List of active French Navy ships



This is a list of active French Navy ships currently in service. Complete and correct as of September 2013.

The French Navy consists of the 84 vessel strong Force d'action navale (Naval action force) and the 10 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). Primary assets include 1 aircraft carrier, 3 amphibious assault ships, 1 amphibious transport dock, 4 air defence frigates, 7 anti-submarine frigates, and 11 light frigates. The submarine force consists of 6 fleet submarines and 4 ballistic missile submarines. To support the Force d'Action Navale at sea, the French Navy uses 4 large replenishment oilers. In addition to the above vessels and submarines, there are 3 chartered sealift vessels, 11 tugboats and 12 schoolships.

Forces sous-marines (Submarines)
Note: All submarines of the French Navy are nuclear-powered submarines.

Amphibious warfare ships, landing ships
Note: In addition to these vessels below, the French Navy maintain a fleet of 22 landing craft that operate from and conjugation with the Mistral and Foudre-class amphibious warfare ships. See; List of active landing craft of the French Navy

Patrol vessels
Note: In addition to the vessels below, the Maritime Gendarmerie (coast guard of France) operate a number of patrol vessels. They fall under the command structure of the French Navy.

Other support ships
For a complete list of Bâtiments de soutien (Auxiliaries) see Bâtiments de soutien at the official Marine Nationale web site.