List of Ships
| Ship | Pennant number |
Call sign | Launched | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oste | A52 | DRHH | July 30, 1988 | |
| Oker | A53 | DRHG | November 10, 1988 | |
| Alster | A50 | DRHF | November 14, 1988 | October 5, 1989 |
The ships were built at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft in Flensburg.
All ships are currently based in Eckernförde and belong to the 1st submarine squadron stationed in Eckernförde. The vessels received the same name and pennant numbers as the three Type 422 class vessels they replaced. To avoid the confusion, the ship names are sometimes suffixed with II.
The Oker was reportedly spotted near the Syrian coast in August 2012, collecting intelligence data in service to the Syrian rebels
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