List of current French Navy ships is a list if ships currently in service within all branches of the Marine National, including patrol vessels operated by the Gendarmerie maritime and various Auxiliary vessels (tug boats and minor support vessels) operated by civilian merchant crews.
The Marine National is primarily centered around the Bâtiments de combat, containing two force structures, the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force) and the Force d'Action Navale (Naval action force). It operates 1 aircraft carrier, 3 helicopter carriers, 1 landing platform dock, 4 air defence frigates, 8 anti-submarine frigates, 6 fleet submarines (SSNs) and 4 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). In addition there are 5 light stealth frigates and 6 light surveillance frigates.
To support the Marine National at sea the Force d'Action Navale uses 4 large replenishment oilers.
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Complete and correct as of 3 November 2011.[1]
Class | Photo | Type | Ships | Note | |
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Submarines (10 in Service) | |||||
Triomphant-class | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) | S616 Triomphant S617 Téméraire S618 Vigilant S619 Terrible |
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Rubis-class | Fleet submarine (SSN) | S601 Rubis S602 Saphir S603 Casabianca S604 Émeraude S605 Améthyste S606 Perle |
Class | Photo | Type | Ships | Note | |
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Aircraft carrier (1 in Service) | |||||
Aircraft carrier | R91 Charles de Gaulle | ||||
Assault ships (4 in Service) | |||||
Mistral class | amphibious assault ship (LHD) | L9013 Mistral L9014 Tonnerre L9015 Dixmude |
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Foudre-class | landing platform dock (LPD) | L9012 Siroco | |||
Frigates (12 in Service) | |||||
Horizon-class | Anti-air frigate | D620 Forbin D621 Chevalier Paul |
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Cassard-class | Anti-air frigate | D614 Cassard D615 Jean Bart |
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Tourville-class | Anti-submarine frigate | D612 De Grasse | |||
Georges Leygues-class | Anti-submarine frigate | D640 Georges Leygues D641 Dupleix D642 Montcalm D643 Jean de Vienne D644 Primauguet D645 La Motte Picquet D646 Latouche-Tréville |
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Light Frigates (11 in Service) | |||||
La Fayette-class | Light stealth frigate | F710 La Fayette F711 Surcouf F712 Courbet F713 Aconit F714 Guépratte |
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Floréal-class | Light surveillance frigate | F730 Floréal F731 Prairial F732 Nivôse F733 Ventôse F734 Vendémiaire F735 Germinal |
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Avisos (9 in Service) | |||||
D'Estienne d'Orves-class | Offshore patrol | F789 Lieutenant de vaisseau Le Hénaff F790 Lieutenant de vaisseau Lavallée F791 Commandant L'Herminier F792 Premier-Maître L'Her F793 Commandant Blaison F794 Enseigne de vaisseau Jacoubet F795 Commandant Ducuing F796 Commandant Birot F797 Commandant Bouan |
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Mine warfare (11 in Service) | |||||
Eridan-class | Minesweeper | M641 Eridan M642 Cassiopée M643 Andromède M644 Pégase M645 Orion M646 Croix du sud M647 Aigle M648 Lyre M650 Sagittaire M652 Céphée M653 Capricorne |
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Vulcain-class | M611 Vulcain A613 Achéron M614 Styx M622 Pluton |
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Antarès-class | M770 Antarès M771 Altaïr M772 Aldébaran |
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Patrol ships (13 in Service) | |||||
Albatros-class | Patrol vessel | P681 Albatros | |||
Lapérouse-class | Patrol vessel | P675 Arago | |||
L'Audacieuse-class | Patrol vessel | P684 La Capricieuse P686 La Glorieuse P687 La Gracieuse P688 La Moqueuse P689 La Railleuse P691 La Tapageuse |
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Flamant-class | P676Flamant P677Cormoran P678Pluvier |
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Athos-class | Patrol monitoring sites | Athos (A 712) Aramis (A 713) |
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Landing ship/craft (6 in Service) | |||||
BATRAL class landing ship | Landing Ship, Tank | L9032 Dumont D'Urville L9033 Jacques Cartier L9034 La Grandière |
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Landing craft | L9052 Dague | Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars | |||
Landing craft | L9061 Rapière L9062 Hallebarde |
Chaland de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars |
Complete and correct as of 20 October 2011.[2]
Class | Photo | Type | Ships | Note | |
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Replenishment oilers (4 in Service) | |||||
Durance class | Replenishment oiler | A607 Meuse A608 Var A630 Marne A631 Somme |
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Experimentation, research and intelligence ships (3 in Service) | |||||
A759 Dupuy de Lôme | |||||
A785 Thétis | |||||
A601 Monge | |||||
Hydrographic and oceanographic survey (4 in Service) | |||||
Lapérouse class | Hydrographic survey vessel | A791 Lapérouse A792 Borda A793 Laplace |
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Hydrographic survey vessel | A758 Beautemps-Beaupré |
Tug supply vessel
Ocean going tug
Esterel-class Coastal tug
Bélier-class Coastal tug
Fréhel-class Coastal tugs
Maito-class Coastal tugs
Bonito-class Harbor tugs
RT 10 T-class Harbor tugs
SSBN tugs
Harbor tugs
Léopard-class School ship
Glycine-class Navigation school ship
Farfadet-class Maneuver school ship
Paimpolaise-class
Cutter
Yawl
For a complete list of Bâtiments de soutien (support ships) see Bâtiments de soutien at the official Marine Nationale web site.
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