FRANKFURT, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp

continues to be in good discussions with private equity firm

Carlyle and German state lender KfW over the

sale of a majority stake in its warship division, finance chief

Jens Schulte told journalists on Wednesday.

Sources told Reuters in June that Carlyle and KfW are in

discussions to jointly acquire a majority in Thyssenkrupp Marine

Systems (TKMS).

(Reporting by Christoph Steitz

Editing by Ludwig Burger

)