List of escorteurs of the French Navy

The escorteurs of the French Navy were light naval warships used for convoy protection during and after the Second World War.

The earliest escorteurs in the French Navy were purchased from the British Royal Navy and the United States Navy. After the war, these were supplemented by former German and Italian vessels transferred to French control as war reparations.

After the war, the term escorteur replaced that of and  traditionally used by the French Navy. However, in the 1970s, the designation of escorteur ceased to be used and was replaced with that of frigate, destroyer, aviso or patroller.

Italian and German ships

 * ex-Regia Marina
 * Capitani Romani-class light cruiser:
 * Italian cruiser Attilio Regolo (ex-Italian cruiser Attilio Regolo ) 1948–1969
 * Italian cruiser Scipione Africano (ex-Italian cruiser Scipione Africano) 1948–1961
 * Sloop :
 * Francis Garnier (F730) (ex-Italian sloop Eritrea) 1946–1966
 * Ex-Kriegsmarine :
 * Type 1934A-class destroyer:
 * Desaix (ex-German destroyer Z5 Paul Jacobi) 1946–1954
 * Kléber (D603) (ex-German destroyer Z6 Theodor Riedel) 1946–1957
 * Type 1936A-class and 1936A (Mob)-class destroyer
 * Marceau (D601) (ex-German destroyer Z31) 1946–1958
 * Hoche (D602) (ex-German destroyer Z25) 1946–1958
 * Léopard (ex-German destroyer Z23)
 * Type 35 torpedo boat:
 * Bir Hacheim (ex-German torpedo boat T11)
 * Type 37 torpedo boat:
 * Baccarat (ex-German torpedo boat T20)
 * Dompaire (ex-German torpedo boat T14)
 * Elbing-class torpedo boat:
 * L'Alsacien (ex-German torpedo boat T23)
 * Le Lorrain (ex-German torpedo boat T28)

Allied fleet ships

 * Royal Navy:
 * River-class frigate (Free French Naval Forces)
 * L'Aventure (F707) (ex-HMS Braid) 1944–1961
 * L'Escarmouche (F709) (ex-HMS Frome) 1944–1961
 * Tonkinois (F711) (ex-HMS Moyola) 1944–1961
 * Croix de Lorraine (F710) (ex-HMS Strule) 1944–1961
 * La Surprise (F708) (ex-HMS Torridge) 1944–1964
 * La Découverte (F712) (ex-HMS Windrush) 1944–1961
 * Flower-class corvettes (Free French Naval Forces)
 * Alysse (ex-HMS Alyssum K100) 1941–1942
 * Roselys (ex-HMS Sundew) 1941–1947
 * Aconit (ex-HMS Aconite) 1941–1947
 * Lobelia (ex-Lubelia) 1941–1947
 * Mimosa (ex-Mimosa) 1941–1942
 * Commandant Détroyat (Ex-HMS Coriander) 1941–1947
 * Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves (ex-HMS Lotus) 1942–1947
 * Renoncule (ex-HMS Renonculus) 1941–1947
 * Commandant Drogou (ex-HMS Chrysanthenum) 1941–1947
 * United States Navy (USN):
 * Cannon-class destroyer escort:
 * Sénégalais (F702) (ex-USS Corbesier (DE-106)) 1944–1964
 * Algérien (F701) (ex-USS Cronin (DE-107)) 1944–1964
 * Tunisien (F706) (ex-USS Crosley (DE-108)) 1944–1960
 * Marocain (F705) (ex-USS Marocain (DE-109)) 1944–1960
 * Hova (F704) (ex-USS Hova (DE-110)) 1944–1964
 * Somali (F703) (ex-USS Somali (DE-111)) 1944–1956
 * Berbère (F723) (ex-USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113)) 1952–1969
 * Arabe (F707) (ex-USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183)) 1950–1958
 * Kabyle (F718) (ex-USS Riddle (DE-185)) 1950–1959
 * Bambara (F719) (ex-USS Swearer (DE-186)) 1950–1959
 * Malgache (F724) (ex-USS Baker (DE-190)) 1952–1969
 * Sakalave (F720) (ex-USS Wingfield (DE-194)) 1950–1959
 * Touareg (F721) (ex-USS Bright (DE-747)) 1950–1958
 * Soudanais (F722) (ex-USS Cates (DE-763)) 1950–1959
 * Tacoma-class frigate (Classe Tacoman):
 * La Place (F713) (ex-USS Lorain (PF-93)) 1947–1950
 * Le Mermoz (F714) (ex-USS Muskegon (PF-24)) 1947–1950
 * Le Brix (F715) (ex-USS Manitowoc (PF-61)) 1947–1958
 * Le Verrier (F716) (ex-USS Emporia (PF-28)) 1947–1958
 * PC-461-class submarine chaser (or coastal patroller):
 * L'Eveillé (ex-USS PC-471) 1944–1959
 * Le Rusé (ex-USS PC-472) 1944–1959
 * L'Ardent (ex-USS PC-473) 1944–1945
 * L'Indiscret (ex-USS PC-474) 1944–1960
 * Le Résolu (ex-USS PC475) 1944–1951
 * L'Emporté (ex-USS PC-480) 1944–1959
 * L'Effronté (ex-USS PC481) 1944–1953
 * L'Enjoué (ex-USS PC-482) 1944–1945
 * Le Tirailleur (ex-USS PC-542) 1944–1958
 * Le Volontaire (ex-USS PC-543) 1944–1964
 * Le Goumier (ex-USS PC-545) 1944–1965
 * Le Franc Tireur (ex-USS PC-545) 1944–1953
 * Le Vigilant (ex-USS PC-550) 1944–1959
 * Le Mameluck (ex-USS PC-551) 1944–1958
 * Le Carabinier (ex-USS PC-556) 1944–1958
 * Le Dragon (ex-USS PC-557) 1944–1959
 * Le Voltigeur (ex-USS PC-559) 1944–1970
 * L'Attentif (ex-USS PC-562) 1944–1953
 * Le Spahi (ex-USS PC-591) 1944–1959
 * Le Fantassin (ex-USS PC-621) 1944–1961
 * Le Grenadier (ex-USS PC-625) 1944–1958
 * Le Lansquenet (ex-USS PC-626) 1944–1958
 * Le Cavalier (ex-USS PC-627) 1944–1951
 * Le Pnom Penh (ex-USS PC-796) 1949–1955
 * le Hue (ex-USS PC-797) 1950–1955
 * Le Luang Prabang (ex-USS PC-798) 1949–1955
 * le Kum Kang San (ex-USS PC-799) 1950–
 * Le Flamberge (ex-USS PC-1086) 1951–1956
 * L'Intrépide (ex-USS PC-1130) 1951–1956
 * Le Trident (ex-USS PC-1143) 1951–1956
 * Le Mousquet (ex-USS PC-1143) 1951–1955
 * Le Glaive (ex-USS PC-1146) 1951–1956
 * L'Ardent (ex-USS PC-1167) 1951–1956
 * L'Inconstant (ex-USS PC-1171) 1951–1956
 * Le Légionnaire (ex-USS PC-1226) 1944–1958
 * Le Lancier (ex-USS PC-1227) 1944–1960
 * Le Hussard (ex-USS PC-1235) 1945–1965
 * Le Sabre (ex-USS PC-1248) 1944–1959
 * Le Pique (ex-USS PC-1249) 1944–1959
 * Le Cimeterre (ex-USS PC-1250) 1944–1963
 * Le Coutelas (ex-USS PC-1560) 1944–1963
 * Le Dague (ex-USS PC-1561) 1944–1964
 * Le Javelot (ex-USS PC-1562) 1944–1951

Squadron Escorteurs – (Escorteurs d'escadre)

 * Classe T 47
 * Classe T 53
 * Classe T 56 – single ship modified for testing

Rapid Escorteurs – Escorteurs rapides

 * Type E50 (Le Corse-class) frigate:
 * Le Corse (F761) 1955–1975
 * Le Brestois (F762) 1956–1975
 * Le Boulonnais (F763) 1955–1976
 * Le Bordelais (F764) 1955–1976
 * Type E52 (Le Normand-class) frigate:
 * Le Normand (F765) 1956–1983
 * Le Picard (F766) 1956–1979
 * Le Gascon (F767) 1957–1977
 * Le Lorrain (F768) 1957–1976
 * Le Bourguignon (F769) 1957–1976
 * Le Champenois (F770) 1957–1975
 * Le Savoyard (F771) 1957–1980
 * Le Breton (F772) 1957–1976
 * Le Basque (F773) 1957–1979
 * L'Agenais (F774) 1958–1985
 * Le Béarnais (F775) 1958–1979
 * Type E52B:
 * L'Alsacien (F776) 1960–1981
 * Le Provençal (F777) 1959–1981
 * Le Vendéen (F778) 1960–1982

Avisos Escorteurs – Avisos escorteurs

 * Commandant Rivière-class frigate
 * Le Victor Schœlcher (F725) 1962–1988
 * Le Commandant Bory (F726) 1964–1996
 * L'Amiral Charner (F727) 1962–1990
 * Le Doudart de Lagrée (F728) 1963–1991
 * Le Balny (F729) 1970–1994
 * Le Commandant Rivière (F733) 1962–1984
 * Le Commandant Bourdais (F740) 1963–1990
 * Le Protet (F748) 1962–1992
 * L'Enseigne de vaisseau Henry (F749) 1963–1996

Coastal Escorteurs – Escorteurs côtiers

 * Le Fougueux-class
 * Le Fougueux (P641) 1954–1975
 * L'Opiniatre (P642) 1954–1975
 * L'Agile (P643) 1954–1976
 * L'Adroit-class :
 * L'Adroit (P644) 1957–1979
 * L'Alerte (P645) 1957–1979
 * L'Attentif (P646) 1957–1978
 * L'Intrépide (P630) 1958–1976
 * L'Ardent (P635) 1958–1979
 * L'Etourdi (P637) 1958–1976
 * L'Enjoué (P647) 1958–
 * Le Hardi (P648) 1958–1977
 * L'Effronté (P638) 1959–
 * Le Frondeur (P639) 1959–1977
 * Le Fringant (P640) 1959–1982