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Cross of War. Military Medal. Legion of Honour. Ribbons. v. t. e. 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.
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 ...
Galion de Guise (May 1620) – Flagship of the Flotte du Levant 1621–22; accidentally burnt (in combat by French fireship) at Barcelona on 2 July 1642. Grand Galion de Malte (loaned May 1621) – returned to the Order of Malta in 1623. Saint Jean (1621) – disarmed 1637. Saint Michel (June 1621) – not mentioned after 1623.
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 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.
Ship classes of the French Navy (233 P) Coastal defense ships of the French Navy (1 C, 3 P) Corvettes of the French Navy (5 C, 45 P) Cruisers of the French Navy (30 C, 34 P) Cutters of the French Navy (1 C, 8 P)
Stealth frigates Surcouf and Courbet. Three La Fayette class (La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit) warships have been upgraded, with the incorporation of a hull-mounted sonar and the modernization of various other systems. La Fayette class - 5 ships (general purpose/escort role) F710 La Fayette. F711 Surcouf. F712 Courbet. F713 Aconit. F714 Guépratte.
Early French naval frigates, until the 1740s, comprises two distinct groups. The larger types were the frégates-vaisseau, with batteries of guns spread over two decks; these were subdivided into two groups; the larger were the frégates du premier ordre - or vaisseau du quatrième rang (French Fourth Rates) - usually with a lower deck battery of 12-pounder guns, and an upper deck battery of ...