Marine Nationale Order of Battle, July 1st, 1945
The Marine Nationale is divided into three major and one minor fleet organizations based on geography: the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific Fleets, and the Indian Ocean Flotilla. Another strategic-level command, the Force d'Action Navale, is assigned to a geographical command by order of the Commander-in-Chief. For various reasons, the Pacific Fleet is subdivided into two divisions, East and West, each incorporating a defined overall operations area, although both exist under the same overall command.
Major units of the Navy are deployed as follows:
Pacific Fleet (West)
Headquarters: Saigon, French Indochina, Asia
8th Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Daphne class
9th Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Daphne class
1st Gunboat Flotilla:
Emilia,
Leïla,
Pasquin,
Carmen,
Parséis (temporarily detached),
Cathérine,
Marie,
Bettina (
Emilia-class patrol boats)
3rd Minesweeper Flotilla: 8x
Noumea-class minesweepers
4th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
8th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
14th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
2nd Amphibious Operations Squadron:
Montebello,
Crocodile,
Jacara,
Gazelle,
Gerboise, 4x CDIC-200 (
C1,
C2,
C7,
C8)
2nd Vedette-torpilleur Flotilla: 12x Typ-36 Vedette-torpilleurs (ex-German Schnelleboot)
Indochinese River Defense Force
34x
Bateau de Patrouille Blindé (62t class)
4x Vedette FOM 8m
4x Vedette FOM 11m
Force opérationnelle Indochine
French 5th Composite (Carrier and Battle) Squadron:
Liberté (F),
Lyon,
L'Ocean
French 1st Division de Croiseurs: CA
Téméraire (F), CA
Indochine
Russian 13th Cruiser Squadron:
Kiev (F),
Tver,
Arkhangelsk,
Stavropol,
Magadan,
Perekop
French 10th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Mogador,
Hoche,
Desaix,
Marceaux
French 11th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Jaguar,
Chacal,
Lion,
Guépard,
Leopard,
Lynx,
Panthère,
Tigre
2nd Fleet Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Protee-class
French 3rd Replenishment Squadron:
Romainville and
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
French 4th Replenishment Squadron:
Cap de la Chèvre and
Cap Ferrat
* * * * *
Pacific Fleet (East)
Headquarters: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia; Noumea, New Caledonia
2nd Division de Croiseurs:
Jean Bart,
Jeanne d'Arc (working up)
7th Flotilla de Croiseurs:
Sénégal (F),
Martinique,
Niger,
Guadeloupe,
Nouvelle-Calédonie
1st Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Gallant,
Incorruptible,
Immortalité,
Surveillante,
Capricieuse,
Sensible,
Impatiente,
Mignonne,
Revenant
7th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Forbin,
Dupetit-Thouars,
Chevalier Paul,
Vauquelin,
D'Estrées,
d'Estaing,
Guépratte,
Duperré
2nd Frigate Division:
Polynésie,
Fidji
1st Fleet Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Protee-class
2nd Replenishment Squadron:
Cap Blanc Nez,
Cap Sizun
1st Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
* * * * *
Atlantic Fleet
Headquarters: Brest, France, Europe
Force opérationnelle Atlantique: Brest
2nd Composite (Carrier and Battle) Squadron:
Paris (F),
Justice,
St. Cyr
3rd Division de Croiseurs:
Duquesene (F),
Gloire
5th Division de Croiseurs:
Redoubtable,
Renommée (both working up)
French 9th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Barfleur,
La Rochelle,
Cap Lézard,
Baie de Chesapeake,
Navarin,
Fou-Tchéou,
Grand Port,
Bévéziers
10th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
L'Inflexible,
L'Inébranlable (both working up)
4th Fleet Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Protee class (homeported in Lorient)
5th Replenishment Squadron:
Cap Gris Nez,
Cap Corse,
Rambouillet
1st Région Maritime: Dunkerque
10th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
2nd Submarine Flotilla: 4
CS27 class
2nd Région Maritime: Brest
10th Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Daphne class
2nd Minesweeper Flotilla: 8x
Aubepine-class minesweepers
5th Région Maritime: Lorient
11th Submarine Flotilla: 4
CS27 class
6th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
Casablanca Station:
6th Submarine Flotilla (Casablanca): 4x
CS30 class
Dakar Station:
2nd Flotilla Escorteurs:
Le Breton,
Le Normand,
Le Boulonnais,
Le Lorrain,
Le Vendéen,
Le Bordelais,
Le Gascon,
Le Savoyard
4th Aviso Division:
Roxane,
Laurette (
Emilia-class patrol boats)
2nd Service Squadron:
Dakar
Abidjan Station:
5th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
3rd Aviso Division:
Frasquita,
Véronique (
Emilia-class patrol boats)
5th Submarine Flotilla: 6x
CS27 class
Martinique Station
3rd Frigate Division:
Sans Peur
* * * * *
Mediterranean Fleet
Headquarters: Toulon, France, Europe
1st Battle Squadron:
Richelieu (F),
Courbet
3rd Battle Squadron:
France (F),
Republique
4th Flotilla de Croiseurs:
Emile Bertin (F),
Primauguet,
Montcalm,
Tourville
3rd Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Le Terrible,
Unité,
Corcyre,
Alerte,
Diligente,
Bayonnaise,
Embuscade,
Bravoure,
Curieux
5th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Cimeterre,
Dague,
Cognée,
Arquebuse,
Glaive,
Poignard,
Pique,
Épieu
6th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Étendard,
Flamberge,
Hallebarde,
Harpon,
Claymore,
Carabine,
Épée,
Trident
6th Replenishment Squadron:
La Vestale,
La Sultane
3rd Région Maritime: Toulon
1st Submarine Flotilla: 6
CS-30
1st Minesweeper Flotilla: 10x
Cantal-class minesweepers
1st Vedette-torpilleur Flotilla: 12x Typ-36 Vedette-torpilleurs (ex-German Schnelleboot)
3rd Vedette-torpilleur Flotilla: 12x
La Combattante II-type Vedette-torpilleurs
2nd Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
4th Région Maritime: Bizerte
3rd Submarine Flotilla: 3
CS-27s,
Thetis,
Nymphe (working up),
Atalante (working up)
7th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
Forces Légères d'Attaque: Bizerte
1st Flotilla de Croiseurs (Minelaying):
De Grasse,
Georges Leygues,
Dupleix,
Jean de Vienne
3rd Flotilla de Croiseurs:
Roland (F),
Olifant,
Turpin,
Roncevaux
8th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Le Fantasque,
Le Malin,
L'Indomptable,
Le Triomphant
* * * * *
Indian Ocean Flotilla
Headquarters: Djibouti, French Somaliland, Africa
4th Division de Croiseurs:
Oliver,
Durendal
1st Aviso Division:
Grisélidis,
Vivette (
Emilia-class patrol boats)
2nd Aviso Division:
Le Dancaïre,
Micaëla (
Emilia-class patrol boats)
1st Frigate Division:
Sans Reproche
4th Flotilla Escorteurs:
Meuse,
Sambre,
Sormonne,
Chiers,
Othain
7th Submarine Flotilla: 6
Daphne class
1st Service Squadron: repair ship
Acheron, submarine tender
Jules Verne
3rd Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-01-class submarine chasers
2nd Vedette Flotilla: 8x Patrouilleur léger Type 1941
* * * * *
Force de Action Naval
Headquarters: Toulon, France, Europe
Force de porte-avions rapides
1st Carrier Squadron:
Vengeur (F),
Pacificateur
2nd Carrier Squadron:
Pluton (F),
Vauban
4th Carrier Squadron:
Bucentaure (F),
Conquirant
5th Flotilla de Croiseurs:
Algerie,
Tunisie,
Corse,
Leban
6th Flotilla de Croiseurs:
Volta,
Rhin,
Chari,
Fier
2nd Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Sabre,
Baliste,
Dehorter,
Javeline,
Bouclier,
Rapière,
Sagaie,
Casque
12th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Aigle,
Vautour,
Albatros,
Gerfaut,
Milan,
Épervier,
Bison,
Valmy
3rd Fleet Submarine Flotilla: 6x
Protee class
Force de Raid
4th Battle Squadron:
Dunkerque (F),
Strasbourg
4th Flotilla Torpillieurs:
Surcouf,
Kersaint,
Cassard,
Bouvet
1st Groupe Amphibie
1st Amphibious Operations Squadron:
Châteaurenault,
Destrées,
Condorcet,
Bazaine
3rd Amphibious Operations Squadron (Legere):
Fantassin,
Tirailleur,
Voltigeur,
Mameluck,
Spahi,
Chasseur,
C3,
C4,
C5,
C6,
C9,
C10
4th Amphibious Operations Squadron:
Caiman,
Alligator,
Daman,
Addax
1st Groupe de soutien de la flotte
Fleet Oilers:
Seine,
Marne,
Durance,
Somme,
Var
Gasoline Tankers:
Inkerman
Destroyer Tenders:
La Seybouse,
La Chelif
Dry Stores Cargo Ships:
Titan,
Japet
Ammunition Ships:
Bougainville
Large Repair Ships:
Garonne
Small Repair Ships:
Gémeaux,
Règle
Oceanic Tugs:
Cephee,
Eridan
2nd Groupe de soutien de la flotte
Fleet Oilers
Risle,
Ource,
Oise,
Rance,
Loire
Gasoline Tankers:
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre
Destroyer Tenders:
Le Drâa,
La Medjerda
Dry Stores Cargo Ships:
Rhéa,
Téthys
Ammunition Ships:
Chaîne des Puys
Large Repair Ships:
Mékong
Small Repair Ships:
Ophiuchus,
Paon
Oceanic Tugs:
Cassiopee,
Andromede
Groupe d'escorte
3rd Carrier Squadron:
Gambetta (F),
Clemenceau
1st Flotilla Escorteurs:
Zephir,
Méduse,
Cléopâtre,
Désirée,
Bellone,
Aréthuse,
Égyptienne,
Piémontaise
* * * * *
Indochinoise Patrouille Navale
Headquarters: Saigon, Indochina, Asia
Frigate Flotilla:
Tran Nhat Duat (F)
Gunboat Flotilla:
Song Me Kong,
Song Hau,
Song Huong,
Song Hong,
Song Lo,
Song Da
Support Flotilla:
Tam Sat (tug),
Hát Giang (tug),
Trung Trac (survey)
9th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
11th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
12th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
13th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
15th Submarine Chaser Flotilla: 10x
CSM-81-class submarine chasers
4x Patrouilleur léger Type 1941 patrol boats
8x Vedette FOM 8m river patrol boats
8x Vedette FOM 11m river patrol boats
4x EDA-55 landing craft
8x EA-13 landing craft
8x Bateau de Service 8.6m
8x Bateau de Service 12.2m
8x Bateau de Service 20m
8x Patrouilleur de Port 15m
* * * * *
Other Units
Naval Aviation Training Force: Brest, France, Europe
1st Carrier Training Division:
Suffren
3rd Flotilla Escorteurs:
Canche,
Authie,
Touques,
Douve,
Couesnon
École Navale:
Belle Poule,
Étoile
Battleship
Lorraine: based in Toulon as training and reserve ship
Submarines
Roland Morillot and
Charles Drujon based in Brest
Gunboat
Parséis: La Rochelle (temporarily detached from 1st Gunboat Flotilla in Indochina)
Transports
Camerone and
Tuyen Quang: based in Arzew, used as transports by French Foreign Legion
Aircraft Transports
Furet and
Dromedaire: based in Toulon, used to transport aircraft to external territories
Oil Tankers
Vendémiaire,
Brumaire,
Frimaire,
Nivôse,
Pluviôse,
Ventôse,
Germinal Floréal: based in Oran
Coastal tankers
Cerisoles and
Malakoff: based in Marseilles
Coastal tankers
Le Chesnay and
Ris-Orangis: based in Bizerte
Coastal tanker
Châtenay-Malabry: based in Dakar
Oceanic Tugs
Caméléon and
Lyre: based in Brest
Oceanic Tugs
Sagittaire and
Verseau: based in Suva, Fidji
Oceanic Tugs
Bélier and
Capricorne: based in Toulon
Medium Tugs
Étangs de Sologne and
Étangs des Dombes: based in Toulon
Medium Tugs
Étang de Biscarosse and
Étang de Berre: based in Bizerte
Ocean Research Ships
Pourqui Pas,
Le Suroit,
Ingénieur Elie Monnier,
CNRS-1,
Géographe,
Naturaliste based in Toulon