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    French Navy - Wikipedia

    • The French Navy , informally La Royale (French pronunciation: [la ʁwajal], lit. 'The Royal'), is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world recognised as being a blue-water navy. The French Navy is capable of operating globally an… See more

    Origins

    The history of French naval power dates back to the Middle Ages, and had three loci of evolution:
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    Names and symbols

    The first true French Royal Navy (French: la Marine Royale) was established in 1624 by Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII. During the French Revolution, la Marine Royale was formally renamed la Marine Nati… See more

    Founded1624
    RoleNaval warfare
    Size37,000 personnel (2021) and 7,000 civilians (2021) · 180 ships · 178 aircraft · FAN · FSM · AVIA · FORFUSCO · Marins Pompiers · Gendarmerie Maritime · Service de soutien de la Flotte
    Garrison/HQMain: Brest, Île Longue, Toulon · Secondary: Cherbourg, Lorient · French overseas territories: Fort de France, Degrad des Cannes, Port des Galets, Dzaoudzi, Nouméa, Papeete · Overseas: Dakar, Djibouti, Abu Dhabi
    History

    Cardinal Richelieu personally supervised the Navy until his death in 1643. He was succeeded by his protégé, Jean Baptiste Colbert, who introduced the first code of regulations of the French Navy and establishe… See more

    Organisation

    The chief of the naval staff is Vice-admiral d’escadre Arnaud de Tarlé, and as of 2014 the Navy has an active strength of 36,776 military personnel and 2,909 civilian staff. The Navy is organised into four main operationa… See more

    Equipment

    Although French naval doctrine calls for two aircraft carriers, the French only have one, Charles de Gaulle. Originally a planned order for French aircraft carrier PA2 was based on the design of the British Queen Elizabeth-cl… See more

    Personnel

    Seamen must be at least 17 but no more than 30 years old, with no minimum level of schooling.
    Petty officers must be at least 17 but no more than 30 years old, with at least a high school dipl… See more

    Customs and traditions

    The rank insignia of the French Navy are worn on shoulder straps of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. Until 2005, only commissioned officers had an anchor on their insignia, but enlisted per… See more

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