List of active French Navy ships

Naval ensign of France

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

This is a list of active French Navy ships currently in service. Complete and correct as of April 2016.^[1][2][3]

The French Navy consists of the 86 vessel strong Force d'action navale (Naval action force) and the 10 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). Primary assets include 1 aircraft carrier, 3 amphibious assault ships, 4 air-defence destroyers, 8 anti-submarine destroyers, 5 general purpose frigates, and 6 light surveillance frigates. The submarine force consists of 6 fleet submarines and 4 ballistic missile submarines. To support the Force d'Action Navale at sea, the French Navy uses 3 light replenishment oilers, 18 mine countermeasure vessels and 6 support ships. In addition to the above units, it operates 21 patrol ships, 5 survey vessels, 4 experimentation ships, 8 ocean tugboats and 14 training vessels.

The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer"; thus, some large ships of the first rank (like Horizon) are named "frigates", though they are registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx").

Forces sous-marines (Submarines)

All submarines of the French Navy are nuclear-powered submarines.

Class	Picture	Type	Boats	Displacement	Note
Submarines (10 in Service)
Triomphant class		Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)	S616 Triomphant S617 Téméraire S618 Vigilant S619 Terrible	14,335 tonnes
Rubis class		Fleet submarine (SSN)	S601 Rubis S602 Saphir S603 Casabianca S604 Émeraude S605 Améthyste S606 Perle	2,660 tonnes	To be replaced by Suffren class from 2017.

Bâtiments de combat (Warships)

Aircraft carriers

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Aircraft carriers (1 in Service)
		Fleet carrier	R91 Charles de Gaulle	42,000 tonnes	Homeport Toulon. To be inactive in 2017-2018 due to overhaul.[4]

Amphibious warfare ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Amphibious assault ships (3 in Service)
Mistral class		Landing helicopter dock	L9013 Mistral L9014 Tonnerre L9015 Dixmude	21,000 tonnes
Amphibious support ships (2 in Service)
BATRAL-class landing ship		Tank landing ship	L9032 Dumont D'Urville L9034 La Grandière	1,330 tonnes	To be replaced by four ships of D'Entrecasteaux class from 2016.[5]

Note: In addition to the above vessels, the French Navy maintain a fleet of 20 landing craft that operate from and conjugation with the Mistral-class amphibious warfare ships.^[6] See; List of active landing craft of the French Navy

Surface combatants

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Destroyers (12 in Service)
Horizon class		Air-defence destroyer	D620 Forbin D621 Chevalier Paul	7,050 tonnes
Aquitaine class		Anti-submarine destroyer	D650 Aquitaine D652 Provence [7] D653 Languedoc [8]	6,000 tonnes	Five more to be built. Three anti-submarine variants, and two air-defence variants.
Cassard class		Air-defence destroyer	D614 Cassard D615 Jean Bart	4,500 tonnes	Planned to be replaced by two Aquitaine class air-defence variants.
Georges Leygues class		Anti-submarine destroyer	D642 Montcalm D643 Jean de Vienne D644 Primauguet D645 La Motte Picquet D646 Latouche-Tréville	4,500 tonnes	Planned to be replaced by four Aquitaine class anti-submarine variants.
Frigates (11 in Service)
La Fayette class		General purpose frigate	F710 La Fayette F711 Surcouf F712 Courbet F713 Aconit F714 Guépratte	3,600 tonnes
Floréal class		Light surveillance frigate	F730 Floréal F731 Prairial F732 Nivôse F733 Ventôse F734 Vendémiaire F735 Germinal	2,950 tonnes

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Mine countermeasure vessels (18 in Service)
Éridan class		Minehunter	M641 Éridan M642 Cassiopée M643 Andromède M644 Pégase M645 Orion M646 Croix du sud M647 Aigle M648 Lyre M650 Sagittaire M652 Céphée M653 Capricorne	615 tonnes
Vulcain class		Support vessel	M611 Vulcain A613 Achéron M614 Styx M622 Pluton	490 tonnes	For use by clearance divers.
Antarès class		Sonar towing vessel	M770 Antarès M771 Altaïr M772 Aldébaran	340 tonnes

Patrol vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Patrol vessels (21 in Service)
D'Entrecasteaux class		Offshore patrol ship	A621 D'Entrecasteaux	2,300 tonnes	Three more to be built.[9]
Gowind class		Offshore patrol ship	P725 Adroit	1,450 tonnes	On lease to the French Navy until July 2016.[10]
		Patrol boat	P701 Malin	1,300 tonnes	An ex-trawler.
D'Estienne d'Orves class		Offshore patrol ship	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	1,250 tonnes	Entered service as avisos (light corvettes).
Lapérouse class		Patrol boat	P675 Arago	980 tonnes	An ex hydrographic survey vessel.
		Patrol boat	P740 Fulmar	550 tonnes	An ex-trawler.
L'Audacieuse class		Patrol boat	P684 La Capricieuse P686 La Glorieuse P687 La Gracieuse P688 La Moqueuse	480 tonnes	La Capricieuse and La Gracieuse based in French Guiana will be replaced by two new light patrol vessels in 2016-2017.[11]
Flamant class		Patrol boat	P676 Flamant P677 Cormoran P678 Pluvier	390 tonnes

Note: In addition to the above vessels, the Maritime Gendarmerie (coast guard of France) operate a number of patrol vessels. They fall under the command structure of the French Navy.

Bâtiments de soutien (Auxiliaries)

Command and Replenishment ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Command and Replenishment ships (3 in Service)
Durance class		Replenishment oiler (light)	A608 Var A630 Marne A631 Somme	17,900 tonnes

Experimentation ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Experimentation ships (5 in Service)
		Satellite and missile tracking	A601 Monge	21,040 tonnes
		Electromagnetic research	A759 Dupuy de Lôme	3,600 tonnes	On operations she serves in the role of signals intelligence.
		Diving support	A645 Alizé	1,600 tonnes	In support of DGSE combat divers. Also used as an experimentation ship to test new equipment and diving procedures.
		Mine-warfare experimentation	A785 Thétis	1,050 tonnes
		Sonar research vessel [12]	Langevin	1,600 tonnes	Chartered

Survey vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Survey vessels (5 in Service)
		Oceanographic survey	Pourquoi pas ?	6,600 tonnes	Shared between IFREMER (55%) and the French navy (45%), manned by a civilian crew.[13]
		Oceanographic survey	A758 Beautemps-Beaupré	3,292 tonnes
Lapérouse class		Hydrographic survey	A791 Lapérouse A792 Borda A793 Laplace	980 tonnes

Ocean tugboats

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Ocean tugboats (8 in Service)
UT515 class		Oceangoing tug	Abeille Bourbon Abeille Liberté	4,000 tonnes	Chartered
UT507 class		Oceangoing tug	Abeille Flandre Abeille Languedoc	2,220 tonnes	Chartered
RR4000 class		Tug supply vessel	A635 Revi	1,450 tonnes	To be retired in 2016.[14]
Malabar class		Oceangoing tug	A664 Malabar A669 Tenace	1,440 tonnes	To be replaced by new oceangoing support and assistance ships (BSAH-class) from 2018.[15]
RR2000 class		Tug supply vessel	A633 Taapé	510 tonnes	To be replaced by BSAH-class from 2018.

Support vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Support vessels (6 in Service)
		Support, assistance and depollution vessel	Ailette Argonaute Jason Sapeur	2000-4000 tonnes	Chartered
Chamois class		Support vessel	A768 Elan A775 Gazelle	505 tonnes	To be replaced by BSAH-class from 2018.

Training vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Training vessels (14 in Service)
		Naval military training vessel	Rebel [16]	2,900 tonnes	Chartered
		Naval military training vessel	Partisan	2,340 tonnes	Chartered
Léopard class		Training vessel	A748 Léopard A749 Panthère A750 Jaguar A751 Lynx A752 Guépard A753 Chacal A754 Tigre A755 Lion	470 tonnes
Glycine class		Training vessel	A770 Glycine A771 Églantine	295 tonnes	Navigational training
Paimpolaise class		Sail training vessel	A649 Étoile A650 Belle-Poule	275 tonnes	Schooner

Other support ships

• RPC12 type harbour and coastal tugboat

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

See also

• List of active landing craft of the French Navy
• List of ships of the line of France
• List of battleships of France
• List of French cruisers
• List of destroyers of France
• List of French sail frigates
• List of French steam frigates

Notes

1. "Forces sous-marines" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
2. "Liste des bâtiments de combat de la Marine nationale par unité" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
3. "Liste des bâtiments de soutien par unité" (in French). defense.gouv.fr. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
4. "DCNS et la marine préparent la modernisation du Charles de Gaulle", Mer et Marine, June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
5. "Le premier B2M poursuit ses essais avant son départ pour Nouméa". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
6. "Key defence figures 2013" (PDF) (in French). Defense.gouv.fr.
7. "DCNS delivers FREMM frigate Provence to French Navy", DCNS, June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
8. "French Navy takes possession of FREMM frigate Languedoc"Le Monde, March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
9. "France receives first B2M-class vessel | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
10. "L’Adroit débute son dernier déploiement sous pavillon français". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
11. Lert, Frédéric (January 8, 2015). "France orders two Caribbean patrol vessels". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
12. Compagnie Maritime Nantaise MN
13. Forces de surface - Les bâtiments hydrographiques et océanographiques , defense.gouv.fr, Retrieved 28 June 2014
14. "Restructurations 2016 du ministère de la Défense", "Ministère de la Défense", August 3, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
15. "La commande des BSAH notifiée à Piriou et DCNS", "Mer et Marine", September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
16. "Le nouveau navire plastron de la Marine nationale arrive à Toulon". Mer et Marine. Retrieved 2016-01-13.

External links

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