This is a list of
frigates
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
in service with the
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
as of 2023:
First rank frigates
The French Navy does not use the term "
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
"; thus, some large ships of the first rank (like ) are designated "
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
s", though they are registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx").
* class - 2 ships (primary air defence role)
**D620
''Forbin''
**D621
''Chevalier Paul''
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''Aquitaine'' class - 8 ships (6 primary anti-submarine warfare (ASW) /land attack role; 2 primary air defence/ASW role)
** D650
''Aquitaine''
** D652
''Provence''
** D653
''Languedoc''
** D654
''Auvergne''
** D655
''Bretagne''
** D651
''Normandie''
** D656
''Alsace'' (primary air defence/ASW role)
** D657
''Lorraine'' (primary air defence/ASW role)
Second rank frigates
Two ''La Fayette'' class (''La Fayette'' and ''Courbet'') warships were upgraded, with the incorporation of a hull-mounted sonar and the modernization of various other systems. A third ship of the class, ''Aconit'', began the same modernization process in February 2023.
* class - 5 ships (general purpose/escort role)
**F710
''La Fayette''
**F711
''Surcouf''
**F712
''Courbet''
**F713
''Aconit''
**F714
''Guépratte''
* {{sclass, Floréal, frigate, 5 class - 6 ships (sovereignty protection/patrol role for French overseas territories)
**F730
''Floréal''
**F731
''Prairial''
**F732
''Nivôse''
**F733
''Ventôse''
**F734
''Vendémiaire''
**F735
''Germinal''
See also
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French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
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List of French sail frigates
This article is a list of French naval frigates during the Age of Sail, from the middle of the 17th century (when the type emerged) until the close of the sailing era in the middle of the 19th century. The tables excludes privateer frigates ( ...
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List of French steam frigates
This is a comprehensive list of 19th-century French steam-driven (or steam-assisted) frigates - both paddle-driven and screw-propelled varieties - of the period 1841 to 1860 (including wooden-hulled frigates commenced before but launched after 1860 ...
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List of French modern frigates
The list of French modern frigates covers ships acquired or built between 1925 and the present day. This list is not comprehensive. In France, "destroyers" are called "''contre-torpilleurs''" or "first rank frigates"; hence, destroyer-size ships m ...
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
Frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
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