This is a list of active French Navy ships. The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval action force) and the 9 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). Primary assets include one nuclear aircraft carrier, 3 amphibious assault ships, 14 surface combatants of the "first rank": 2 Horizon-class destroyers, 8 Aquitaine-class frigates, 1 Amiral Ronarc'h-class frigates, and 3 of the 5 La Fayette-class general-purpose frigates (which have been upgraded to incorporate enhanced capabilities over those possessed by their two sister ships). The navy also deploys around 16 offshore patrol vessels (including six vessels classed as "surveillance frigates"). The surveillance frigates/offshore patrol vessels are supplemented by additional coast guard/Maritime Gendarmerie vessels. The surveillance frigates and a significant number of the patrol vessels are based in France's overseas territories.
The submarine force consists of five nuclear attack submarines and four nuclear ballistic missile submarines.
Integral to supporting the Force d'Action Navale at sea are the French Navy's 3 replenishment oilers, approximately 20 mine countermeasure vessels, 8 offshore patrol/support & assistance vessels (four of which are based in France's overseas territories) and 6 support/pollution response ships. In addition to the above units, the Navy operates five survey vessels, four experimentation ships, four ocean tugboats, 14 training vessels as well as numerous smaller vessels and tugs.
The main base for French naval forces in the Atlantic is located at Brest while the principal base in the Mediterranean is Toulon.
Submarine fleet (Forces sous-marines)
Nuclear ballistic missile submarines (4)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triomphant class | 4 | Triomphant | S616 | 1997 | 14,335 tonnes | Ballistic missile submarine | Four boats constituting the strategic component of France's nuclear deterrent, the Force de dissuasion. | |
| Téméraire | S617 | 1999 | ||||||
| Vigilant | S618 | 2004 | ||||||
| Terrible | S619 | 2010 |
Nuclear attack submarines (5)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffren class | 3 (+3 on order) | Suffren | S635 | 2020 | 5,300 tonnes | Nuclear attack submarine | Three additional vessels of the class under construction | |
| Duguay-Trouin | S636 | 2023 | ||||||
| Tourville | S637 | 2024 | ||||||
| Rubis class | 2 | Améthyste | S605 | 1992 | 2,660 tonnes | Being incrementally replaced by the Suffren class. | ||
| Perle | S606 | 1993 |
Surface fleet (Bâtiments de combat)
Aircraft carrier (1)
| Picture | In service | Ship | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles de Gaulle | R91 | 2001 | 42,500 tonnes | Aircraft carrier | Only active nuclear powered CATOBAR aircraft carrier in NATO outside of the United States Navy. |
Amphibious warfare / helicopter carriers (3)
| Class | Picture | In service | Ship | No. | Commissioned | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral class | 3 | Mistral | L9013 | 2006 | 21,500 tonnes | Helicopter carrier-amphibious assault ship | ||
| Tonnerre | L9014 | |||||||
| Dixmude | L9015 | 2012 |
Major surface combatants (16)
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).
| Class | Picture | In service | Ship | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon class | 2 | Forbin | D620 | 2008 | 7,050 tonnes | air defence destroyers | ||
| Chevalier Paul | D621 | 2009 | ||||||
| Aquitaine class | 8 | Aquitaine | D650 | 2012 | 6,040 tonnes | Anti-submarine warfare (ASW) destroyers | ||
| Normandie | D651 | 2020 | ||||||
| Provence | D652 | 2015 | ||||||
| Languedoc | D653 | 2017 | ||||||
| Auvergne | D654 | 2018 | ||||||
| Bretagne | D655 | 2019 | ||||||
| Alsace | D656 | 2021 | Air defence/ASW destroyers | |||||
| Lorraine | D657 | 2023 | ||||||
| Amiral Ronarc'h class | 1 (+4 on order) | Amiral Ronarc'h | D660 | mid-2026
| 4,500 tonnes | Delivered to the navy in October 2025 and continuing work-up | ||
| La Fayette class | 5 | La Fayette | F710 | 1996 | 3,900 tonnes | General-purpose frigates | Three vessels (F710, F712 & F713) upgraded with enhanced capabilities | |
| Surcouf | F711 | 1997 | ||||||
| Courbet | F712 | |||||||
| Aconit | F713 | 1999 | ||||||
| Guépratte | F714 | 2001 |
Offshore patrol vessels (16)
| Class | Picture | In service | Ship | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floréal class | 6 | Floréal | F730 | 1992 | 2,950 tonnes | Offshore patrol vessel | Class has anti-ship missiles removed and functions in a second-rank "surveillance frigate"(OPV) role for French overseas territories. | |
| Prairial | F731 | |||||||
| Nivôse | F732 | |||||||
| Ventôse | F733 | 1993 | ||||||
| Vendémiaire | F734 | |||||||
| Germinal | F735 | 1994 | ||||||
| D'Estienne d'Orves class | 3 | Commandant Blaison | F793 | 1982 | 1,250 tonnes | Reclassified as OPVs in 2012 To be replaced from 2027 as part of the acquisition of a new class of patrol vessels (“Patrouilleurs Hauturiers” - PH). | ||
| Enseigne de Vaisseau Jacoubet | F794 | |||||||
| Commandant Bouan | F797 | 1984 | ||||||
| Confiance class | 3 | La Confiance | P733 | 2017 | 700 tonnes | Based in Guiana | ||
| La Résolue | P734 | |||||||
| La Combattante | P735 | 2020 | Based in Fort-de-France | |||||
| Félix Éboué class | 4 (+2 on order) | Auguste Benebig | P779 | 2023 | 1,300 tonnes | Based in Noumea | ||
| Teriieroo a Teriierooiterai | P780 | 2024 | Based in Papeete | |||||
| Auguste Techer | P781 | 2025 | Based in Réunion | |||||
| Jean Tranape | P782 | Projected 2026 | Sea trials as of November 2025; to be based in Noumea |
Large Coastguard patrol boats (6)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flamant class | 3 | Flamant | P676 | 1997 | 390 tonnes | Coastguard patrol boats | Based in Cherbourg; to be replaced from 2027 as part of the acquisition of new class of "PH" patrol vessels. | |
| Cormoran | P677 | |||||||
| Pluvier | P678 | |||||||
| Lapérouse class | 1 | Arago | P675 | 1988 | 980 tonnes | An ex-hydrographic survey vessel. As of late 2024, based in Brest to fill gap in the Atlantic until arrival of "PH"-class OPVs in latter 2020s. | ||
| — | 1 | Fulmar | P740 | 1991 | 550 tonnes | An ex-trawler based in Saint Pierre | ||
| — | 1 | Le Malin | P701 | 1997 | 1,300 tonnes | Ex-trawler based in Réunion; to be replaced in 2027 with POM-class OPV |
Mine countermeasures vessels (c. 20)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éridan class | 9 | Andromède | M643 | 1984 | 615 tonnes | Minehunter | Being replaced by Système de lutte anti-mines futur (SLAM-F) starting in 2023 | |
| Pégase | M644 | 1985 | ||||||
| Orion | M645 | 1986 | ||||||
| Croix du Sud | M646 | |||||||
| Aigle | M647 | 1987 | ||||||
| Lyre | M648 | |||||||
| Céphée | M652 | |||||||
| Capricorne | M653 | |||||||
| Sagittaire | M650 | 1996 | ||||||
| Vulcain class | 4 | Vulcain | M611 | 1986 | 490 tonnes | Clearance diving | To be replaced by SLAM-F | |
| Pluton | M622 | 1986 | ||||||
| Styx | M614 | 1987 | ||||||
| Achéron | A613 | |||||||
| Antarès class | 3 | Antarès | M770 | 1993 | 340 tonnes | Sonartowing vessel | Being withdrawn from service, starting with Antarès in 2025/26; to be replaced by SLAM-F autonomous vessels | |
| Altaïr | M771 | |||||||
| Aldébaran | M772 | 1994 | ||||||
| Ophrys class | 4 | Ophrys | Y6040 | 2022 | 105 tonnes | Diving support vessel (VSP) | Part of SLAM-F program, total of eight units planned up to 2026. | |
| Acacia | Y6041 | 2025 | ||||||
| Iris | Y6042 | |||||||
| Yucca | Y6043 | 2026 | ||||||
| Petunia | Y6044 | Projected 2026 |
Auxiliary fleet
Replenishment ships (3)
| Class | Picture | In service | Ship | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Chevallier class | 2 (+1 on order) | Jacques Chevallier | A725 | 2024 | 31,000 tonnes | Replenishment oiler | A726 on post-acceptance sea trials; additional vessel planned for delivery in 2027; fourth projected in 2032 | |
| Jacques Stosskopf | A726 | Projected 2026 | ||||||
| Durance class | 1 | Somme | A631 | 1990 | 17,900 tonnes | To be retired in 2028 |
Intelligence, research and experimentation vessels (4)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | Monge | A601 | 1992 | 21,040 tonnes | Tracking ship | ||
| — | 1 | Dupuy de Lôme | A759 | 2006 | 3,600 tonnes | SIGINT | ||
| — | 1 | Alizé | A645 | 2005 | 1,600 tonnes | DGSE diving support | Also used to test new equipment and diving procedures | |
| Lapérouse class | 1 | Thétis | A785 | 1988 | 1,050 tonnes | Mine-warfare experimentation | To be replaced by SLAM-F |
Support ships (14)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Entrecasteaux class | 4 | D'Entrecasteaux | A621 | 2016 | 2,300 tonnes | Offshore patrol/support/ assistance vessel | ||
| Bougainville | A622 | |||||||
| Champlain | A623 | 2017 | ||||||
| Dumont d'Urville | A624 | 2020 | ||||||
| Loire class | 4 | Loire | A602 | 2018 | 2,960 tonnes | |||
| Rhône | A603 | 2019 | ||||||
| Seine | A604 | |||||||
| Garonne | A605 | 2020 | ||||||
| — | 4 | Argonaute | — | — | ~4,000 tonnes | Support and pollution control | Operated under charter | |
| Jason | — | |||||||
| Pionnier | — | |||||||
| Sapeur | — | |||||||
| UT712 class | 1 | Rebel | — | — | 2,900 tonnes | |||
| UT745 class | 1 | Partisan | — | — | 2,340 tonnes |
Survey vessels (6)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | L'Astrolabe | P800 | 2017 | 4,000 tonnes | Icebreaker/ support vessel/offshore patrol | Based in Réunion; co-operated by the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF) Administration and the French Navy. | |
| — | 1 | Pourquoi Pas? | — | 2005 | 6,600 tonnes | Oceanographic survey | Operated by IFREMER (55%) and the French Navy (45%) with civilian crew. | |
| — | 1 | Beautemps-Beaupré | A758 | 2003 | 3,600 tonnes | |||
| Lapérouse class | 3 | Lapérouse | A791 | 1988 | 980 tonnes | Hydrographic survey | To be replaced from 2027 to 2029 by 2 new hydro-oceanographic vessels. | |
| Borda | A792 | |||||||
| Laplace | A793 | 1989 |
Ocean tugboats (4)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Commissioned | Displacement | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT515 | 2 | VB Abeille Bretagne (formerly Abeille Bourbon) | - | 2005 | 4,600 tonnes | Oceangoing tug | Operated under charter | |
| Abeille Liberté | - | |||||||
| VS-491 CD | 2 | VB Abeille Normandie | - | 2010 | 3,978 tonnes | |||
| Abeille Méditerrannée | - |
Port and coastal tugboats (53)
| Class | Picture | In service | Ship | No. | Comm | Displacement | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPC12 class | 17 | Fréhel | A675 | 1989 | 220 tonnes | Harbour tugboat | ||
| Saire | A676 | |||||||
| Armen | A677 | 1991 | ||||||
| La Houssaye | A678 | 1992 | ||||||
| Kéréon | A679 | |||||||
| Sicié | A680 | 1994 | ||||||
| Taunoa | A681 | 1996 | ||||||
| Lardier | Y638 | 1995 | ||||||
| Giens | Y639 | 1994 | ||||||
| Mengam | Y640 | |||||||
| Balaguier | Y641 | 1995 | ||||||
| Taillat | Y642 | |||||||
| Nividic | Y643 | 1996 | ||||||
| Port Cros | Y649 | 1997 | ||||||
| Le Four | Y647 | 1998 | ||||||
| Eckmühl | Y646 | — | ||||||
| Rascas | A682 | 2003 | ||||||
| RP30/RPC30 class | 4 | Céladon | Y6051 | 2022 & 2023 | 275 tonnes | Harbour tugboat | Originally to have been 20 vessels;program stopped at four units due to cost | |
| Zinzolin | A6652 | |||||||
| Turquin | Y6052 | |||||||
| Azur | Y6053 | |||||||
| Maito class | 2 | Maito | A636 | 1984 | 228 tonnes | Harbour tugboat | Maito based in Fort de France; Manini in Pape'ete | |
| Manini | A638 | |||||||
| RP10 class | 29 | 2019-2025 | 83 tonnes | Harbour tugboat | 19 vessels to be based in metropolitan France (Brest, Toulon and Cherbourg); others in Fort-de-France (2), Reunion (2), Noumea (2), Papeete (2) and Djibouti (2) |
Training (12)
| Class | Picture | In service | Boat | No. | Commissioned | Displacement | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léopard class | 8 | Léopard | A748 | 1982 | 470 tonnes | Training ship | ||
| Panthère | A749 | |||||||
| Jaguar | A750 | |||||||
| Lynx | A751 | |||||||
| Guépard | A752 | 1983 | ||||||
| Chacal | A753 | |||||||
| Tigre | A754 | |||||||
| Lion | A755 | |||||||
| Glycine class | 2 | Glycine | A770 | 1992 | 295 tonnes | Navigation training | ||
| Églantine | A771 | |||||||
| Paimpolaise class | 2 | Étoile | A649 | 1932 | 275 tonnes | Sail training | Schooner | |
| Belle Poule | A650 |
For a complete list of Bâtiments de soutien (Auxiliaries) see Bâtiments de soutien at the official Marine Nationale website.
Silhouettes
Silhouettes of major fleet units:
Charles de Gaulle |
Mistral | Tonnerre | Dixmude |
Forbin | Chevalier Paul |
| Amiral Ronarc'h | |||
Aquitaine | Normandie | Provence | Languedoc |
Auvergne | Bretagne | Alsace | Lorraine |
La Fayette | Surcouf | Courbet | Aconit | Guépratte |
Triomphant | Téméraire | Vigilant | Terrible |
Suffren | Duguay-Trouin | Tourville | Améthyste | Perle |
See also
- Future of the French Navy
- Maritime Gendarmerie
- List of active French Navy landing craft
- List of ships of the line of France
- List of battleships of France
- List of French cruisers
- List of destroyers of France
- List of French sail frigates
- List of French steam frigates
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