French Navy
maritime arm of the French Armed Forces
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
French Navy is a navy[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of navy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,955 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: France[3]
- Item operated: submarine[4], French Navy fleet[5], Alcide[6]
- Headquarters location: Hexagone Balard[7]
- Part of: French Armed Forces[8]
- Commons category: French Navy[9]
- Has part(s): Force d'action navale[10], Submarine forces[11], French Naval Aviation[12], fusilier marin[13]
- Inception: 1624[14]
- Pseudonym: La Royale[15]
- Parent organization or unit: French Armed Forces[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:French Navy[17]
- Commons gallery: French Navy[18]
- Described by source: Jane's Fighting Ships 1946-47[19]
- Motto text: Honneur, patrie, valeur, discipline[20]
- Owner of: U-129[21], Couronne[22], HWU transmitter[23], Château de Brest[24], Fort de Balaguier[25], Fort Saint Louis[26], Fort de Six-Fours[27], Victor Hugo[28], Friedland[29], French ironclad Lave[30], Batterie de Peyras[31], Sémaphore du cap Béar[32]
- History of topic: history of the French Navy[33]
- Social media followers: 154,177[34], 141,035[35], 25,800[36], 174,073[37], 29,900[38], 191,775[39], 35,800[40], 39,500[41], 44,400[42], 49,200[43]
- Watercraft prefix: FS[44]
Why It Matters
French Navy has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]