List of Classes of French ships of World War II
This is a list of French ship Classes of World War II. This includes ship Classes used by the French Third Republic, Vichy France and Free France.The sections of the last are in chronological order with the first ships into service being first and the last ships into service being last.
Due to there being three French factions in World War II I will note beside each class its French users. The abbreviation FTR by a class shows it was in service with the Third French Republic, VF by a class shows it was in service with Vichy France and FF by a class shows it was in service with Free French forces.
Aircraft Carrier[]
- French aircraft carrier Béarn[1]-FTRandVF
Seaplane tender[]
Battleships[]
- Courbet-class battleship[3]-FTR,VFandFF
- Bretagne-class battleship[4]-FTR,VFandFF
- Dunkerque-class battleship[5]-FTRandVF
- Richelieu-class battleship[6]-VFandFF
Cruisers[]
Heavy cruisers[]
- Duquesne-class cruiser[7]-FTRandFF
- Suffren-class cruiser[8]-FTR,VFandFF
- French cruiser Algérie[9]-FTRandVF
Light cruisers[]
- Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser[10]-FTR,VFandFF
- French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (1930)[11]-FTR,VFandFF
- French cruiser Émile Bertin[12]-FTR,VFandFF
- La Galissonnière-class cruiser[13]-FTR,VFandFF
Minelaying cruiser[]
- French cruiser Pluton[14]-FTRandVF
Destroyers[]
Large destroyers[]
- Chacal-class destroyer[15]-FTR,VFandFF
- Guépard-class destroyer[16]-FTRandVF
- Aigle-class destroyer[17]-FTRandVF
- Vauquelin-class destroyer[18]-FTRandVF
- Le Fantasque-class destroyer[19]-FTR,VFandFF
- Mogador-class destroyer[20]-FTRandVF
Small destroyers[]
- Bourrasque-class destroyer[21]-FTR,VFandFF
- L'Adroit-class destroyer[22]-FTR,VFandFF
- Le Hardi-class destroyer[23]-FTRandVF
- La Melpomène-class torpedo boat[24]-FTR,VFandFF
- French destroyer La Combattante (British Hunt Class destroyer)[25]-FF
Submarines[]
- Sirène-class submarine (1925)[26]-FTRandVF
- Ariane-class submarine[27]-FTRandVF
- Circé-class submarine (1925)[28]-FTRandVF
- Argonaute-class submarine[29]-FTR,VFandFF
- Orion-class submarine[30]-FTRandFF
- Diane-class submarine (1930)[31]-FTRandVF
- Saphir-class submarine (1928)[32]-FTR,VFandFF
- Requin-class submarine[33]-FTR,VFandFF
- Redoutable-class submarine (1928)[34]-FTR,VFandFF
- French submarine Surcouf[35]-FTRandFF
- Minerve-class submarine[36]-FTR,VFandFF
- Aurore-class submarine[37]-FTRandVF
- French submarine Curie (P67)(British U-class submarine)[38]-FF
- French submarine Narval (T4)(Captured Italian Acciaio-class submarine)[39]-FF
Avisos/sloops[]
- Arabis-class sloop[40]-FTR
- French ship Ville d'Ys[41]-FTRandVF
- Arras-class aviso-FTR,VFandFF[citation needed]
- Bougainville-class aviso[42]-FTR,VFandFF
- Élan-class sloop[43]-FTR,VFandFF
- Chamois-class minesweeping sloop-FTR,VFandFF[citation needed]
Escorteurs/Escorts[]
- Flower-class corvette[44]-FF
- River-class frigate[45]-FF
- PC-461-class submarine chaser[46]-FF
- Cannon-class destroyer escort-FF
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