Second World War · 1939–1945

Vichy French Navy

67 ships covered here, in 10 battles.

Battleships 5

Dunkerque

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Battleship · Dunkerque class

8 × 13″ guns

Launched 1935 · 2 battles

Jean Bart

Damaged

France

Vichy France

Battleship · Richelieu class

1 battle

Provence

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Battleship · Bretagne class

10 × 13.4″ guns in 5 twin turrets

Launched 1913 · 2 battles

Richelieu

Survived

France

Vichy France

Battleship · Richelieu class

8 × 15″ guns

Launched 1939 · 1 battle

Strasbourg

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Battleship · Dunkerque class

8 × 13″ guns

Launched 1936 · 2 battles

Aircraft carriers 1

Béarn

Survived

France

Vichy France

Aircraft carrier

8 × 6.1″ guns

Launched 1920 · 0 battles

Seaplane tenders 1

Commandant Teste

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Seaplane tender

12 × 3.9″ guns

Launched 1929 · 2 battles

Heavy cruisers 7

Algérie

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser

8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1932 · 1 battle

Colbert

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser · Suffren class

8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1928 · 1 battle

Dupleix

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser · Suffren class

8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Duquesne

Survived

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser · Duquesne class

0 battles

Foch

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser · Suffren class

8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1929 · 1 battle

Suffren

Survived

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser · Suffren class

8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1927 · 0 battles

Tourville

Survived

France

Vichy France

Heavy cruiser · Duquesne class

8 × 8″ guns in 4 twin turrets

Launched 1926 · 0 battles

Light cruisers 11

Duguay-Trouin

Survived

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · Duguay-Trouin class

8 × 6.1″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Launched 1923 · 0 battles

Émile Bertin

Survived

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1933 · 0 battles

Georges Leygues

Survived

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · La Galissonnière class

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1936 · 2 battles

Gloire

Survived

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · La Galissonnière class

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1935 · 0 battles

Jean de Vienne

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · La Galissonnière class

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1935 · 1 battle

Jeanne d'Arc

Survived

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser

8 × 6.1″ guns

Launched 1930 · 0 battles

La Galissonnière

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · La Galissonnière class

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1933 · 1 battle

Lamotte-Picquet

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · Duguay-Trouin class

8 × 6.1″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Launched 1924 · 1 battle

Marseillaise

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · La Galissonnière class

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1935 · 1 battle

Montcalm

Survived

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · La Galissonnière class

9 × 6″ guns in 3 triple mounts

Launched 1935 · 2 battles

Primauguet

Wrecked

France

Vichy France

Light cruiser · Duguay-Trouin class

8 × 6.1″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Launched 1924 · 1 battle

Sloops 4

Amiral Charner

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Sloop · Bougainville class

3 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1932 · 1 battle

Bougainville

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Sloop · Bougainville class

1 battle

D'Entrecasteaux

Wrecked

France

Vichy France

Sloop · Bougainville class

3 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Dumont d'Urville

Survived

France

Vichy France

Sloop · Bougainville class

3 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Destroyers 33

Aigle

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Aigle class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Albatros

Wrecked

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Aigle class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Boulonnais

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · L'Adroit class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1927 · 1 battle

Brestois

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · L'Adroit class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1927 · 1 battle

Cassard

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Vauquelin class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Chevalier Paul

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Vauquelin class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1932 · 0 battles

Épervier

Wrecked

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Aigle class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Fougueux

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · L'Adroit class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1928 · 1 battle

Frondeur

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · L'Adroit class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1929 · 1 battle

Gerfaut

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Aigle class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Guépard

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Guépard class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1928 · 2 battles

Kersaint

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Vauquelin class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 2 battles

L'Alcyon

Survived

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Bourrasque class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1926 · 1 battle

L'Audacieux

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Le Fantasque class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1934 · 1 battle

L'Indomptable

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Le Fantasque class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1933 · 1 battle

Le Fantasque

Survived

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Le Fantasque class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1934 · 1 battle

Le Malin

Survived

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Le Fantasque class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1933 · 2 battles

Le Terrible

Survived

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Le Fantasque class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1933 · 1 battle

Lion

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Guépard class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1929 · 1 battle

Lynx

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Chacal class

5 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1925 · 2 battles

Milan

Wrecked

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Aigle class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Mogador

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Mogador class

8 × 5.5″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Launched 1937 · 2 battles

Tartu

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Vauquelin class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Tigre

Survived

France

Vichy France

Italy

Destroyer · Chacal class

5 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1924 · 1 battle

Tornade

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Bourrasque class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1925 · 1 battle

Tramontane

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Bourrasque class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1924 · 1 battle

Typhon

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Bourrasque class

4 × 5.1″ guns

Launched 1925 · 1 battle

Valmy

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Guépard class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1928 · 2 battles

Vauban

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Guépard class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Vauquelin

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Vauquelin class

1 battle

Vautour

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Aigle class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Verdun

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Guépard class

5 × 5.5″ guns

Launched 1928 · 1 battle

Volta

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Destroyer · Mogador class

8 × 5.5″ guns in 4 twin mounts

Launched 1936 · 2 battles

Submarines 5

Ajax

Scuttled

France

Vichy France

Submarine · Redoutable class

1 × 3.9″ gun

Launched 1930 · 1 battle

Bévéziers

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Submarine · Redoutable class

2 battles

Casabianca

Survived

France

Vichy France

Submarine · Redoutable class

1 × 3.9″ gun

Launched 1935 · 1 battle

Le Héros

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Submarine · Redoutable class

1 × 3.9″ gun

Launched 1932 · 1 battle

Persée

Sunk

France

Vichy France

Submarine · Redoutable class

1 × 3.9″ gun

Launched 1931 · 1 battle

Other fleets in the Second World War