French Navy | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-06

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French Navy


00:01:12 1 Origins
00:02:12 2 Names and symbols
00:03:23 3 History
00:03:32 3.1 17th century
00:04:26 3.2 18th century
00:06:10 3.3 19th century
00:09:47 3.4 20th century
00:12:48 3.5 21st century
00:13:11 4 Organisation
00:14:44 4.1 Main naval bases
00:15:25 5 Equipment
00:15:33 5.1 Ships and submarines
00:17:07 5.2 Aircraft
00:17:48 6 Personnel
00:17:57 6.1 Application requirement
00:19:31 7 Customs and traditions
00:19:40 7.1 Ranks
00:20:58 7.2 Addressing officers
00:21:35 7.3 Uniforms
00:21:44 8 Future
00:24:32 9 Notable French naval officers
00:24:42 9.1 Corsairs
00:25:09 9.2 Heroes of the First Republic
00:25:33 9.3 Explorers
00:26:10 9.4 Other important French naval officers
00:27:16 9.5 Notable people who served in the French Navy
00:28:48 10 See also



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The French Navy (French: Marine Nationale, lit. National Navy), informally "La Royale", is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces. Dating back to 1624, the French Navy is one of the world's oldest naval forces. It has participated in conflicts around the globe and played a key part in establishing the French colonial empire.
The French Navy consists of six main branches and various services: the Force d'Action Navale, the Forces Sous-marines (FOST, ESNA), the Maritime Force of Naval Aeronautics, the Fusiliers Marins (including Commandos Marine), the Marins Pompiers, and the Maritime Gendarmerie.
As of June 2014, the French Navy employed a total of 36,776 personnel along with 2,800 civilians. Its reserve element consisted of 4,827 personnel of the Operational Reserve. As  a blue-water navy, it operates a wide range of fighting vessels, which include the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, various aeronaval forces, attack submarines and ballistic missile submarines, frigates, patrol boats and support ships.