List of French Navy ship names

Marine Nationale
Motto: Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline
(“Honour, Homeland, Valour, Discipline”)
Command
Naval Ministers
Maritime Prefect
Components
Force d'action navale
Forces sous-marines (FOST, ESNA)
Aviation navale
FORFUSCO (Commandos Marine, Fusiliers Marins)
Gendarmerie Maritime
Equipment
Current fleet
Current deployments
Personnel
Ranks in the French Navy
History
History of the French Navy
Future of the French Navy
Ensigns and pennants
Historic ships

   battleships
   cruisers
   ships of the line
   Sail frigates

Historic fleets
Awards
Croix de guerre
Médaille militaire
Légion d'honneur
Ribbons

This is a list of traditional French Navy ship names, along with notices for notable units. Only name borne by several ships are listed (for instance, the Charles De Gaulle or the Améthyste are important present ships, but the names have been introduced in the recent past)

Contents 

List of ships

A

  • Achéron

B

C

D

E

  • Églantine
  • Élan
  • Épée
  • Espadon
  • Estérel
  • Étoile

F

G

  • Gapeau
  • Garonne
  • Gazelle
  • Georges Leygues
  • Glaive
  • Glorieuse
  • Gracieuse
  • Guépard
  • Guépratte

H

  • Hallebarde
  • Henri Poincaré

I

J

K

  • Kersaint

L

M

N

  • Normand

O

  • Orage
  • Orion
  • Ouragan

P

R

S

T

V

  • Var
  • Vauquelin
  • Victor Schoelcher
  • Vigilant
  • Vulcain

See also

Notes

    References

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