List of submarines of France

The submarines of France include nuclear attack submarines and nuclear ballistic missile submarines of various classes, operated by the French Navy as part of the French Submarine Forces.

Téméraire (S617)
Saphir (S602)

Each French Navy vessel, including French submarines have for military awards and decorations their respective Fanions insignia.

In service

Nuclear attack submarines

Nuclear ballistic missile submarines

Planned

Nuclear attack submarines
  • Suffren class
    1. Suffren (Launched 12 July 2019)[1]
    2. Duguay-Trouin (Laid down 2009)
    3. Tourville (Laid down 2011)
    4. De Grasse
    5. Rubis
    6. Casabianca

Retired from service

Each French submarine from Gymnote onwards when ordered/constructed was given a sequential hull number (prefixed by the letter 'Q'). The sequence included submarines built in France for foreign navies, accounting for several gaps in the 'Q' numbering below.

1863 to 1903
  • Plongeur (1863–1872)
  • Gymnote (Q1) (1888–1908)
  • Gustave Zédé (Q2) (1893–1909)
  • Morse (Q3) (1899–1909)
  • Narval (Q4) (1900–1909)
  • Sirène class (1901–1919)
    • Sirène (Q5)
    • Triton (Q6)
    • Espadon (Q13)
    • Silure (Q14)
  • Farfadet class (1901–1913)
    • Farfadet (Q7) renamed Follet (1908–1913)
    • Korrigan (Q8)
    • Gnôme (Q9)
    • Lutin (Q10)
  • Morse class (1901–1914)
    • Français (Q11)
    • Algérien (Q12)
  • Naïade class (1903–1914)
    • Naïade (Q15)
    • Protée (Q16)
    • Perle (Q17)
    • Esturgeon (Q18)
    • Bonite (Q19)
    • Thon (Q20)
    • Souffleur (Q21)
    • Dorade (Q22)
    • Lynx (Q23)
    • Ludion (Q24)
    • Loutre (Q25)
    • Castor (Q26)
    • Phoque (Q27)
    • Otarie (Q28)
    • Méduse (Q29)
    • Oursin (Q30)
    • Grondin (Q31)
    • Anguille (Q32)
    • Alose (Q33)
    • Truite (Q34)

1904 to 1919
Sané
Laplace

1919 to 1944
Louis Dupetit-Thouars
Surcouf in 1935
  • Junon
    Minerve class (1936–1954)
  • Curie
    British U class (1943–1946)
  • Aurore class (1940–1960)
    • Aurore (Q192)
    • Créole (Q193)
    • Bayadère (Q194) – never completed
    • Favorite (Q195)
    • Africaine (Q196)
    • Astrée (Q200)
    • Andromède (Q201)
    • Antigone (Q202) – construction abandoned 1940
    • Andromaque (Q203) – construction abandoned 1940
    • Artémis (Q206)
    • Armide (Q207) – construction abandoned 1940
    • Hermione (Q211) – construction abandoned 1940
    • Gorgone (Q212) – construction abandoned 1940
    • Clorinde (Q213) – construction abandoned 1940
    • Cornélie (Q214) – construction abandoned 1940
  • Roland Morillot class (cancelled 1940)
    • Roland Morillot (Q191)
    • La Praya (Q198)
    • La Martinique (Q199)
    • La Guadeloupe (Q204)
    • La Réunion (Q205)
    • unnamed (Q228)
    • unnamed (Q229)
    • unnamed (Q230)
  • Émeraude class Minelaying submarines (authorised only, cancelled 1940)
    • Émeraude (Q197)
    • Agate (Q208)
    • Corail (Q209)
    • Escarboucle (Q210)
  • Phénix class (cancelled 1940)
    • Vendémiaire (Q215)
    • Brumaire (Q216)
    • Frimaire (Q217)
    • Nivôse (Q218)
    • Pluviôse (Q219)
    • Ventôse (Q220)
    • Germinal (Q221)
    • Floréal (Q222)
    • Prairial (Q223)
    • Messidor (Q224)
    • Thermidor (Q225)
    • Fructidor (Q226)
    • Phénix (Q227)

1944 to 1971

1971 to 2008
Redoutable
Inflexible
  • Redoutable class (1971–2008)
    • Redoutable (Q252) (1971–1991)
    • Terrible (Q255) (1973–1996)
    • Foudroyant (Q257) (1974–1998)
    • Indomptable (1976–2005)
    • Tonnant (1980–1999)
    • Inflexible (1985–2008)
  • Agosta class (1977–2001)
    • Agosta (1977–1997)
    • Bévéziers (1977–1998)
    • La Praya (1978–2000)
    • Ouessant (1978–2001)

See also

Notes
  1. "France launches first Barracuda SSN | Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. Commanded by Jean-Marie Querville (1903–1967) between 1934 and 1936
  3. Commanded by Jean Favreul (1898–1940) between 1939 and 1940
  4. Commanded by Jean-Marie Querville (1903–1967) between 1936 and 1938, and Benoit Lejay (1905–1941) between 1940 and 1941.
  5. Commanded by Georges Cabanier
  6. Commanded by Jean Favreul (1898–1940) in 1933.
  7. Commanded by Bertrand de Sausssine du Pont de Gault (1903–1940)
  8. Commanded by Jean Favreul (1898–1940) between 1937 and 1939.
  9. Commanded by Pierre Lancelot (1901–1957) in 1940.
  10. Commanded by Raymond de Belot (1899–1976) between 1930 and 1933, and Georges Louis Nicolas Blaison (1906–1942) between 1941 and 1942.
  11. Commanded by Jean-Marie Querville (1903–1967) between 1941 and 1943.
  12. Commanded by Bernard de Truchis de Lays (1936–1970)
  13. Commanded by André Fauve (1935–1968)

References
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