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List of active French Navy ships

Index List of active French Navy ships

This is a list of active French Navy ships. [1]

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Abeille Bourbon

Abeille Bourbon is a high seas emergency tow vessel (salvage tug), long with a tractive power of, a crew of 12, designed by Norwegian naval architect Sigmund Borgundvåg.

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Abeille Flandre

The Abeille Flandre is an ocean tug, in service with the French Navy since December 1979.

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Abeille Liberté

The Abeille Liberté is an emergency tow vessel (salvage tug) based in Cherbourg, France.

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Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft.

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Amphibious assault ship

An amphibious assault ship (also commando carrierIn historical use, commando carriers have not necessarily operated landing craft, e.g. British aircraft carrier conversions or an amphibious assault carrier) is a type of amphibious warfare ship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory by an amphibious assault.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action."AAP-6 They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons).

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Anti-submarine weapon

An anti-submarine weapon (ASW) is any one of a number of devices that are intended to act against a submarine and its crew, to destroy (sink) the vessel or reduce its capability as a weapon of war.

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Ballistic missile submarine

A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads.

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Bâtiment multi-mission

The Bâtiment multi-mission (B2M, "multi-mission ship") is a class of oceanic patrol ships of the French Navy. Dubbed the "Swiss Army knife of the Navy",, Léia Santacroce, la1ere.fr the type of ships is due to perform sovereignty, law enforcement and logistics missions (such as policing illegal fishing, traffics and mining; assisting distressed ships, and search and rescue; and contributing to the logistics of Overseas collectivities, Ministère des Outre-Mers (Overseas Ministry)) from, replacing the aging BATRAL-class landing ships in this role., meretmarine.com Three units were initially planned, but a fourth one was ordered in early 2015, to cover the Mozambique Channel. The French Navy's first Bâtiment multi-mission (B2M) ship, d'Entrecasteaux, was delivered at the end of March 2016. The B2M vessels can be armed with two 12.7x99 mm (.50 cal.) machine guns.

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Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller powerful short-range attackers.

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Directorate-General for External Security

The General Directorate for External Security (Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure, DGSE) is France's external intelligence agency.

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Fleet carrier

A fleet carrier is an aircraft carrier designed to operate with the main fleet of a nation's navy.

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FREMM multipurpose frigate

The FREMM ("European multi-purpose frigate"; French: Frégate européenne multi-mission; Italian: Fregata europea multi-missione) is a class of multi-purpose frigates designed by Naval Group/Armaris and Fincantieri for the navies of France and Italy.

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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale).

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French Barracuda-class submarine

The Barracuda class (or Suffren class) is a new nuclear attack submarine, designed by the French shipbuilder DCNS for the French Navy, replacing the s. Construction began in 2007 and the first unit will be commissioned in 2018.

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French frigate Aconit

Aconit is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Navy.

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French frigate Aquitaine

Aquitaine is a frigate in service with the French Navy.

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French frigate Cassard

Cassard is an anti-aircraft destroyer of the French Marine Nationale, lead ship of the.

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French frigate Chevalier Paul

Chevalier Paul is a of the French Marine Nationale commissioned in June 2009, the third vessel of the French Navy named after the 17th century admiral Chevalier Paul.

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French frigate Courbet

Courbet is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French ''Marine Nationale''.

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French frigate Floréal

Floréal is a small monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Forbin

Forbin is a large anti-air frigate of the French Navy, lead ship of the.

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French frigate Germinal

The Germinal is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Guépratte

Guépratte is a second-line multi-mission of the French ''Marine Nationale''.

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French frigate Jean Bart

Jean Bart is a anti-air frigate of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Jean de Vienne

Jean de Vienne is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate La Fayette

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French frigate La Motte-Picquet

La Motte-Picquet is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Navy.

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French frigate Latouche-Tréville

Latouche-Tréville is a F70 type anti-submarine destroyer of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer" for its ships. Thus, some large ships, referred to as "frégates" in French, are registered as destroyers. And additionally, some minor ships, referred to as "avisos" in French, are registered as frigates. She is the third French vessel named after the 18-19th century politician and admiral Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville.

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French frigate Nivôse

Nivôse is a light surveillance frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Prairial

Prairial is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Primauguet

Primauguet is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Surcouf

Surcouf (F711) is a of the French Navy.

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French frigate Vendémiaire

Vendémiaire is a light patrol frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale.

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French frigate Ventôse

Ventôse is a light monitoring frigate ("frégate de surveillance") of the French Marine Nationale.

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French minesweeper Vulcain

Vulcain (M611) is a ''Vulcain''-class minesweeper of the French Navy.

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French Navy

The French Navy (Marine Nationale), informally "La Royale", is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces.

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French patrol vessel L'Adroit

L'Adroit is a patrol vessel specially designed by DCNS for maritime protection missions.

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French schooner Étoile

Étoile ("star") is a French naval schooner used as a training vessel.

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French schooner Belle Poule

Belle Poule is a French naval schooner used as a training vessel.

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French ship Beautemps-Beaupré (2002)

Beautemps-Beaupré is a ship of the French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, named after the hydrographer Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré.

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French ship Dixmude (L9015)

Dixmude (L9015) is an amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Navy.

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French ship Dupuy de Lôme (A759)

Dupuy de Lôme (A759), named after the 19th century engineer Henri Dupuy de Lôme, is a ship designed for the collection of signals and communications beyond enemy lines, which entered the service of the French Navy in April 2006.

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French ship Laplace (A 793)

Laplace is a hydrographic survey ship of the French Navy, third of the s.

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French ship Mistral (L9013)

Mistral (L9013) is an amphibious assault ship, a type of helicopter carrier, of the French Navy.

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French ship Monge

Monge (A601), named after the 18th century mathematician Gaspard Monge, is a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship of the French Navy dedicated to tracking and measuring rocket trajectories.

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French ship Pourquoi Pas? (2005)

Pourquoi Pas? (Why Not?) is a research vessel built in Saint-Nazaire, France by Alstom Marine for IFREMER and the French Navy.

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French ship Somme (A631)

The Somme (A631) is a Durance class command and replenishment ship (Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy.

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French ship Tonnerre (L9014)

Tonnerre (L9014; lit. Thunder) is an amphibious assault helicopter carrier of the Marine Nationale.

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French submarine Améthyste (S605)

L'Améthyste is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the French Navy, the fifth of the ''Rubis'' type.

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French submarine Émeraude (S604)

L'Émeraude is a nuclear attack submarine from the first generation of attack submarines of the French Navy.

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French submarine Casabianca (S603)

Casabianca is a nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy.

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French submarine Le Téméraire (S617)

Le Téméraire is a ballistic missile submarine of the French Navy, launched in January 1998, and commissioned in December 1999, six months behind schedule.

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French submarine Le Terrible (S619)

Le Terrible is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy.

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French submarine Le Triomphant (S616)

Le Triomphant is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy; the submarine is the lead boat of class.

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French submarine Le Vigilant (S618)

Le Vigilant is a strategic nuclear submarine of the French Navy.

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French submarine Perle (S606)

Perle is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy.

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French submarine Rubis (S601)

Le Rubis (S 601; ex Provence) is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine and head of the Rubis-class series of the French Navy assigned to the attack nuclear submarine squadron and named after French submarine ''Rubis'' which distinguished capability during World War II.

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French submarine Saphir (S602)

Le Saphir is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine of the French Navy.

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Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.

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Future of the French Navy

The French Navy is undertaking a significant reinforcement, both in modernising and in number, begun under the Projet de loi de programmation militaire 2003–2008 ("Military programme law project 2003–2008"), which notably includes an ongoing force of 15 large frigate/destroyer sized ships of the, ''Aquitaine''-class and.

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IFREMER

The Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER; French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) is an oceanographic institution in France.

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L'Astrolabe (2016 icebreaker)

LAstrolabe is a French icebreaker that used to bring personnel and supplies to the Dumont d'Urville Station in Antarctica.

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Landing helicopter dock

Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD), is the U.S. Navy (USN), Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and NATO hull classification symbol for multipurpose amphibious assault ships which are capable of operating helicopters and have a well deck.

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Léopard class

The Léopard-class training ships are a class of sea vessels built for the Force d'action Navale (French Navy) to train French officer-candidates in basic seamanship. There are 8 of these vessels built. They were built by La Perrière in Lorient, Ateliers et Chantiers de la Manche (ACM) in Saint-Malo, and Société Française de Construction Navale (SFCN). These vessels have a secondary role of anti-pollution work, and are still in active service as of 2016.

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List of active French Navy landing craft

List of active landing craft of the French Navy is a list of landing craft currently in service with the French Navy.

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List of battleships of France

French battleships (Cuirassés de la Marine Française) which feature here below, were serviced for the period 1859–1945.

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List of cruisers of France

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List of destroyers of France

The following is a list of destroyers of France.

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List of French sail frigates

This article is a list of French naval frigates during the Age of Sail, from the middle of the 17th century (when the type emerged) until the close of the sailing era in the middle of the 19th century.

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List of French steam frigates

This is a comprehensive list of 19th-century French steam-driven (or steam-assisted) frigates - both paddle-driven and screw-propelled varieties - of the period 1841 to 1860 (including wooden-hulled frigates commenced before but launched after 1860), after which the wooden-hulled frigate merged into the evolving cruiser category.

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List of ships of the line of France

This is a list of French battlefleet warships of the period 1621–1870 (plus some from the period before 1621). Battlefleet units in the French Navy (Marine Royale before the French revolution established a republic) were categorised as vaisseaux (literally "vessels") as distinguished from lesser warships such as frigates (frégates).

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List of submarines of France

The submarines of France include nuclear attack submarines and nuclear ballistic missile submarines of various classes, operated by the French Navy as part of the French Submarine Forces.

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Maritime Gendarmerie

The Maritime Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Maritime) is a component of the French National Gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy.

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Naval Action Force

The Force d'action navale (FAN, Naval Action Force) is the 12,000-man and about 100-ship strong backbone of the French Navy.

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P400-class patrol vessel

The P400 patrol ships are small vessels of the French Navy.

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Replenishment oiler

A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea.

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RPC12

The RPC12 (Remorqueurs Portuaires et Côtiers de 12 tonnes de traction au point fixe, "Harbour and Coastal tugboat, 12-tonne bollard pull") is a type of harbour tugboat operated by the French Navy.

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Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts.

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Signals intelligence

Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT).

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SSN (hull classification symbol)

An SSN is a nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarine.

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Submarine forces (France)

The Submarine Forces of France (Forces Sous-Marines, FSM) is one of the four main components of the French Navy.

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Tracking ship

A tracking ship, also called a missile range instrumentation ship or range ship, is a ship equipped with antennas and electronics to support the launching and tracking of missiles and rockets.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_French_Navy_ships

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