Force d'Action Navale
The Force d'Action Navale (FAN) is the 12,000-man and about 100-ship strong backbone of the French Navy.
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The ships are divided into seven categories:
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- The aeronaval group, which has the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle for backbone
- The amphibious group, based around the "Projection and Command vessels" (Mistral class landing platform dock, Foudre and Ouragan class landing platform dock class ships)
- Frigates, which act either as protection for the strategic groups, or alone in monitoring, survey, presence, rescue or deterence missions
- Minesweepers
- "Sovereignty" ships, which are deployed overseas and act as presence and prevention forces
- Support vessels
- Public service ships, and hydrographic and oceanographic vessels
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | The aeronaval group |
| ► | The amphibious group |
| ► | Frigates |
| ► | Minesweepers |
| ► | Sovereignty vessels |
| ► | Support ships |
| ► | Hydrographic and océanographic vessels |
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