Why the German Navy bought the Rostock shipyard

Why did the German Navy buy the bankrupt cruise-ship builder's facility in Rostock?

The large Baltic facility offered space for an arsenal, repair facilities and a supply depot to support naval operations.

The explanation for buying the Rostock site centres on its roughly 170 acres and its position among the largest facilities available to the German Navy on the Baltic. Its owner's insolvency in January 2022 created an opportunity to acquire infrastructure the navy needed. The intended use was an arsenal repair facility and supply depot. Those facilities would provide space to maintain ships and support naval capacity in the Baltic.