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-focused destroyers, 7 anti-submarine (ASW)-oriented 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 2 replenishment oilers, 17 mine countermeasure vessels and 8 support ships. In addition to the above units, the Navy operates 15 patrol ships (supplemented by additional 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)
Main articles: Submarine forces (France) and List of submarines of France

Ballistic missile submarines
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Triomphant class TriomphantS616199714,335 tonnesBallistic missile submarine
TéméraireS6171999
VigilantS6182004
TerribleS6192010
  • Téméraire (Triomphant class)

Nuclear attack submarines
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Barracuda class SuffrenQ28420205,300 tonnesNuclear attack submarine5 more planned.
Rubis class RubisS60119832,660 tonnesTo be phased out and replaced by the Barracuda class.
CasabiancaS6031987
ÉmeraudeS6041988
AméthysteS6051992
PerleS6061993
  • Casabianca (Rubis class)
  • Suffren (Barracuda class)

Surface fleet (Bâtiments de combat)

Aircraft carrier
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Charles de GaulleR91200142,500 tonnesAircraft carrier
  • Charles de Gaulle

Amphibious warfare
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Mistral class MistralL9013200621,500 tonnesLanding helicopter dock
TonnerreL9014
DixmudeL90152012
  • Dixmude (Mistral class)

Major surface combatants
Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Horizon class ForbinD62020087,050 tonnesAir-defence destroyer
Chevalier PaulD6212009
Aquitaine class AquitaineD65020126,040 tonnesAnti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) destroyerLorraine (D657) to be commissioned in late 2022[5][6]
NormandieD6512020
ProvenceD6522015
LanguedocD6532017
AuvergneD6542018
BretagneD6552019
AlsaceD6562021Air defence/ASW destroyer
Georges Leygues class Latouche-TrévilleD61519914,910 tonnesASW destroyerTo be decommissioned in June 2022[7][8]
La Fayette class La FayetteF71019963,800 tonnesGeneral-purpose frigateTo be complemented and eventually replaced in first rank roles by future Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention (FDI) from 2024[9]
SurcoufF7111997
CourbetF712
AconitF7131999
GuépratteF7142001
Floréal class FloréalF73019922,950 tonnesSurveillance frigateClass has anti-ship missiles removed and functions in a second-rank "surveillance frigate" role for French overseas territories.
PrairialF7311992
NivôseF732
VentôseF7331993
VendémiaireF734
GerminalF7351994
  • Forbin (Horizon class)
  • Aquitaine (Aquitaine class)
  • Latouche-Tréville (Georges Leygues class)
  • Surcouf (La Fayette class)
  • Germinal (Floréal class)

Patrol
Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— L'AstrolabeP80020174,000 tonnesIcebreaker/support vessel/offshore patrolBased in Réunion; co-operated by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) Administration and the French Navy.
D'Entrecasteaux class D'EntrecasteauxA62120162,300 tonnesOffshore patrol/support vesselBased in Noumea
BougainvilleA622Based in Papeete
ChamplainA6232017Based in Réunion
Dumont d'UrvilleA6242020Based in Fort-de-France[10]
D'Estienne d'Orves class Premier-Maître L'HerF79219811,250 tonnesOffshore patrol vesselOriginally entered service as avisos (sloops / light corvettes), reclassified as OPVs in 2012.[11] To be replaced from 2025 as part of the acquisition of a new class of ocean-going patrol vessels (“Patrouilleurs Océanique” - PO).[12]
Commandant BlaisonF7931982
Enseigne de Vaisseau JacoubetF794
Commandant DucuingF7951983
Commandant BirotF7961984
Commandant BouanF797
La Confiance class La ConfianceP7332017700 tonnesBased in Guiana
La RésolueP734
La CombattanteP7352020Based in Martinique
L'Audacieuse class La GlorieuseP6861985480 tonnesBased in Noumea, to be decommissioned by 2022;[13] Class to be replaced in 2023-2025 period by 6 POM-type (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer) patrol vessels.[14][15][16]
  • L'Astrolabe
  • D'Entrecasteaux (D'Entrecasteaux class)
  • Commandant Bouan (D'Estienne d'Orves class)
  • La Résolue (La Confiance class)
  • La Glorieuse (L'Audacieuse class)

Mine countermeasures
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Éridan class CassiopéeM6421984615 tonnesMinehunterTo be replaced by Système de lutte anti-mines futur (SLAM-F) starting in 2023[17]
AndromèdeM643
PégaseM6441985
OrionM6451986
Croix du SudM646
AigleM6471987
LyreM648
CéphéeM652
CapricorneM653
SagittaireM6501996
Vulcain class VulcainM6111986490 tonnesClearance divingTo be replaced by SLAM-F
PlutonM6221986
StyxM6141987
AchéronA613
Antarès class AntarèsM7701993340 tonnesSonar towing vesselTo be replaced by SLAM-F
AltaïrM771
AldébaranM7721994
  • Cassiopée (Éridan class)
  • Achéron (Vulcain class)
  • Antarès (Antarès class)

Coastguard
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Le MalinP70119971,300 tonnesCoastal patrol vesselAn ex-trawler based in La Reunion. To be replaced by a Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer (POM)-class patrol vessel[14][18][19]
Lapérouse class AragoP6751988980 tonnesAn ex-hydrographic survey vessel. Extension of role in French Polynesia until 2024 pending arrival of POM-class OPVs.[20]
— FulmarP7401991550 tonnesAn ex-trawler based in Saint Pierre
Flamant class FlamantP6761997390 tonnesPatrol boatTo be replaced from 2025 as part of the acquisition of new class of "PO" ocean-going patrol vessels.
CormoranP677
PluvierP678
  • Le Malin
  • Arago (Lapérouse class)
  • Fulmar
  • Flamant (Flamant class)

Auxiliary fleet (Bâtiments de soutien)

Replenishment
Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Durance class MarneA630198717,900 tonnesReplenishment oilerTo be replaced by 4 Bâtiments ravitailleur de forces between 2023 and 2029[21] (Jacques Chevallier-class), which will be 50% larger than the Durance-class ships.[22]
SommeA6311990
  • Somme (Durance class)

Intelligence, research and experimentation
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— MongeA601199221,040 tonnesTracking ship
— Dupuy de LômeA75920063,600 tonnesSIGINT
— AlizéA64520051,600 tonnesDGSE diving supportAlso used to test new equipment and diving procedures
Lapérouse class ThétisA78519881,050 tonnesMine-warfare experimentationTo be replaced by SLAM-F
  • Monge
  • Dupuy de Lôme
  • Thétis (Lapérouse class)

Survey
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Pourquoi Pas?—20056,600 tonnesOceanographic surveyOperated by IFREMER (55%) and the French Navy (45%) with civilian crew.[23]
— Beautemps-BeaupréA75820033,600 tonnes
Lapérouse class LapérouseA7911988980 tonnesHydrographic surveyTo be replaced from 2025 to 2027 by 2 new hydro-oceanographic vessels.
BordaA792
LaplaceA7931989
  • Pourquoi pas?
  • Beautemps-Beaupré
  • Laplace (Lapérouse class)

Tugboats
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
UT515 class Abeille Bourbon—20054,600 tonnesOceangoing tugOperated under charter
Abeille Liberté—
Abeille Flandre—19782,220 tonnes
Abeille Languedoc—
  • Abeille Liberté
  • Abeille Flandre

Support
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Argonaute——~4,000 tonnesSupport and pollution controlOperated under charter
Jason—
Pionnier—
Sapeur—
Loire class LoireA60220182,960 tonnesOffshore support and assistance
RhôneA6032019
SeineA604
GaronneA6052020
  • Jason
  • Loire (Loire class)

Training
Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
UT712 class Rebel——2,900 tonnesTraining shipOperated under charter
UT745 class Partisan——2,340 tonnes
Léopard class LéopardA7481982470 tonnes
PanthèreA749
JaguarA750
LynxA751
GuépardA7521983
ChacalA753
TigreA754
LionA755
Glycine class GlycineA7701992295 tonnesNavigation training
ÉglantineA771
Paimpolaise class ÉtoileA6491932275 tonnesSail trainingSchooner
Belle PouleA650
  • Rebel
  • Guépard (Léopard class)
  • Glycine (Glycine class)
  • Belle Poule (Paimpolaise class)

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.

Silhouettes

Silhouettes of major fleet units:


Charles de Gaulle

Mistral
Tonnerre
Dixmude

Forbin
Chevalier Paul

Aquitaine
Normandie
Provence
Languedoc

Auvergne
Bretagne
Alsace
Latouche-Tréville

La Fayette
Surcouf
Courbet
Aconit
Guépratte

Triomphant
Téméraire
Vigilant
Terrible

Suffren
Rubis
Casabianca
Émeraude
Améthyste
Perle

See also

References
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