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This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the French Navy. Names are traditionally re-used over the years, and have been carried by more than one ship.
Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Redoutable ("Redoubtable"):
Six ships of the French navy have borne the name Annibal in honour of Hannibal
Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of the 18th century admiral count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte.
Four ships of the French Navy have bourne the name of Mutin :
Five ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of privateer and slave trader Robert Surcouf:
Three ships of the French Navy have borne the name Latouche-Tréville in honour of the 19th century politician and admiral Louis-René Levassor de Latouche Tréville.
Four ships of the French Navy have been named in honour of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, considered to be one of the founders of the French Navy.
Five ships of the French Navy have borne the name Bouvet in honour of François Joseph Bouvet.
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Astrolabe, after the instrument astrolabe
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Borda in honour of Jean-Charles de Borda. From 1839 it has been a tradition that the main schoolship of the École navale, a repurposed capital ship, be renamed Borda in this role.
At least 10 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Intrépide ("Intrepid"):
Eight ships of the French Navy have borne the name Le Triomphant, Triomphant or Triomphante ("triumphant"):
Seven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Protée, in honour of Proteus.
Twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hermione, in honour of Hermione, daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and his wife, Helen of Troy.
Six ships of the French navy have bourn the name Créole in honour of Creole peoples.
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Invincible; among them:
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name D'Entrecasteaux in honour of Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux:
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Guerrière.
Two ships of the French Navy have borne the name Tilsitt in honour of the Treaties of Tilsit:
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Robuste ("Robust"):