1961 |

First major warships built in Germany after World War II. |
| Typical | Max | No Landing platform |
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6 units
| 1957-dec-21 | Laid down | F220 Köln | | 1958-apr-15 | Laid down | F221 Emden | | 1958-oct-29 | Laid down | F222 Augsburg | | 1958-dec-6 | Launched | F220 Köln | | 1958-dec-15 | Laid down | F223 Karlsruhe | | 1959-mar-21 | Launched | F221 Emden | | 1959-aug-15 | Launched | F222 Augsburg | | 1959-oct-24 | Launched | F223 Karlsruhe | | 1959-oct-28 | Laid down | F224 Lübeck | | 1960-jul-23 | Launched | F224 Lübeck | | 1960-jul-28 | Laid down | F225 Braunschweig | | 1961-apr-15 | Commissioned | F220 Köln | | 1961-oct-24 | Commissioned | F221 Emden | | 1962-feb-3 | Launched | F225 Braunschweig | | 1962-apr-7 | Commissioned | F222 Augsburg | | 1962-dec-15 | Commissioned | F223 Karlsruhe | | 1963-jul-6 | Commissioned | F224 Lübeck | | 1964-jun-16 | Commissioned | F225 Braunschweig | | 1972-jan | Deployment | F225 Braunschweig Assigned to STANAVFORLANT until Jul 1972. | | 1982-dec-17 | Decommissioned | F220 Köln hulk training ship at Neustadt | | 1983-mar-28 | Decommissioned | F223 Karlsruhe | | 1983-mar-28 | Fate: transfered | F223 Karlsruhe to Turkey as Gelibolu | | 1983-mar-28 | Commissioned | D360 TCG Gelibolu | | 1983-jun-30 | Decommissioned | F221 Emden | | 1983-sep-23 | Fate: transfered | F221 Emden to Turkey as Gemlik | | 1983-sep-23 | Commissioned | D361 TCG Gemlik | | 1984-mar-11 | Deployment | F225 Braunschweig In collision with HMS Plymouth. | | 1988-mar-30 | Decommissioned | F222 Augsburg | | 1988-dec-1 | Decommissioned | F224 Lübeck | | 1988-dec-1 | Fate: transfered | F224 Lübeck to Turkey as spare parts | | 1989 | Fate: scrapped | F222 Augsburg at Hamburg | | 1989-jul-4 | Decommissioned | F225 Braunschweig | | 1989-jul-4 | Fate: transfered | F225 Braunschweig to Turkey as Spare Parts | | 1994 | Decommissioned | D361 TCG Gemlik destroyed in a fire | | 1994 | Fate: scrapped | D361 TCG Gemlik | | 1994-jun-24 | Decommissioned | D360 TCG Gelibolu Fate: scrapped | | |

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