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The French Navy has a specific flag, slightly different from the regular French flag, a number of pennants and jacks, and traditions related to them. Navy officers on the bridges of the Motte-Picquet frigate French Navy summer uniforms Frigate division of the French Navy in Toulon harbour The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the second-largest Western European navy (the largest being the Royal Navy). ...
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A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ...
The Force dAction Navale (FAN) is the 12,000-man and about 100-ship strong backbone of the French Navy. ...
The Force Océanique Stratégique (FOST, Strategic Oceanic Force) are the strategic submarine forces of the French Navy. ...
The Aviation Navale (Naval Aviation) of the French Navy includes 162 airplanes (138 of them combat-capable) and 6,800 men, both civilians and military personel. ...
The Naval Light Infantry and Naval Commandos units are under command of the Force Maritime des Fusiliers Marins et Commandos (FORFUSCO) in Lorient. ...
The Naval Commandos (Commandos Marines) are the special forces of the French Navy. ...
The Fusiliers de Marine, or fusiliers marins, are units specialised in the protection and defence of sensitive points of the French Navy on land. ...
The Gendarmerie Navale, or Gendarmerie maritime, is a 1 100-man strong corps of the French Navy. ...
The French navy is affectionately known as The Gayest Navy(the Royal), for its supposed attachement to the monarchy; it is to be noted that some of the greatest heroes of the First Republic were in the French Navy (Luc-Julien-Joseph Casabianca, Robert Surcouf, Latouche-Tréville). ...
The French Navy is undertaking a significant reinforcement, both in modernising and in number, under the Projet de loi de programmation militaire 2003-2008 (Military programme law project 2003-2008)[1] , which notably calls for A second aircraft carrier - conventionally propelled (the current Charles De Gaulle is nuclear), and built...
// Aircraft carriers Charles de Gaulle nuclear aricraft carrier Charles de Gaulle Planned: Second aircraft carrier Projection and Command vessels Mistral Projection and Command vessel Mistral class - 2 ships Mistral Tonnerre Helicopter Carriers Jeanne dArc Jeanne dArc (normally used for training) (Note that most amphibious ships are capable of...
Standing French Navy Deployments is a list of current deployment by the French Navy: Caribbean Fort-de-France, Martinique Pointe-à -Pitre, Guadeloupe South America Cayenne, Suriname Pacific Tahiti - naval base New Caledonia Indian Ocean Mayotte Réunion Alindien or Indian Ocean Maritime Zone Africa Djibouti Dakar, Senegal North America Saint...
This is a list of traditional French Navy ship names, along with notices for notable units. ...
List of British fleets of World War I British Grand Fleet List of British fleets of World War II British Eastern Fleet British Home Fleet British Mediterranean Fleet British Pacific Fleet List of United States fleets US Atlantic Fleet US Pacific Fleet US Asiatic Fleet For a list of numbered...
One of ancien régime Frances Secretaries of State was entrusted with control of the French Navy. ...
From left to right: Capitaine de Vaisseau Xavier Magne (captain of the Charles De Gaulle), vice-amiral descadre Alain Dumontet, commander of the Force dAction Navale, and contre-amiral Edouard Guillaud, Préfet maritime of the English Channel and North Sea. ...
The rank insignia of the French Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. ...
The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel. ...
Flag Ratio: 2:3 The national flag of France (known in French as le drapeau tricolore, le drapeau bleu-blanc-rouge, le drapeau de la France, rarely, le tricolore and, colloquially, les couleurs) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red. ...
History
Ancien régime During the ancien régime, the flag of the French ships was the one of the King. Originally red, it became white with fleur de lys, and the arms of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Smaller units flew the fleur de lys flag, while ships of the line typically flew a uniform white flag. The number of fleurs de lys on the flag was not fixed, but rather pre-printed fabric was issued and the appropriate size for the flag was cut. Ancien Régime means Old Rule or Old Order in French; in English, the term refers primarily to the social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. ...
Fleurs-de-lys on the flag of Quebec The fleur-de-lis (also spelled fleur-de-lys; plural fleurs-de-lis or -lys) is used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the France monarchy (see King of France). ...
The Order of the Holy Spirit, also known as the Order of the Knights of the Holy Spirit, (French: LOrdre du Saint Espirt; LOrdre des Chevaliers du Saint Esprit) was an Order of Chivalry under the French Monarchy. ...
Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ...
French republic The Navy was the first to try the tricolour flag, which was at first unpopular among the crew. It was originally a white field with a tricolour in the canton, like the British flag. ...
French Royal Navy Ensign Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1000, 80 KB) Enseigne (approximative) de la Marine Royale Work by Rama French Navy File links The following pages link to this file: French ship Soleil-Royal (1670) History of the French Navy French ship Belle Poule (1765) ...
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National ensign and cocarde
 Cocarde of the Aviation Navale The ensign of the Marine nationale differs from the national flag by its slighty darker blue, and by the dimensions of the stripes: while the stripes of the national flag has 1:1:1 proportions, the naval ensign has 30:33:37. These differences were set in the 19 Century for optical reasons. Image File history File links Cocarde-aviation-marine. ...
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Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
Flag Ratio: 2:3 The national flag of France (known in French as le drapeau tricolore, le drapeau bleu-blanc-rouge, le drapeau de la France, rarely, le tricolore and, colloquially, les couleurs) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red. ...
The naval ensign is flown
- when docked: at the stern and at the bowsprit (if not replaced by the FNFL or the jack of a military award, see below)
- at sea : on the mast.
The dimensions of the ensign depend of the size of the ship, the circumstances (ceremony or regular service) and the position (aft, bowsprit or mast). Aft of the Soleil Royal, by Jean Bérain the Elder. ...
Bowsprit of the Falls of Clyde, showing the dolphin striker, the use of chain for the bobstays, and three furled jibs. ...
The cocarde of aircrafts of the Aviation Navale differs from the regular cocarde by bearing a black anchor. The Aviation Navale (Naval Aviation) of the French Navy includes 162 airplanes (138 of them combat-capable) and 6,800 men, both civilians and military personel. ...
Bowsprit jacks and pennants
FNFL ensign The FNFL ensign is flown by the ships which have fought with the Forces Navales Françaises Libres, or by ships named after such ships. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_Free_France. ...
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Free French Forces under review during the Battle of Normandy. ...
Two ships of the FNFL are still in service, the schoolship schooners Étoile and Belle Poule. The Étoile (star) is a French naval schooner used as a training ship. ...
The Belle-Poule is a French naval schooner used as a training ship. ...
A number of modern ships bear the names of ships which have fought with the FNFL, wither because the names are traditional in the French Navy (Ouragan for instance), or specifically after a particularly significant ship (Aconit for instance). Such ships include
Additionally, the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle also flies the flag, in honour of General De Gaulle, who founded the FNFL.
The Casabianca (ex-Bourgogne) is a first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy. ...
The Aconit is a second-line multi-mission stealth frigate of the French Marine Nationale. ...
The Surcouf (F711) is a La Fayette-class frigate of the French Navy. ...
The Ouragan is a class of French landing platform docks operated by the French Navy. ...
The Charles De Gaulle (R91) is the only serving French aircraft carrier and is the flagship of the French Navy (Marine Nationale). ...
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( listen?) (November 22, 1890 – November 9, 1970), in France commonly referred to as le général de Gaulle, was a French military leader and statesman. ...
Military award jacks Military award jacks are flown by ships which have recieved the award as a unit, or by ships named after such ships. The awards which give a jack are Image File history File links Fourrageres. ...
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Crew members wear the corresponding fourragère The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ...
French Military Medal The Médaille militaire (Military Medal) is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852. ...
Chiang Kai-sheks Légion dhonneur. ...
The Fourragère is a French military award, distinguishing military units as a whole. ...
Masthead pennant The masthead pennant, called flamme de guerre ("war pennnant") indicates a Navy ship with a commisioned commanding officer. If applicable, this pennant is replaced with the jack of a high ranking officer or a minister aboard, Image File history File links Flamme. ...
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The Jeanne dArc (R97) is a helicopter cruiser of the French Navy. ...
The Commissioning pennant or Masthead pennant is a pennant (also spelt pendant) flown from the masthead of a warship. ...
The Commissioning pennant or Masthead pennant is a pennant (also spelt pendant) flown from the masthead of a warship. ...
There is a tradition that when a ship is on mission off France for more than 5 months, she lengthens her masthead pennant by one metre for each month spent away from the homeland. A notable occurence is the cruiser Georges Leygues which sailed for Dakar on the 9th September 1940 and fought with the FNFL, away from German-occupied France, until the Liberation; when she entered Toulon harbour on the 13 September 1944, she is said to have flown a 60-metre long masthead pennant.
The Georges Leygues was a French light cruiser of the La Galissonnière class. ...
(City of Dakar, divided into 19 communes darrondissement) City proper (commune) Région Dakar Département Dakar Mayor Pape Diop (PDS) (since 2002) Area 82. ...
Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. ...
Honour and command jacks The following jacks are flown on the masthead if a minister, general officier or division commanding officer are aboard Jack of the Prime Minister Image File history File links Marque1ministre. ...
The Prime Minister of France (Premier ministre de la France) is the functional head of the Cabinet of France. ...
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The Minister of Defence (Ministre de la Défense) is the French government cabinet member charged with running the military of France. ...
| Jacks of the Minister of Overseas France Image File history File links Ministre-DOMTOM.gif‎ autorisation accordée par lauteur : © Pierre Gay : [1] File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): French Navy ensigns and pennants ...
The Minister of Overseas France (Ministre de lOutremer, formerly Minister of Overseas France and her Colonies) is a cabinet member in the Government of France responsible for overseeing French overseas departments and territories (such as the département doutre-mer). ...
| Jack of the chief of staff of the Armies Image File history File links Marque_CEMA.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): French Navy ensigns and pennants ...
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Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ...
| Jack of a Vice-amiral d'escadre Image File history File links Marque_VAE.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): French Navy ensigns and pennants ...
Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ...
| Jack of a vice-amiral Image File history File links Marque_VA.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Vice Admiral French Navy ensigns and pennants ...
Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ...
| Jack of a contre-amiral Image File history File links Contre-Amiral. ...
Counter Admiral is an Anglification of a naval rank found in some European navies; in the Deutsche Marine: Konteradmiral. ...
| Jack of a capitaine de vaisseau commanding a division Image File history File links Marque-capitaine-de-vaisseau-chef-division. ...
The rank insignia of the French Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. ...
| Jack of a capitaine de vaisseau commanding a unit Image File history File links Marque-capitaine-de-vaisseau. ...
The rank insignia of the French Navy are worn on epaulettes of shirts and white jackets, and on sleeves for navy jackets and mantels. ...
| harbour commanding officer (in NATO operations, the "Starboard" is used) Image File history File links Marque-commandant-sur-rade. ...
| senior merchant navy officer (if no French warship is present) Image File history File links Marque-capitaine-marine-marchande-senior. ...
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