List of French current frigates
This is a list of frigates in service with the French Navy as of 2023:
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
Stealth frigates Surcouf and Courbet
- Aquitaine class - 8 ships (6 primary anti-submarine warfare (ASW) /land attack role; 2 primary air defence/ASW role)
Second rank frigates
Two La Fayette class (La Fayette and Courbet) warships have been 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.
- La Fayette class - 5 ships (general purpose/escort role)
- F710 La Fayette
- F711 Surcouf
- F712 Courbet
- F713 Aconit
- F714 Guépratte
See also
References
- Vavasseur, Xavier (27 April 2023). "How A Not-Yet-Commissioned Frigate Played A Key Role In Sudan Evacuation Operations". Naval News. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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