Standing French Navy Deployments is a list of current deployments by 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 ...
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Maritime zones
The French Navy maintains a continual naval presence in the maritime zones of its
overseas departments and territories. Each maritime zone is host to either a naval base or naval facility to support the various ships deployed in these regions.
The overseas military installations of the Member States of the European Union
uroparl.europa.eu, Published 2009, Retrieved 26 June 2014
*North Sea and English Channel Maritime zone
*Atlantic Ocean Maritime zone
* Caribbean Sea Maritime Zone
* Guiana Maritime Zone
* Green Cape Maritime Zone
* Mediterranean Sea Maritime Zone
* Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
Maritime Zone
** Southern Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
Maritime Zone
* Pacific Ocean Maritime Zone
** French Polynesia Maritime Zone
** New Caledonia Maritime Zone
References
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See also
* Blue-water navy
A blue-water navy is a maritime force capable of operating globally, essentially across the deep waters of open oceans. While definitions of what actually constitutes such a force vary, there is a requirement for the ability to exercise sea cont ...
* Standing Royal Navy deployments
* Historic French Navy Deployments
French Navy
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