French Navy
French Navy |
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Lineup | 1269/1270 or 1626/1662 |
Country |
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Armed forces | French armed forces |
Type | Armed forces |
structure | Naval Force (Force d'Action Navale)
Submarine fleet (Forces Sous-marines)
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Strength | 37,784 (2019) |
motto | "Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline" (Eng. "Honor, Fatherland, Bravery, Discipline") |
march | Hymn de la Marine |
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Chief of Staff of the Navy | admiral |
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Airplane cockade of naval aviators |
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The French Navy ( French : Marine nationale française ) is the Navy of the French armed forces ( Forces armées françaises ). It is the second largest Western European Navy after the British Royal Navy . Her motto is: “ Honor , Patrie, Valeur, Discipline” (Eng. “Honor, Fatherland, Bravery, Discipline”).
history
The French Navy, which emerged during the late medieval crusades in the 13th century, was the second strongest navy in the world after the British Royal Navy from the 17th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Despite repeated defeats and heavy losses, especially against the Royal Navy, the French Navy remained a first-rate naval power and the British always remained a largely equal rival. The French Navy repeatedly tried to compensate for the deficit to the Royal Navy in terms of number of ships and training drill through structural and technical innovations in shipbuilding.
organization
Since September 2011, Admiral Bernard Rogel has headed the French Navy as Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff of the Navy. The most important bases are Brest on the Atlantic and Toulon on the Mediterranean . The Navy is organized into five areas:
- Naval Surface Forces (Force d'Action Navale)
- Submarine fleet (Forces Sous-marines)
- Naval Aviation (Aéronautique navale)
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Marine infantry (Fusiliers marins) and Marine Command - special forces (Commandos de Marine) consisting of
- Combat swimmers ( Commando Hubert ),
- Enlightenment (Commando de Penfentenyo),
- Attack at sea and in coastal areas (Commando Jaubert),
- Attack at sea (Commando Trépel),
- Sniping and heavy weapons (Commando de Montfort)
- C3I and military service dogs (Commando Kieffer )
- Coast Guard (Gendarmerie maritime)
fleet
Aircraft carrier
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | Remarks |
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Charles de Gaulle |
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Charles de Gaulle (R91) | Nuclear powered |
Destroyers and Frigates
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | Remarks |
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Horizon |
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Forbin (D620) Chevalier Paul (D621) |
Anti-aircraft destroyer |
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Aquitaine (D650) Provence (D652) Languedoc (D653) Auvergne (D654) Brittany (D655) Normandy (D651) + Alsace (D656) Lorraine (D657) |
Anti-submarine destroyer
+ 2 anti-aircraft destroyers |
Cassard |
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Jean Bart (D615) | Anti-aircraft destroyer / frigate |
Georges-Leygues |
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Lamotte-Picquet (D645) Latouche-Treville (D646) |
Anti-submarine destroyer / frigate |
La-Fayette |
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La Fayette (F710) Surcouf (F711) Courbet (F712) Aconit (F713) Guépratte (F714) |
Light frigate
Will be replaced by 5 Amiral Ronarc'h class frigates + 3 frigates will be kept |
Floréal |
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Floréal (F730) Prairial (F731) Nivôse (F732) Ventôse (F733) Vendémiaire (F734) Germinal (F735) |
Patrol frigate |
Nuclear submarines
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | Remarks |
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Triomphant |
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Le Triomphant (S616) Le Téméraire (S617) Le Vigilant (S618) Le Terrible (S619) |
Nuclear powered strategic submarine |
Rubis |
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Rubis (S601) Casabianca (S602) Émeraude (S604) Améthyste (S605) Pearl (S606) |
Nuclear powered hunting submarine
Will be replaced by Suffren class (submarine) |
Amphibious units
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | Remarks |
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mistral |
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Mistral (L9013) Tonnerre (L9014) Dixmude (L9015) |
Helicopter carrier |
EDA-R |
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4 units | Landing craft |
Anti-mine units
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | Remarks |
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Éridan |
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Éridan (M641) Cassiopée (M642) Andromède (M643) Pégase (M644) Orion (M645) Croix du Sud (M646) Aigle (M647) Lyre (M648) Sagittaire (M650) Céphée (M652) Capricorne (M653) |
Minesweeper |
Vulcain |
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Vulcain (M611) Achéron (A613) Styx (M614) Pluton (M622) |
Mine diving boat |
Antares |
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Antarès (M770) Altaïr (M771) Aldébaran (M772) |
Patrol ships
Ship class | origin | photo | Ships | Remarks |
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L'Astrolabe (P800) | Supply and patrol ship for the French Southern and Antarctic Territories , operated by the French Navy. |
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D'Entrecasteaux |
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D'Entrecasteaux (A621) Bougainville (A622) Champlain (A623) Dumont d'Urville (A624) |
More ships
- 7 Avisos D'Estienne d'Orves class
- 5 patrol boats
- 3 supply ships
- NSRS submarine rescue system
- 3 patrol boats (La Confiance class) for overseas Caribbean territories
as well as other smaller units
Armaments projects
- 3 Aquitaine-class frigates are under construction or planned.
- 5 Amiral Ronarc'h class frigates are under construction or planned.
- 6 Suffren class nuclear-powered submarines are under construction or planned.
- 4 supply ships of the Vulcano class are planned.
See also
Web links
- Website of the Marine nationale française (English / French)
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard Scott: First steel cut for French FDI frigate programs. In: Jane's Information Group . October 29, 2019, accessed November 8, 2019 .