The naval base Eckernförde (Kranzfelder-Hafen) is located in Schleswig-Holstein in the coastal town of Eckernförde in the district of Louisenberg. The Kranzfelder harbor belonging to the naval base is named after Alfred Kranzfelder. It is the only deep-water port (up to 17.5 meters on the eastern outer pier of the German Navy on the Baltic Sea. The Eckernförde naval base is home to numerous military and civilian departments of the Bundeswehr.