List of sail frigates of Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is a list of German sail frigates: Mohrian (ex-Swedish) Kurprinz Deutschland 36 Eckernförde 48 (ex-Danish Gefion, captured 1849) - BU 1891[1] Thetis (ex-British (c. 1846), purchased 1855) - BU 1895 Niobe (ex-British, purchased 1862) Citations [1]Gröner, p. 39 Bibliography Gröner, Erich (1990). German Warships 1815–1945. Vol. One: Major Surface Vessels (Revised and Expanded ed.). Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-790-9. Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks