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This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the French Navy. Names are traditionally re-used over the years, and have been carried by more than one ship. List of ships
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]
This category is for pages about names used by more than one ship of the French Navy.Only shipindex pages should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the French Navy, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.
French Navy ship names (374 P) A. Aircraft carriers of the French Navy (5 C, 8 P) ... List of active French Navy ships; List of early warships of France; B.
Brennus, built in the late 19th century, was the first pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy. During this period, the French Navy experimented with the Jeune École, which emphasized cheap torpedo boats and cruisers instead of the expensive ironclad warships that had dominated naval construction in the 1860s and 1870s, and so the navy ordered a series of experimental designs to ...
This is a list of French ships of the line 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).
As of 2023, all French warships are having their hull numbers removed in order to reduce the ability to identify individual ships. [1] [2] Horizon class - 2 ships (primary air defence role) D620 Forbin; D621 Chevalier Paul; Aquitaine class - 8 ships (6 primary anti-submarine warfare (ASW) /land attack role; 2 primary air defence/ASW role) D650 ...
The following is a list of destroyers of France.In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers.