List of Classes of French ships of World War II

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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- FTR and VF

Seaplane tender

French seaplane carrier Commandant Teste- FTR and VF

Battleships

Courbet-class battleship- FTR, VF and FF
Bretagne-class battleship- FTR, VF and FF
Dunkerque-class battleship- FTR and VF
Richelieu-class battleship- VF and FF

Cruisers

Heavy cruisers

Duquesne-class cruiser- FTR and FF
Suffren-class cruiser- FTR, VF and FF
French cruiser Algérie- FTR and VF

Light cruisers

Duguay-Trouin-class cruiser- FTR, VF and FF
French cruiser Jeanne d'Arc (1930)- FTR, VF and FF
French cruiser Émile Bertin- FTR, VF and FF
La Galissonnière-class cruiser- FTR, VF and FF

Minelaying cruiser

French cruiser Pluton- FTR and VF

Destroyers

Large destroyers

Chacal-class destroyer- FTR, VF and FF
Guépard-class destroyer- FTR and VF
Aigle-class destroyer-FTR and VF
Vauquelin-class destroyer- FTR and VF
Le Fantasque-class destroyer- FTR, VF and FF
Mogador-class destroyer- FTR and VF

Small destroyers

Bourrasque-class destroyer- FTR, VF and FF
L'Adroit-class destroyer- FTR, VF and FF
Le Hardi-class destroyer- FTR and VF
La Melpomène-class torpedo boat- FTR, VF and FF
French destroyer La Combattante (British Hunt Class destroyer)-FF

Submarines

Sirène-class submarine (1925)- FTR and VF
Ariane-class submarine- FTR and VF
Circé-class submarine (1925)- FTR and VF
Argonaute-class submarine- FTR, VF and FF
Orion-class submarine- FTR and FF
Diane-class submarine (1930)- FTR and VF
Saphir-class submarine (1928)- FTR, VF and FF
Requin-class submarine- FTR, VF and FF
Redoutable-class submarine (1928)- FTR, VF and FF
French submarine Surcouf^[1]- FTR and FF
Minerve-class submarine- FTR, VF and FF
Aurore-class submarine- FTR and VF
French submarine Curie (P67)(British U-class submarine)- FF
French submarine Narval (T4)(Captured Italian Acciaio-class submarine)^[2]- FF

Avisos/sloops

Arabis-class sloop- FTR
French ship Ville d'Ys- FTR and VF
Arras-class aviso-FTR, VF and FF^{[citation needed]}
Bougainville-class aviso- FTR, VF and FF
Élan-class sloop- FTR, VF and FF
Chamois-class minesweeping sloop- FTR, VF and FF^{[citation needed]}

Escorteurs/Escorts

References

^ Hughes, Russell (2017-12-08). "The Mysterious Disappearance Of The French WW2 Submarine Surcouf". WAR HISTORY ONLINE. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
^ "French submarine Narval. The French Navy has operated four submarines named Narval French submarine Narval Q4, a pioneering submarine of the late 19th century F". ww.en.freejournal.org. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
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