List of active French Navy ships

This is a list of active French Navy ships.[1][2][3] The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval action force)[4] and the 10 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). Primary assets include 1 Nuclear aircraft carrier, 3 amphibious assault ships, 3 air-defence destroyers, 7 anti-submarine destroyers, 5 general-purpose frigates, and 6 surveillance frigates. The submarine force consists of 6 nuclear attack submarines and 4 nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Integral to supporting the Force d'Action Navale at sea are the French Navy's 3 replenishment oilers, 17 mine countermeasure vessels and 8 support ships. In addition to the above units, the Navy operates 15 patrol ships (supplemented by French coast guard vessels), 5 survey vessels, 4 experimentation ships, 4 ocean tugboats and 14 training vessels.

Naval ensign of France

The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" in vessel names. Instead, surface combatants of the first rank (such as the Aquitaine class) are named "frigates", though they are registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx").

Submarine fleet (Forces sous-marines)

Class	Type	Boat	Displacement	Note
Triomphant class	Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)	Triomphant (S616) Téméraire (S617) Vigilant (S618) Terrible (S619)	14,335 tonnes
Rubis class	Attack submarine (SSN)	Rubis (S601) Casabianca (S603) Émeraude (S604) Améthyste (S605) Perle (S606)	2,660 tonnes	Being replaced by 6 Barracuda/Suffren class from 2020.[5]
Barracuda class	Attack submarine (SSN)	Suffren (Q284)	5,300 tonnes	Five additional boats building/ordered

Surface fleet (Bâtiments de combat)

Aircraft carrier

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
		Aircraft carrier	Charles de Gaulle (R91)	42,500 tonnes

Amphibious warfare

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
Mistral class		Landing helicopter dock (LHD)	Mistral (L9013) Tonnerre (L9014) Dixmude (L9015)	21,500 tonnes

Major surface combatants

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
Horizon class	Air-defence destroyer	Forbin (D620) Chevalier Paul (D621)	7,050 tonnes
Cassard class	Air-defence destroyer	Jean Bart (D615)	5,000 tonnes	To be replaced by two Aquitaine-class AAW variants (Alsace, D656 and Lorraine, D657) in 2021 and 2022.[6]
Aquitaine class	Anti-submarine destroyer	Aquitaine (D650) Normandie (D651) Provence (D652) Languedoc (D653) Auvergne (D654) Bretagne (D655)	6,040 tonnes
Georges Leygues class	Anti-submarine destroyer	Latouche-Tréville (D646)	4,910 tonnes	To be decommissioned by 2022.[7]
La Fayette class	General-purpose frigate	La Fayette (F710) Surcouf (F711) Courbet (F712) Aconit (F713) Guépratte (F714)	3,800 tonnes	To be replaced by FTI in "first-rank" role; three (La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit) to be upgraded, including addition of hull-mounted sonar[8]
Floréal class	Surveillance frigate	Floréal (F730) Prairial (F731) Nivôse (F732) Ventôse (F733) Vendémiaire (F734) Germinal (F735)	2,950 tonnes	Class has anti-ship missiles removed and functions in a second-rank "surveillance frigate" role for French overseas territories.

Patrol

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
	Offshore patrol & support vessel	L'Astrolabe (P800)	4,000 tonnes	Based in Reunion; co-operated by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) Administration and the French Navy.
D'Entrecasteaux class	Offshore patrol vessel	D'Entrecasteaux (A621) Bougainville (A622) Champlain (A623) Dumont D'Urville (A624)	2,300 tonnes	A621 based in Noumea (New Caledonia), A622 in Papeete (Tahiti), A623 in Reunion and A624 in Fort-de-France (Martinique)[9]
D'Estienne d'Orves class	Offshore patrol vessel	Premier-Maître L'Her (F792) Commandant Blaison (F793) Enseigne de vaisseau Jacoubet (F794) Commandant Ducuing (F795) Commandant Birot (F796) Commandant Bouan (F797)	1,250 tonnes	Originally entered service as avisos (sloops / light corvettes), reclassified as OPVs in 2012.[10] To be replaced from 2025 as part of the acquisition of a new class of ocean-going patrol vessels ("Patrouilleurs Océanique" - PO).[11]
La Confiance class	Offshore patrol vessel	La Confiance (P733) La Résolue (P734) La Combattante (P735)	700 tonnes	P733 and P734 based in Guiana; P735 in Martinique
L'Audacieuse class	Coastal patrol vessel	La Glorieuse (P686)	480 tonnes	Based in Noumea, to be decommissioned by 2022;[12] Class to be replaced in 2022-25 period by 6 POM-type (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) patrol vessels.[13][14]

Mine countermeasures

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
Éridan class	Minehunter	Cassiopée (M642) Andromède (M643) Pégase (M644) Orion (M645) Croix du sud (M646) L'Aigle (M647) Lyre (M648) Sagittaire (M650) Céphée (M652) Capricorne (M653)	615 tonnes	To be replaced by Système de lutte anti-mines futur (SLAM-F) starting in 2023[15]
Vulcain class	Clearance diving	Vulcain (M611) Achéron (A613) Styx (M614) Pluton (M622)	490 tonnes	To be replaced by SLAM-F
Antarès class	Sonar towing vessel	Antarès (M770) Altaïr (M771) Aldébaran (M772)	340 tonnes	To be replaced by SLAM-F

Coastguard

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
	Coastal patrol vessel	Le Malin (P701)	1,300 tonnes	An ex-trawler based in La Reunion. To be replaced by a POM-class patrol vessel.
Lapérouse class	Coastal patrol vessel	Arago (P675)	980 tonnes	An ex-hydrographic survey vessel. Extension of role in French Polynesia until 2024 pending arrival of POM-class OPVs.[16]
	Coastal patrol vessel	Fulmar (P740)	550 tonnes	An ex-trawler based in Saint Pierre
Flamant class	Patrol boat	Flamant (P676) Cormoran (P677) Pluvier (P678)	390 tonnes	To be replaced from 2025 as part of the acquisition of new class of "PO" ocean-going patrol vessels.

These vessels operate in conjunction with the Maritime Gendarmerie.

Auxiliary fleet (Bâtiments de soutien)

Replenishment

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
Durance class		Replenishment oiler	Var (A608) Marne (A630) Somme (A631)	17,900 tonnes	To be replaced by 4 Vulcano-class logistic support ships between 2022 and 2029. The french variant (Jacques Chevalier-class) will be 50% larger than the Durance-class.[17]

Intelligence, research and experimentation

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
	Tracking ship	Monge (A601)	21,040 tonnes
	SIGINT	Dupuy de Lôme (A759)	3,600 tonnes
	DGSE diving support	Alizé (A645)	1,600 tonnes	Also used to test new equipment and diving procedures.
Lapérouse class	Mine-warfare experimentation	Thétis (A785)	1,050 tonnes	To be replaced by SLAM-F

Survey

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
	Oceanographic survey	Pourquoi pas ?	6,600 tonnes	Operated by IFREMER (55%) and the French Navy (45%) with civilian crew.[18]
	Oceanographic survey	Beautemps-Beaupré (A758)	3,292 tonnes
Lapérouse class	Hydrographic survey	Lapérouse (A791) Borda (A792) Laplace (A 793)	980 tonnes	To be replaced from 2025 to 2027 by 2 new hydro-oceanographic vessels.

Tugboats

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
UT515 class		Oceangoing tug	Abeille Bourbon Abeille Liberté	4,000 tonnes	Operated under charter.
UT507 class		Oceangoing tug	Abeille Flandre Abeille Languedoc	2,220 tonnes	Operated under charter.

Support

Class	Picture	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
		Support and pollution control	Argonaute Jason Pionnier Sapeur	2-4,000 tonnes	Operated under charter.
Loire class		Offshore support and assistance	Loire (A602) Rhône (A603) Seine (A604) Garonne (A605)	2,960 tonnes

Training

Class	Type	Ship	Displacement	Note
UT712 class	Training vessel	Rebel	2,900 tonnes	Operated under charter.[19]
UT745 class	Training vessel	Partisan	2,340 tonnes	Operated under charter.
Léopard class	Training vessel	Léopard (A748) Panthère (A749) Jaguar (A750) Lynx (A751) Guépard (A752) Chacal (A753) Tigre (A754) Lion (A755)	470 tonnes
Glycine class	Navigation training	Glycine (A770) Églantine (A771)	295 tonnes
Paimpolaise class	Sail training	Étoile (A649) Belle-Poule (A650)	275 tonnes	Schooner.

Other

17 x RPC12 harbour and coastal tugboats

For a complete list of Bâtiments de soutien (Auxiliaries) see Bâtiments de soutien at the official Marine Nationale website.

References

"Forces sous-marines" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
"Liste des bâtiments de combat de la Marine nationale par unité" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
"Liste des bâtiments de soutien par unité" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
http://www.netmarine.net/forces/fan/index.htm
"La construction du prochain SNLE français débutera en 2023". Mer et Marine (in French). 2016-10-06. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/photos-naval-group-launches-lorraine-its-final-fremm-frigate/
"Une année charnière pour le renouvellement de la marine française". Mer et Marine (in French). 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
"DCNS Wins French Navy La Fayette-class Frigate Upgrade Program". Navy Recognition. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/french-navy-final-dentrecasteaux-class-bsaom-vessel-dumont-durville-enters-active-service/
Between 2011 and 2017 heavy armaments have been removed.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/06/french-navy-ageing-phms-and-psps-patrol-vessels-to-be-replaced-with-10-new-opvs/
https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/apres-le-retrait-du-service-de-la-moqueuse-plus-quun-p400-operationnel
"Patrouilleurs de la Marine nationale - Sénat". www.senat.fr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/socarenam-shipyard-selected-to-deliver-6-french-navy-opvs-for-overseas-territories/
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/france-launches-slamf-mine-warfare-program-but-many-questions-remain/
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/october/9144-extension-of-patrol-vessel-arago-s-operations-in-french-polynesia-until-2024.html
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/05/construction-begins-for-french-navys-next-gen-replenishment-tanker-chevallier-class-brf/
Forces de surface - Les bâtiments hydrographiques et océanographiques Archived 2013-07-19 at WebCite, defense.gouv.fr, Retrieved 28 June 2014
"Le nouveau navire plastron de la Marine nationale arrive à Toulon". Mer et Marine. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

External links

(in English) French Navy - Guide Book 2011
(in English) French Navy - Facts & Figures 2011
(in French) Marine Nationale - List of ships
(in French) Marine Nationale - Blogs for individual ships
(in French) Net Marine
(in French) Alabordache

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[1] "Forces sous-marines" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[2] "Liste des bâtiments de combat de la Marine nationale par unité" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[3] "Liste des bâtiments de soutien par unité" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.

[4] ttp://www.netmarine.net/forces/fan/index.htm

[5] "La construction du prochain SNLE français débutera en 2023". Mer et Marine (in French). 2016-10-06. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[6] ttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/photos-naval-group-launches-lorraine-its-final-fremm-frigate/

[7] "Une année charnière pour le renouvellement de la marine française". Mer et Marine (in French). 2019-01-11. Archived from the original on 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2019-01-24.

[8] "DCNS Wins French Navy La Fayette-class Frigate Upgrade Program". Navy Recognition. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.

[9] ttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/04/french-navy-final-dentrecasteaux-class-bsaom-vessel-dumont-durville-enters-active-service/

[10] Between 2011 and 2017 heavy armaments have been removed.

[11] ttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/06/french-navy-ageing-phms-and-psps-patrol-vessels-to-be-replaced-with-10-new-opvs/

[12] ttps://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/apres-le-retrait-du-service-de-la-moqueuse-plus-quun-p400-operationnel

[13] "Patrouilleurs de la Marine nationale - Sénat". www.senat.fr. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[14] ttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/socarenam-shipyard-selected-to-deliver-6-french-navy-opvs-for-overseas-territories/

[15] ttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/11/france-launches-slamf-mine-warfare-program-but-many-questions-remain/

[16] ttps://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2020/october/9144-extension-of-patrol-vessel-arago-s-operations-in-french-polynesia-until-2024.html

[17] ttps://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/05/construction-begins-for-french-navys-next-gen-replenishment-tanker-chevallier-class-brf/

[18] Forces de surface - Les bâtiments hydrographiques et océanographiques Archived 2013-07-19 at WebCite, defense.gouv.fr, Retrieved 28 June 2014

[19] "Le nouveau navire plastron de la Marine nationale arrive à Toulon". Mer et Marine. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

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