French Submarine Forces
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The French Submarine Forces are the submarine arm of France’s navy, operating both nuclear-powered ballistic missile and attack submarines as a key component of the country’s naval power and nuclear deterrent.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forces sous-marines | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval formation
ⓘ
submarine force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FSM ⓘ |
| allegiance | French Republic ⓘ |
| branch |
French Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Marine nationale
|
| componentOf |
French Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Force de dissuasion française
Force océanique stratégique ⓘ French nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| garrison |
Brest
ⓘ
Toulon ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ land-attack cruise missile strikes ⓘ second-strike nuclear capability ⓘ |
| hasEquipment |
Rubis-class nuclear attack submarines
ⓘ
Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines ⓘ Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarines ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Force océanique stratégique
ⓘ
French SSBN fleet ⓘ French SSN fleet ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Toulon
ⓘ
Île Longue ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
French submarine arm of the Marine nationale in World War I
ⓘ
French submarine arm of the Marine nationale in World War II ⓘ |
| introducedNuclearSubmarines | 1960s ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| maintains | at least one SSBN on patrol at all times ⓘ |
| mission |
intelligence gathering
ⓘ
power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ special operations support ⓘ strategic nuclear strike capability ⓘ |
| nativeName |
French Submarine Forces
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Forces sous-marines
|
| operates |
nuclear-powered attack submarines
ⓘ
nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines ⓘ |
| operatesUnderPolicy | French nuclear doctrine of strict sufficiency ⓘ |
| operatesWeaponSystem |
M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile
ⓘ
strategic nuclear warheads ⓘ |
| operationalControlBy |
Chief of Staff of the French Navy
ⓘ
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France ⓘ
surface form:
French Ministry of the Armed Forces
|
| partOf | French Navy ⓘ |
| role |
conventional naval warfare
ⓘ
strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ submarine arm of the French Navy ⓘ |
| typeOfDeterrent | sea-based nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| usesDoctrine | continuous at-sea deterrent patrols ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Forces sous-marines