French Navy

The Marine Nationale (French Navy) is the one of the two largest western European navies (the other being the Royal Navy).

The French Navy operates a full range of vessels, from patrol boats, to guided missile frigates, one aircraft carrier (at present) and strategic missile submarines (SSBNs).

Normally a two carrier force, the current Navy aircraft carrier is the Charles de Gaulle.

Table of contents

1 List of ships of the French Navy 2 Aircraft Carriers 3 Destroyer 4 Frigates 5 Submarines 6 Battleships

List of ships of the French Navy

Aircraft Carriers

• Charles de Gaulle
• Planned: Georges Pompidou

Destroyer

• Chacal-class - six ships
• Guépard-class - six ships
• Aigle-class - six ships
• Vauquelin-class - six ships
• La Fantasque-class - six ships
• Mogador-class - two ships
• Bourrasque-class - twelve ships
• L'Adroit-class - fourteen ships
• Le Hardi-class - eight ships
• Suffren-class - two ships
• Tourville-class - three ships

Frigates

• La Fayette-class - five ships

Submarines

• Le Triomphant-class SSBNs
• Amethyste-class SSNs

Battleships

• La Gloire-class - three ships