List of current French Navy ships

List of current French Navy ships
Detail of the Forbin, a modern frigate of the French navy. The faceted appearance reduces radar cross-section for stealth.

This is a list of current French Navy ships[1][2].

The French Navy operates one nuclear powered aircraft carrier, three helicopter carriers, two landing platform docks, four air defence frigates (FFG), eight anti-submarine frigates and six SSNs. This represents the French Navy’s main war-fighting forces. In addition the French Navy operates five light frigates, six light surveillance frigates and nine Avisos (Offshore patrol vessels). This provides the French Navy’s offshore patrol combat duties and the protection of French Naval bases and territorial waters.

The four ballistic missile submarines SSBN of the navy's Strategic Oceanic Force provide the backbone of the French nuclear deterrent.

Contents

Submarines

  • Triomphant class - Ballistic missile nuclear submarines
    • S616 Triomphant
    • S617 Téméraire
    • S618 Vigilant
    • S619 Terrible
Rubis class submarine.

Warships

Aircraft carriers

The Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Amphibious assault ships

Mistral Projection and Command vessel.
The Foudre in Toulon Harbour

Landing Helicopter Dock

Landing Platform Docks

  • Foudre class
    • L9011 Foudre - to be sold to Chile
    • L9012 Siroco

Light Landing Crafts

BATRAL Jacques Cartier
  • Bâtiment de transport léger (BATRAL)
    • L9032 Dumont D'Urville
    • L9033 Jacques Cartier
    • L9034 La Grandière
  • Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de chars (EDIC)
    • L9052 Dague
  • Engin de débarquement amphibie rapide (EDAR)

Frigates

Guided missile frigates

The Forbin during an exercise, in 2009

Anti-submarine frigates

The Dupleix at sea
De Grasse

Light Frigates

La Fayette class stealth frigate.
Floréal class frigate.

Avisos

D'Estienne d'Orves class aviso.
  • D'Estienne d'Orves - Offshore patrol vessels. [3]
    • 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

Mine Warfare Forces

Verseau, Éridan class minesweeper.
A613 Achéron.
  • Eridan class Minesweeper - 11 ships
    • M641 Eridan
    • M642 Cassiopée
    • M643 Andromède
    • M644 Pégase
    • M645 Orion
    • M646 Croix du sud
    • M647 Aigle
    • M648 Lyre
    • M650 Sagittaire
    • M652 Céphée (ex M919 Fuchsia)
    • M653 Capricorne (ex M918 Dianthus)
  • Vulcain class Mine clearance divers support tender - 4 ships
    • M611 Vulcain
    • A613 Achéron
    • M614 Styx
    • M622 Pluton
  • Antarès class Mine route survey craft - 3 ships
    • M770 Antarès
    • M771 Altaïr
    • M772 Aldébaran

Patrol ships

Arago class patrol ship.
L'Audacieuse class patrol ship.
Flamant class patrol ship.
  • Albatros class - 1 ship
    • P681 Albatros
  • Lapérouse class (converted) - 1 ship
    • P675 Arago (previous A 795) Recommisioned as Patrol boat and deployed to Mediterranean Sea on SR, Fisheries policing and Immigration patrol duties. [1]
  • L'Audacieuse class (type P 400) - 9 ships
    • P682 L'Audacieuse
    • P683 La Boudeuse
    • P684 La Capricieuse
    • P686 La Glorieuse
    • P687 La Gracieuse
    • P688 La Moqueuse
    • P689 La Railleuse
    • P690 La Rieuse
    • P691 La Tapageuse
  • Flamant class - 3 ships
    • P676 Flamant
    • P677 Cormoran
    • P678 Pluvier
  • Grèbe class (type Espadon 50) - 1 ship
    • P679 Grèbe
  • Patrol monitoring sites (PSS) (Type Athos) - 2 ships
    • PSS Athos (A 712)
    • PSS Aramis (A 713)


Auxiliary Ships

ARA Patagonia, former lead ship of the Durance class

Replenishment oilers

The Marine currently operates four replenishment oilers (pétroliers ravitailleurs), two of which (the Marne and the Somme) have an additional fleet command role. The lead ship of the class Durance was sold to the Argentine Navy, where it operates as ARA Patagonia.


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