List of active French Navy ships

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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 9 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). Primary assets include one nuclear aircraft carrier, three amphibious assault ships, four air-defence-focused destroyers, six anti-submarine (ASW)/land attack mission-oriented destroyers, five general-purpose frigates, and six surveillance frigates. The Navy also operates some 19 patrol ships, supplemented by additional coast guard/Maritime Gendarmerie vessels. The surveillance frigates and a significant number of the patrol vessels are based in France's overseas territories.

The submarine force consists of five nuclear attack submarines and four nuclear ballistic missile submarines.

Integral to supporting the Force d'Action Navale at sea are the French Navy's 2 replenishment oilers, 16 mine countermeasure vessels and 4 support/pollution response ships. In addition to the above units, the Navy operates five survey vessels, four experimentation ships, four ocean tugboats, 14 training vessels as well as numerous smaller vessels and tugs.

The main base for French naval forces in the Atlantic is located at Brest while the principal base in the Mediterranean is Toulon.[5][6]

Submarine fleet (Forces sous-marines)

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Nuclear ballistic missile submarines (4)

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Template:Sclass Triomphant S616 1997 14,335 tonnes Ballistic missile submarine Four boats constituting the strategic component of France's nuclear deterrent, the Force de dissuasion.
Téméraire S617 1999
Vigilant S618 2004
Terrible S619 2010

Nuclear attack submarines (5)

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Suffren class Suffren S635[7] 2020 5,300 tonnes Nuclear attack submarine S637 working up to full operational status as of late-2024;[8] six planned in total
Duguay-Trouin S636 2023[9]
Tourville S637 2024
Rubis class Améthyste S605 1992 2,660 tonnes Being incrementally replaced by the Suffren class.
Perle S606 1993

Surface fleet (Bâtiments de combat)

Aircraft carrier (1)

Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Charles de Gaulle R91 2001 42,500 tonnes Aircraft carrier Only active nuclear-powered CATOBAR aircraft carrier outside of the United States Navy.

Amphibious warfare / helicopter carriers (3)

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Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Mistral class Mistral L9013 2006 21,500 tonnes Helicopter carrier-amphibious assault ship
Tonnerre L9014
Dixmude L9015 2012

Major surface combatants (22)

The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer". While officially classed as "frigates", the larger major surface combatants of the first rank are nevertheless registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx"; though, as of 2023, French Navy vessels are incrementally having hull numbers removed from display on all ships).[10][11]

Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Horizon class Forbin D620 2008 7,050 tonnes Air-defence destroyer
Chevalier Paul D621 2009
Aquitaine class Aquitaine D650 2012 6,040 tonnes Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) destroyer
Normandie D651 2020
Provence D652 2015
Languedoc D653 2017
Auvergne D654 2018
Bretagne D655 2019
Alsace D656 2021 Air defence/ASW destroyer
Lorraine D657 2023
Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention Amiral Ronarc'h D660 Projected 2025[12][13][14] 4,500 tonnes On sea trials as of late-2024; four additional ships planned by 2032
La Fayette class La Fayette F710 1996 3,900 tonnes General-purpose frigate
Surcouf F711 1997
Courbet F712
Aconit F713 1999
Guépratte F714 2001
Floréal class Floréal F730 1992 2,950 tonnes Surveillance frigate Class has anti-ship missiles removed and functions in a second-rank "surveillance frigate" role for French overseas territories.
Prairial F731 1992
Nivôse F732
Ventôse F733 1993
Vendémiaire F734
Germinal F735 1994

Offshore patrol vessels (19)

Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— L'Astrolabe P800 2017 4,000 tonnes Icebreaker/support vessel/offshore patrol Based in Réunion; co-operated by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) Administration and the French Navy.
D'Entrecasteaux class D'Entrecasteaux A621 2016 2,300 tonnes Offshore patrol/support/assistance vessel Based in Noumea
Bougainville A622 Based in Papeete
Champlain A623 2017 Based in Réunion
Dumont d'Urville A624 2020 Based in Fort-de-France[15]
Loire class Loire A602 2018 2,960 tonnes Two based in the Atlantic & two in the Mediterranean; serve similar roles in metropolitan France as the D'Entrecasteaux-class does overseas[16]
Rhône A603 2019
Seine A604
Garonne A605 2020
D'Estienne d'Orves class Commandant Blaison F793 1982 1,250 tonnes Offshore patrol vessel Originally entered service as avisos (sloops / light corvettes), reclassified as OPVs in 2012.[17] To be replaced from 2027 as part of the acquisition of a new class of patrol vessels (“Patrouilleurs Hauturiers” - PH).[18][19][20]
Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacoubet F794
Commandant Ducuing F795 1983
Commandant Birot F796 1984
Commandant Bouan F797
Confiance class La Confiance P733 2017 700 tonnes Based in Guiana
La Résolue P734
La Combattante P735 2020 Based in Fort-de-France
Félix Éboué class Auguste Bénébig P779 2023[21][22] 1,300 tonnes Based in Noumea[23]
Teriieroo a Teriierooiterai P780 2024[24][25] Based in Papeete
Auguste Techer P781 Projected 2025 Sea trials as of late 2024; to be based in Réunion; 3 additional vessels to enter service 2025 to 2027[26][27]

Large Coastguard patrol boats (6)

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Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Le Malin P701 1997 1,300 tonnes Coastal patrol vessel An ex-trawler based in Réunion; transferring back to metropolitan France after replacement by third Patrouilleur Outre-mer (POM)-class patrol vessel in 2025[28][29][30]
Lapérouse class Arago P675 1988 980 tonnes An ex-hydrographic survey vessel. As of late 2024, based in Brest to fill gap in the Atlantic until arrival of "PH"-class OPVs in latter 2020s.[31][32]
— Fulmar P740 1991 550 tonnes An ex-trawler based in Saint Pierre
Flamant class Flamant P676 1997 390 tonnes Patrol boat Based in Cherbourg; to be replaced from 2027 as part of the acquisition of new class of "PH" patrol vessels.
Cormoran P677
Pluvier P678

Mine countermeasures vessels

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Éridan class Andromède M643 1984 615 tonnes Minehunter Being replaced by Système de lutte anti-mines futur (SLAM-F) starting in 2023[33]
Pégase M644 1985
Orion M645 1986
Croix du Sud M646
Aigle M647 1987
Lyre M648
Céphée M652
Capricorne M653
Sagittaire M650 1996
Vulcain class Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". M611 1986 490 tonnes Clearance diving To be replaced by SLAM-F
Pluton M622 1986
Styx M614 1987
Achéron A613
Antarès class Antarès M770 1993 340 tonnes Sonar towing vessel To be replaced by SLAM-F
Altaïr M771
Aldébaran M772 1994
Ophrys class Ophrys Y6040 2022 105 tonnes Diving support vessel (VSP) Part of SLAM-F program, total of eight units planned up to 2026; Acacia & Iris on sea trials as of early 2025.[34][35][36][37][38]
Acacia Y6041 Projected 2025
Iris Y6042

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships

Class Ship No. Comm Displacement Type Note
Jacques Chevallier class Jacques Chevallier A725 2024[39] 31,000 tonnes Replenishment oiler A726 delivered and on post-acceptance sea trials as of June 2025;[40] additional vessel planned for service entry in 2027; fourth projected after 2030[41][42][43]
Jacques Stosskopf A726 Projected 2025
Template:Sclass Somme A631 1990 17,900 tonnes To be replaced in 2027 by third vessel of the Jacques Chevallier class

Intelligence, research and experimentation vessels

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Monge A601 1992 21,040 tonnes Tracking ship
— Dupuy de Lôme A759 2006 3,600 tonnes SIGINT
— Alizé A645 2005 1,600 tonnes DGSE diving support Also used to test new equipment and diving procedures
Lapérouse class Thétis A785 1988 1,050 tonnes Mine-warfare experimentation To be replaced by SLAM-F

Survey vessels

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Pourquoi Pas? — 2005 6,600 tonnes Oceanographic survey Operated by IFREMER (55%) and the French Navy (45%) with civilian crew.[44]
— Beautemps-Beaupré A758 2003 3,600 tonnes
Lapérouse class Lapérouse A791 1988 980 tonnes Hydrographic survey To be replaced from 2027 to 2029 by 2 new hydro-oceanographic vessels.[45]
Borda A792
Laplace A793 1989

Ocean tugboats

Class Boat No. Commissioned Displacement Type Note
UT515 VB Abeille Bretagne (formerly Abeille Bourbon) - 2005 4,600 tonnes Oceangoing tug Operated under charter
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VS-491 CD Abeille Normandie - 2010 3,978 tonnes
Abeille Méditerrannée -

Port and coastal tugboats

Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Note
RPC12 class Fréhel A675 1989 220 tonnes Harbour tugboat
Saire A676
Armen A677 1991
La Houssaye A678 1992
Kéréon A679
Sicié A680 1994
Taunoa A681 1996
Lardier Y638 1995
Giens Y639 1994
Mengam Y640
Balaguier Y641 1995
Taillat Y642
Nividic Y643 1996
Port Cros Y649 1997
Le Four Y647 1998
Eckmühl Y646 —
Rascas A682 2003
RP30/RPC30 class Céladon Y6051 2022 & 2023 275 tonnes Harbour tugboat Originally to have been 20 vessels; program stopped at four units due to cost[46][47][48][49]
Zinzolin A6652
Turquin Y6052
Azur Y6053
Maito class Maito A636 1984 228 tonnes Harbour tugboat Maito based in Fort de France; Maroa and Manini in Pape'ete[50][51]
Maroa A637 1985
Manini A638 1984

Support

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
— Argonaute — — ~4,000 tonnes Support and pollution control Operated under charter
Jason —
Pionnier —
Sapeur —

Training

Class Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Note
UT712 class Rebel — — 2,900 tonnes Training ship Operated under charter
UT745 class Partisan — — 2,340 tonnes
Léopard class Léopard A748 1982 470 tonnes
Panthère A749
Jaguar A750
Lynx A751
Guépard A752 1983
Chacal A753
Tigre A754
Lion A755
Glycine class Glycine A770 1992 295 tonnes Navigation training
Églantine A771
Paimpolaise class Étoile A649 1932 275 tonnes Sail training Schooner
Belle Poule A650


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:

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
Mistral 		Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
Tonnerre 		Mistral-class amphibious assault ship
Dixmude
Horizon-class frigate
Forbin 		Horizon-class frigate
Chevalier Paul
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Amiral Ronarc'h
FREMM multipurpose frigate
Aquitaine 		FREMM multipurpose frigate
Normandie 		FREMM multipurpose frigate
Provence 		FREMM multipurpose frigate
Languedoc
FREMM multipurpose frigate
Auvergne 		FREMM multipurpose frigate
Bretagne 		FREMM multipurpose frigate
Alsace 		FREMM multipurpose frigate
Lorraine
La Fayette-class frigate
La Fayette 		La Fayette-class frigate
Surcouf 		La Fayette-class frigate
Courbet 		La Fayette-class frigate
Aconit 		La Fayette-class frigate
Guépratte
Triomphant-class submarine
Triomphant 		Triomphant-class submarine
Téméraire 		Triomphant-class submarine
Vigilant 		Triomphant-class submarine
Terrible
Barracuda-class submarine (France)
Suffren 		Barracuda-class submarine (France)
Duguay-Trouin 		Barracuda-class submarine (France)
Tourville 		Rubis-class submarine
Améthyste 		Rubis-class submarine
Perle

See also

References

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External links

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