Volynian Navy

French Navy
Marine nationale
Logo of the French Navy since 1990
Founded	1624
Country	France
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	37,000 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/HQ	Main: 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
Nickname(s)	La Royale
Motto(s)	Honneur, patrie, valeur, discipline ("Honour, homeland, valour, discipline")
Colours	Blue, white, red
Ships	Current fleet
Engagements	See list Anglo-French War (1627–1629) Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) Second Anglo-Dutch War Franco-Dutch War Nine Years' War War of the Spanish Succession War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War American Revolutionary War Anglo-French War (1778–1783) French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars French conquest of Algeria Battle of the Tagus Pastry War Crimean War Second French intervention in Mexico Sino-French War French conquest of Morocco World War I World War II Indochina War Korean War Algerian War Operation Musketeer Bizerte crisis Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War 1999 East Timorese crisis War on Terror War in Afghanistan Opération Harmattan
Website	www.etremarin.fr
Commanders
Chef d'État-Major de La Marine, CEMM	Amiral Pierre Vandier
Major Général de La Marine	Vice-amiral d'escadre Stanislas Gourlez de la Motte
Insignia
Insignia	Ranks in the French Navy
Naval ensign
Aircraft flown
Attack	Rafale M
Electronic warfare	Hawkeye
Fighter	Rafale M
Helicopter	NH90, Eurocopter Lynx, Panther, Dauphin
Utility helicopter	Alouette III
Patrol	Atlantique 2, Falcon 50, Falcon 200
Trainer	Mudry CAP 10, MS-88 Rallye, Falcon 10, Xingu