List of active French Navy landing craft

List of active landing craft of the French Navy is a list of landing craft currently in service with the French Navy. These craft operate from the Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in service with the Force d'action navale (Naval Action Force) and are also based with French forces in Djibouti and in various of France's overseas territories.[1][2]

Landing craft

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Class Picture Type Craft Displacement Note
EDA-R class   Landing craft L9092 EDA-R 1
L9093 EDA-R 2
L9094 EDA-R 3
L9095 EDA-R 4
300 tonnes
Engin de débarquement amphibie standard (EDA-S class) Landing craft Arbalète
Arquebuse
Bombarde
Javeline
Pertuisane (building)
Glaive (building)
Dague (building)[3]
As of November 1, 2023, four units entered active service. Total of 14 to be delivered by 2025; replacing CTM craft[4]
CTM class   Landing Craft Mechanized Five units remaining in service as of January 2023[5] 56 tonnes[6] One landing craft deployed in Mayotte; second with French forces in Djibouti

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marine Nationale Dossier d'Information, p. 19" (PDF). Cols Bleus (in French). January 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  2. ^ "Key defence figures 2013" (PDF) (in French). Defense.gouv.fr.
  3. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (31 August 2022). "Marine nationale : deux EDAS mis en service, les suivants en construction" (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ Groizeleau, Vincent (1 March 2023). "Flottille amphibie : deux nouveaux EDA-S attendus à Toulon d'ici l'été". Mer et Marine (in French). Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Marine Nationale Dossier d'Information, p. 19" (PDF). Cols Bleus (in French). January 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  6. ^ Foudre Class - Military Today