French Navy

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The French Navy is the maritime military force of France, historically notable for its crucial support to the American colonies during the Revolutionary War and its longstanding role as a major European naval power.


Statements (62)
Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the armed forces
navy
alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization
alliedWith Continental Army
commandedBy Chief of Staff of the French Navy
commonName French Navy
country France
engagedInBattle Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of the Chesapeake
engagedInConflict Cold War naval operations
Napoleonic Wars
Seven Years War
World War I
World War II
hasCapability air defense
amphibious warfare
anti-submarine warfare
blue-water navy
carrier strike group operations
maritime patrol
nuclear deterrent
hasComponent French Commandos Marine
French Fusiliers Marins
French Naval Aviation
French Naval Infantry
French Naval Special Forces
French Submarine Forces
French Surface Fleet
headquartersLocation Paris
historicalRole major European naval power
support to American colonies during the American Revolutionary War
mainNavalBase Brest
Cherbourg
Toulon
militaryBranchType maritime force
motto Honneur, patrie, valeur, discipline
nativeName Marine nationale
operatesVessel Charles de Gaulle-class aircraft carrier
FREMM multipurpose frigate
air-defense frigate
aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
amphibious assault ship
ballistic missile submarine
mine countermeasures vessel
nuclear-powered attack submarine
offshore patrol vessel
support ship
partOf French Armed Forces
responsibility protection of French exclusive economic zone
protection of French territorial waters
strategic oceanic force of France
role deterrence
maritime security
naval warfare
power projection
serviceBranchOf Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
supportedConflict American Revolutionary War
trainingInstitution École navale
usesAircraft Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft
NH90 helicopter
Rafale M
usesLanguage French

Referenced by (112)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Bertrand Fagalde
François Darlan
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans
Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans
Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
militaryBranch
Charles de Gaulle
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
Exocet
French flagship L’Orient
Guillaume Tell
Océan
RBE2 radar
Spartiate
operator
French Ministry of Defence complex
Kwang-Chou-Wan
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Potez 25
Supermarine Seafire
Westland Lynx
usedBy
Battle of La Hogue (1692) ("French Royal Navy")
Battle of Navarino
Battle of Texel (1673) ("French navy")
Quasi-War
Siege of Yorktown
hasParticipant
French Fusiliers Marins
French Naval Aviation
French Naval Special Forces
French Submarine Forces
French Surface Fleet
partOf
Croix de Guerre
Honneur et Patrie
Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran ("French Royal Navy")
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vermandois
associatedWith
French Surface Fleet
L’Orient
Redoutable
École navale
operatedBy
Dassault Rafale
French Fusiliers Marins ("Marine nationale")
Océan ("Marine nationale")
Redoutable ("Marine royale")
serviceBranch
Battle of Lagos
Battle of Quiberon Bay
Bombardment of Odessa
combatant
Anne Hilarion de Tourville
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Pierre Puget
employer
Napoleon's Egyptian campaign
Operation Dynamo
Second Anglo-Mysore War
involved
Continental Army
Saudi Arabian Navy
alliedWith
Battle of the Nile
Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
belligerent
Berlin Decree ("French navy")
Continental System ("French navy")
enforcedBy
Charles de Gaulle
Océan
flagshipOf
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
memberOf
Brest blockade
Italian invasion of France
opposedBy
Joint Staff of the French Armed Forces
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
oversees
Dassault Rafale
Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
primaryUser
FAMAS assault rifle
HK416F
standardServiceRifleOf
Musée national de la Marine
administeredBy
Egyptian Navy
alliesWith
Médaille militaire
awardedToBranch
French Submarine Forces ("Marine nationale")
branch
HMS Countess of Scarborough
capturedBy
Spartiate
capturedFrom
Dassault Aviation
collaboratesWith
French Navy
commonName
French Defence Staff ("French Navy Staff")
coordinatesWith
École navale
foundedBy
Chief of the Defence Staff (France)
hasAuthorityOver
Battle of Trafalgar
hasBelligerent
French Armed Forces
hasBranch
French Armed Forces ("Royal French Navy")
historicalPrecursor
Salonika Expedition
involvedBranch
NATO naval forces ("Marine Nationale")
memberStatesContribute
French Navy ("Marine nationale")
nativeName
Battle of the Nile
navalForce
Battle of Minorca (1756)
navalForceInvolved
Battle of Beachy Head (1690) ("French navy")
navalPowerInvolved
Battle of Solebay ("French navy")
notableParticipant
British Channel Fleet
opponent
Battle of Beachy Head (1690) ("French Royal Navy")
opponentAlliance
HMS Vanguard
opponentAtBattleOfTheNile
Baltic campaign
participant
Imperial German Navy
rival
Paul Gauguin
servedIn
Naval Group
serves
Guillaume Tell
service
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers ("French Revolutionary Navy")
serviceContinuationEra
Jean-François de La Clue-Sabran ("French Royal Navy")
serviceEntry
François-Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers ("Ancien Régime French Navy")
serviceEntryEra
French Far East Expeditionary Corps
supportedBy
Service de santé des armées
supportsBranch
École navale ("French Navy line officers")
trains
GIAT 30M 30 mm cannon
usedByService
French Fourragere
usedIn

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