Force protection Maritime interdiction Master-at-arms Naval boarding
Size
~ 1,800
Garrison/HQ
BFM "Amyot d'Inville" - Brest BFM "De Morsier" - Île Longue BFM "Détroyat" - Toulon CFM "Le Goffic" - Cherbourg CFM "Bernier" - Lanvéoc CFM "Brière" - Lann-Bihoué CFM "Colmay" - France Sud CFM "Morel" - Sainte-Assise CFM "Le Sant" - Rosnay
Motto(s)
On ne se rendra jamais ("We shall never surrender")
Mascot(s)
Neptune (mythology)
Engagements
Franco-Prussian War World War I World War II First Indochina War Algerian War
Commanders
Current commander
Counter admiral Christophe Lucas
Notable commanders
CDR. Philippe Kieffer Admiral Pierre Alexis Ronarc'h
Military unit
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