 and MPK-108)
- Russian Navy: 38 in service including 10 Grisha III, 1 Grisha IV, and 27 Grisha V
- Nanuchka class corvette (Project 1234)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 730 tons
- Operators:
- Russian Navy: 17 Nanuchka III in service plus 1 Nanuchka IV
- Nils Juel class corvette
- Builder: Denmark
- Displacement: 1,320 tons
- Operator: Royal Danish Navy: 3 in service
- Parchim class corvette (Project 133)
- Builder: East Germany
- Displacement: 935 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 12 in service
- Peacock class corvette
- Builder: United Kingdom
- Displacement: 712 tons
- Operators:
- Irish Naval Service: 2 delivered in 1988 (former HMS Swift and Swallow)
- Reliance class patrol cutter
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 1,050 tons
- Operator: United States Coast Guard: 14 in commission
[edit] Missile boats
- Houxin class large missile boat (Type 343M/Project 037-II)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 478 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 14 in service
- Koncar class missile boat (Type 240)
- Builder: Croatia
- Displacement: 240 tons
- Operators:
- Croatian Navy: 1 in service
- Serbia and Montenegro Armed Forces: 5 in service
- Kralj Petar Kresimir IV class missile boat
- Builder: Croatia
- Displacement: 385 tons
- Operator: Croatian Navy: 2 in service plus 1 building
- Kronstadt class missile boat
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 320 tons
- Operators:
- Albanian Naval Forces: 1 (of 4 delivered in the 1950s)
- Osa class missile boat
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 245 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 4 Osa II of a number delivered in service, limited operational use
- People's Liberation Army Navy: 38 Osa I and local Huangfeng version in service of 104 acquired
- Croatian Navy: 1 Osa I in service without missiles as a patrol boat
- Finnish Navy: 4 Osa II in service as fast minelayers
- Latvian Naval Forces: 1 Osa I of several remaining in service as a patrol boat
- Serbia and Montenegro Armed Forces: 4 Osa I of several remaining in service as the Mitar Acev class
- Tarantul class missile boat (Project 1241.1 Molnaya)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 475 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 1 transferred in 1989 from the USSR
- Russian Navy: 34 in service, including 1 Tarantul I, 5 Tarantul II, and 28 Tarantul III
- Ukrainian Navy: 1 transferred in 1997 from Russia
[edit] Torpedo boats
- Shanghai II class torpedo patrol boat
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 135 tons
- Operators:
- Albanian Naval Forces: 5 (of at least 6 delivered in the 1970s)
- Turya class torpedo boat (Project 206 Shtorm)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 250 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 2 in service of many built, plus one missile-armed variant Matka
[edit] Patrol boats
- Agdlek class fisheries patrol boat
- Builder: Denmark
- Displacement: 330 tons
- Operator: Royal Danish Navy: 3 in service for Greenland patrol
- Armidale class patrol boat
- Builder: Australia
- Displacement: 270 tonnes
- Operator: Royal Australian Navy: 7 in commission + 7 to be delivered
- Babochka class patrol boat (Project 1141.1 Sokol)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 465 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 1 in service, plus one modified variant Mukha
- Barracuda class patrol boat (WPB 87301)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 91 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 54 in commission
- Barso class patrol boat
- Builder: Denmark
- Displacement: 155 tons
- Operator: Royal Danish Navy: 9 in service
- Cyclone class patrol boat (PC 1)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 350 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 13 in commission
- Espadon 50 patrol boat
- Displacement: 410 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 1 in service
- Flyvefisken class patrol boat (StanFlex 300)
- Builder: Denmark
- Displacement: 320 tons
- Operator: Royal Danish Navy: 14 in service
- Fulmar class fisheries patrol boat
- Displacement: 680 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale
- Hainan class patrol boat (Project 037)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 430 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: Up to 100 in service
- Haiqing class patrol boat (Project 037-I)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 478 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 20 in service plus more building
- Haizhu class patrol boat (Project 062-I)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 170 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 13 in service plus more building
- Island class patrol boat (WPB 1301)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 160 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 49 in commission
- Mirna class patrol boat (Type 140)
- Builder: Croatia
- Displacement: 140 tons
- Operators:
- Croatian Navy: 4 in service
- Serbia and Montenegro Armed Forces: 3 in service
- OPV 54 patrol boat
- Displacement: 375 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 3 in service
- P400 class patrol vessel
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 375 tons
- Operators:
- Marine nationale: 10 in service as the L'Audacieuse class
- Pacific class patrol boat
- Builder: Australia
- Displacement: 170 tons
- Operators:
- Hong Kong Marine Police: 6 modified versions in service as the Protector class
- Pauk class patrol boat (Project 1241.2 Molnaya 2)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 440 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 2 Pauk II in service, delivered in 1989 and 1990
- Russian Navy: 4 Pauk I in service plus 1 Pauk II
- Poti class patrol boat
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 545 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 4 of 6 delivered in the 1960s remain in service
- Rihtniemi class patrol boat
- Builder: Finland
- Displacement: 110 tons
- Operators:
- Estonian Navy: 2 delivered in 1999
- Sea Panther class patrol command boat [1]
- Builder: Hong Kong
- Displacement: 450 tons
- Operator: Hong Kong Marine Police: 2 in service, built 1988
- Shanghai class patrol boat (Project 062)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 135 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: Up to 100 Shanghai II in service, including as many as 20 modified for minesweeping
- Sterne fisheries patrol boat
- Displacement: 380 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 1 in service
- Storm class patrol boat
- Builder: Norway
- Displacement: 125 tons
- Operators:
- Latvian Naval Forces: 4 delivered in 1995, all in service
- Lithuanian Navy: 3 delivered in 1994, all in service
[edit] Mine warfare vessels
[edit] Mine countermeasures vessels
- Avenger-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCM 1)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 1,400 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 14 in commission
- Gorya-class mine countermeasures vessel (Project 1266)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 1,228 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 2 in service
[edit] Minehunters
- Osprey-class minehunter (MHC 51)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 900 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 12 in commission
- Sirius-class minehunter/sweeper
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 440 tons
- Operator: Serbia and Montenegro Armed Forces: 2 in service
- Tripartite minehunter
- Builder: Belgium, France and Netherlands
- Displacement: 595
- Operators:
- Belgian Navy: 7 of 10 delivered from 1985 remain in service as the Aster class (3 sold to France), one as a munitions transport
- France: 13 in service as the Eridan class
- Netherlands: 15 in service as the Alkmaar class
- Type 331 minehunter
- Builder: West Germany
- Displacement: 402 tons
- Operators:
- Estonian Navy: 1 delivered in 2000 (former Cuxhaven)
- Latvian Naval Forces: 1 delivered in 1999
- Lithuanian Navy: 2 delivered in 1999
- Type 394 inshore minehunter
- Builder: West Germany
- Displacement:
- Operators:
- Estonian Navy: 2 delivered in 1997 (former Minerva and Diana)
[edit] Minesweepers
- Agile-class minesweeper
- Builder: Belgium
- Displacement:
- Operators:
- Belgian Navy: 1 remains in service for trials
- Antares-class minesweeper
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 340 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 3 in service
- Ham-class minesweeper
- Builder: United Kingdom
- Displacement: 164 tons
- Operator: Serbia and Montenegro Armed Forces: 1 in service of a few delivered in the 1960s
- KMV-class minesweeper
- Builder: Belgium and Netherlands
- Displacement: 644 tons
- Operators:
- Belgian Navy: Planned acquisition of 4 remains in question
- Kingston-class minesweeper (MM 700)
- Builder: Canada
- Displacement: 970 tons
- Operator: Canadian Forces Maritime Command: 12 in commission
- Kondor I-class minesweeper
- Builder: East Germany
- Displacement: 361 tons
- Operators:
- Estonian Navy: 1 delivered in 1994 (former Meteor)
- Template:Navy MLT: 3 delivered from 1992 unarmed, local armament added
- Kondor II-class minesweeper
- Builder: East Germany
- Displacement: 479 tons
- Operators:
- Latvian Naval Forces: 2 delivered in 1994 plus an additional parts ship
- Lianyun-class coastal minesweeper
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 400 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: Up to 60 in service
- Natya-class minesweeper (Project 266 Akvamarine)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 873 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 13 Natya I plus 3 building, as well as 1 Natya II for trials
- Sonya-class minesweeper (Project 1265 Yakhont)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 450 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 4 delivered from 1981
- Russian Navy: 25 in service plus 27 in reserve
- T-43 patrol minesweeper
- Builder: Soviet Union / People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 569 tons
- Operators:
- Albanian Naval Forces: 1 delivered in 1960
- People's Liberation Army Navy: 40 in service, including locally built models, plus 3 modified as coastal survey ships
- T-301 patrol minesweeper
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 164 tons
- Operators:
- Albanian Naval Forces: 1 or 2 remaining
- Vanya-class coastal minesweeper
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 245 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 4 of many delivered from 1970
[edit] Minelayers
[edit] Amphibious warfare vessels
[edit] Amphibious assault ships
- Mistral class projection and command ship
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 20,000 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 1 in commission and 1 building
- Tarawa class amphibious assault ship (LHA 1)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 40,000 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 5 in commission
- Wasp class amphibious assault ship (LHD 1)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 40,500 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 7 in commission plus 1 building
[edit] Amphibious transport docks
- Austin class amphibious transport dock (LPD 4)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 17,000 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 11 in commission
- Foudre class dock landing ship
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 12,000 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 2 in service
- Harpers Ferry class amphibious transport dock (LSD 49)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 16,500 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 4 in commission
- Ouragan class amphibious transport dock
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 8,500 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 2 in service
- San Antonio class amphibious transport dock (LPD 17)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 25,000 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 1 in commission with 6 building
- Whidbey Island class dock landing ship (LSD 41)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 16,300 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 8 in commission
- Rotterdam class amphibious transport dock (A 800)
- Builder: Netherlands
- Displacement: 12,750 tons
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Navy: 1 in commission and 1 building
[edit] Landing Ship Tank (LST)
- Alligator class LST (Project 1171 Tapir)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 4,350 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 5 in service
- General Frank S. Besson, Jr. class LST (LSV 1)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 4,200 tons
- Operator: Template:Army USA: 6 in commission
- Ivan Rogov class LST (Project 1174)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 14,000 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 1 in service
- Ropucha class LST (Project 775)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 4,000 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 13 Ropucha I and 3 Ropucha II in service
- Yukan class large landing ship (Project 072)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 4,170 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 7 in service
- Yuting class large landing ship (Project 074)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 4,800 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 6 in service
[edit] Medium landing craft
- Champlain class light transport
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 1,300 tons
- Operator: Marine nationale: 5 in service
- Cetina class utility landing craft
- Builder: Croatia
- Displacement: 880 tons
- Operator: Croatian Navy: 2 in service
- Polnocny class landing craft (Project 771/774)
- Builder: Poland
- Displacement:
- Operator: Russian Navy: 1 Polnocny B and 4 Polnocny C in service
- Runnymede class landing craft (LCU 2000)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 1,100 tons
- Operator: Template:Army USA: 35 in commission
- Vydra class landing craft
- Builder: Soviet Union as well as Bulgaria
- Displacement: 550 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 3 of many delivered, including locally built examples, converted for mine laying
- Yudao class landing craft (Project 073)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 1,460 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 2 in service plus more in reserve
- Yudeng class landing craft
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 1,850 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 1 in service
- Yuhai class utility landing craft
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 800 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 12 in service plus more building
- Yuling class utility landing craft (Project 079)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 600 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 23 in service
[edit] Hovercraft landing craft
- Pomornik class hovercraft landing craft (Project 1232.2 Zubr)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 550 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 2 in service
[edit] Other naval vessels
[edit] See also
- List of naval ship classes