List of French current frigates
This is a list of frigates in service with the French Navy as of 2021:
First rank Frigates[]
The French Navy does not use the term "destroyer"; thus, some large ships of the first rank (like Horizon) are designated "frigates", though they are registered as destroyers (with hull numbers "Dxxx").
- Horizon class - 2 ships (primary air defence role)
- D620 Forbin
- D621 Chevalier Paul
- Georges Leygues class (F70 type) - 1 ship (primary anti-submarine (ASW) role)
- D646 Latouche-Tréville
- Aquitaine class - 7 ships (6 primary ASW/land attack role, 1 primary air defence/ASW role)
- D650 Aquitaine
- D652 Provence
- D653 Languedoc
- D654 Auvergne
- D655 Bretagne
- D651 Normandie
- D656 Alsace (primary air defence/ASW role)
- La Fayette class - 5 ships (general purpose/escort role)
- F710 La Fayette
- F711 Surcouf
- F712 Courbet
- F713 Aconit
- F714 Guépratte
(3 La Fayette class (La Fayette, Courbet and Aconit) being upgraded to incorporate hull-mounted sonar as well as modernization of other systems).
Second rank frigates[]
- Floréal 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[]
- French Navy
- List of French sail frigates
- List of French steam frigates
- List of French modern frigates
Categories:
- Lists of frigates
- Lists of ships of France
- Frigates of France