Current French Navy ships

In total there are 87 commissioned ships in the French Navy. This is a (non exhaustive) list of currently operating ships of the French Navy, four more ships are under construction (1 Mistral class landing platform dock, 2 FREMM multipurpose frigate, 1 Barracuda class submarine).

Contents 1 Aircraft carriers 2 Helicopter cruiser 3 Helicopter carrier (Projection and command vessels) 4 Submarines 4.1 SNLE (SSBN) 4.2 SNA (SSN Nuclear attack submarines) 5 First rank frigates (destroyers) 6 Second rank frigates 7 Corvettes 8 Amphibious Forces 9 Mine Warfare Forces 10 Patrol ships 11 Fast Patrol Boats 12 Support ships 13 Trial, experimentation and intelligence ships 14 Hydrography and Oceanography 15 High Sea Tugs 16 School ships

Aircraft carriers

• R91 Charles de Gaulle
  

  

  The Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

Helicopter cruiser

• R97 Jeanne d'Arc (decommissioned in 2010)

Helicopter carrier (Projection and command vessels)

• Mistral class - 2 ships and 1 more in 2011
  • L9013 Mistral
  • L9014 Tonnerre
  • L9015 Dixmude in construction

Submarines

SNLE (SSBN)

• SNLE-NG (Le Triomphant class) - 4 ships
  • S616 Le Triomphant
  • S617 Le Téméraire
  • S618 Le Vigilant
  • S619 Terrible (commissioned in 2010)

SNA (SSN Nuclear attack submarines)

• Rubis class - 6 ships
  • S601 Rubis (ex-Provence)
  • S602 Saphir (ex-Bretagne)
  • S603 Casabianca (ex-Bourgogne)
  • S604 Émeraude
  • S605 Améthyste
  • S606 Perle

First rank frigates (destroyers)

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

• Horizon class - 2 ships
  • D620 Forbin
  • D621 Chevalier Paul

• Cassard class (type F70 AA) - 2 ships
  • D614 Cassard
  • D615 Jean Bart

• Georges Leygues class (type F70 ASM) - 7 ships
  • D640 Georges Leygues
  • D641 Dupleix
  • D642 Montcalm
  • D643 Jean de Vienne
  • D644 Primauguet
  • D645 La Motte Picquet
  • D646 Latouche-Tréville

• Tourville class (type F 67) - 2 ships
  • D610 Tourville
  • D612 De Grasse

Horizon class frigate Forbin.

F70 AA Cassard.

F70 ASM Montcalm.

F67 ASM De Grasse.

Second rank frigates

• La Fayette class - 5 ships
  • F710 La Fayette
  • F711 Surcouf
  • F712 Courbet
  • F713 Aconit
  • F714 Guépratte
• Floréal class - 6 ships
  • F730 Floréal
  • F731 Prairial
  • F732 Nivôse
  • F733 Ventôse
  • F734 Vendémiaire
  • F735 Germinal

Corvettes

Lighter combat ships are called Avisos, roughly equivalent to Corvettes in other navies, however hull numbers follow frigate denomination (Fxxx).

• D'Estienne d'Orves class (type A 69) - 9 ships
  • 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

Amphibious Forces

• Foudre class - 2 ships
  • L9011 Foudre
  • L9012 Siroco

• BATRAL (Champlain class) - 4 ships
  • L9031 Francis Garnier
  • L9032 Dumont D'Urville
  • L9033 Jacques Cartier
  • L9034 La Grandière

• Sabre class - 4 ships
  • L9051 Sabre
  • L9052 Dague
  • L9061 Rapière
  • L9062 Hallebarde

• Chalands de transport de matériel (CTM) - 16 ships

Francis Garnier

Sabre class LCT.

Mine Warfare Forces

• Eridan class Minesweeper- 12 ships
  • M641 Eridan
  • M642 Cassiopée
  • M643 Andromède
  • M644 Pégase
  • M645 Orion
  • M646 Croix du sud
  • M647 Aigle
  • M648 Lyre
  • M650 Sagittaire
  • M651 Verseau (ex M920 Iris)
  • M652 Céphée (ex M919 Fushia)
  • 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

• Albatros class - 1 ship
  • P681 Albatros

• Lapérouse class (converted) - 1 ship
  • P675 Arago

• Fulmar class (converted) - 1 ship
  • P740 Fulmar

• 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

• Athos class - 2 ships
  • A712 Athos
  • A713 Aramis

• Géranium class - 2 ships (operated by the Gendarmerie Maritime)
  • P720 Géranium
  • P722 Violette

• Jonquille class - 2 ships (operated by the Gendarmerie Maritime)
  • P721 Jonquille
  • P723 Jasmin

Fast Patrol Boats

• Elorn class - 24 ships (operated by the Gendarmerie Maritime)
  • P601 Elorn
  • P602 Verdon
  • P603 Adour
  • P604 Scarpe
  • P605 Vertonne
  • P606 Dumbéa
  • P607 Yser
  • P608 Argens
  • P609 Hérault
  • P610 Gravona
  • P611 Odet
  • P623 Mahury
  • P624 Organabo
  • P612 Maury
  • P613 Charente
  • P614 Tech
  • P615 Penfeld
  • P616 Trieux
  • P617 Vésubie
  • P618 Escaut
  • P619 Huveaune
  • P620 Sèvre
  • P621 Aber Wrac'h
  • P622 Esteron

Support ships

• Durance class replenishment tanker - 4 ships
  • A607 Meuse
  • A608 Var
  • A630 Marne
  • A631 Somme
• Le Malin class combat swimmer support vessel - 1 ship
  • A616 Le Malin
• Alizé class diving support vessel - 1 ship
  • A645 Alizé

A608 Var

A616 Le Malin

Trial, experimentation and intelligence ships

• Monge class missile range tracking ship - 1 ship
  • A601 Monge
• Denti ASW weapon support tender- 1 ship
  • A743 Denti
• Dupuy de Lôme intelligence collection ship - 1 ship
  • A759 Dupuy de Lôme
• Thétis mine contermeasures experimental ship - 1 ship
  • A785 Thétis
• Langevin Acoustic Research vessel - 1 ship
  • Langevin
• Aquitaine Explorer Submersible support ship - 1 ship
  • Aquitaine Explorer

A759 Dupuy de Lôme

A601 Monge

Hydrography and Oceanography

• Beautemps-Beaupré class oceanographic and hydrographic research ship - 1 ship
  • A758 Beautemps-Beaupré
• Pourquoi pas ? class oceanographic research ship - 1 ship (shared with IFREMER)
  • Pourquoi-pas ?
• Lapérouse class hydrographic survey ship- 3 ships
  • A791 Lapérouse
  • A793 Laplace
  • A792 Borda

Pourquoi pas?

A792 Borda

High Sea Tugs

• Abeille Bourbon class Assistance and Salvage Tugs - 2 ships
  • Abeille Bourbon
  • Abeille Liberté
• Abeille Flandre class Assistance and Salvage Tugs - 2 ships
  • Abeille Flandre
  • Abeille Languedoc
• Argonaute class (UT710) Assistance and Salvage Tugs - 1 ship
  • Argonaute
• Jason class Assistance and Salvage Tugs - 1 ship
  • Jason
• Alcyon class (UT711) Assistance and Salvage Tugs - 2 ships
  • Alcyon
  • Ailette
• Malabar class - 2 ships
  • A664 Malabar
  • A669 Tenace
• Rari class - 1 ships
  • A635 Revi

Abeille Flandres.

Argonaute

Alcyon.

School ships

• Etoile class sail training barkentines - 2 ships
  • A649 Etoile
  • A650 Belle Poule
• Mutin class sail training yawl
  • A652 Mutin
• La Grande Hermine class sail training ketch
  • A653 La Grande Hermine
• Léopard class navigational training craft - 8 ships
  • A748 Léopard
  • A749 Panthère
  • A750 Jaguar
  • A751 Lynx
  • A752 Guépard
  • A753 Chacal
  • A754 Tigre
  • A755 Lyon
• Glycine class navigational training craft - 2 ships
  • A770 Glycine
  • A771 Eglantine

A652 Mutin

A653 La Grande Hermine

A752 Guépard

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