This is a list of active French Navy ships. The French Navy consists of nearly 100 vessels of the Force d'action navale (Naval action force) and the 10 submarines of the Forces sous-marines (Submarine force). Primary assets include 1 nuclear aircraft carrier, 3 amphibious assault ships, 4 air-defence-focused destroyers, 6 anti-submarine (ASW)/land attack mission-oriented destroyers, 5 general-purpose frigates, and 6 surveillance frigates. The submarine force consists of 6 nuclear attack submarines and 4 nuclear ballistic missile submarines. Integral to supporting the Force d'Action Navale at sea are the French Navy's 2 replenishment oilers, 16 mine countermeasure vessels and 8 support ships. In addition to the above units, the Navy operates 15 patrol ships (supplemented by additional coast