At large number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Argonaute in honour of the mythological navigators argonauts. The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group One of France 's Secretaries of State under the Ancien régime was entrusted with control of the French Navy ( Secretary of State of the Navy (France The Préfet Maritime is a servant of the French State who exercises authority over the sea in one particular region (a Préfecture maritime) The Force d'action navale (FAN Naval Action Force is the 12000-man and about 100-ship strong backbone of the French Navy. The Force océanique stratégique (FOST Strategic Oceanic Force is the Ballistic missile submarine force of the French Navy. The Aviation navale ( Naval aviation) of the French Navy includes 162 airplanes (138 of them combat-capable and 6800 men both civilians and military personnel The Naval Commandos (Commandos marine are the Special forces of the French Navy. The Fusiliers Marins (Navy riflemen are units specialised in the protection and defence of key sites of the French Navy on land The Maritime Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Maritime is a component of French gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. This is a (non exhaustive list of currently operating ships of the French Navy. Standing French Navy Deployments is a list of current deployments by the French Navy: Caribbean Fort-de-France, The rank Insignia of the French Navy ( French: Marine Nationale) are worn on shoulder straps of shirts and white jackets Although the History of the French Navy goes back to the Middle Ages when it was defeated by the English at the Battle of Sluys and with Castilian help managed The French Navy is undertaking a significant reinforcement both in modernising and in number under the Projet de loi de programmation militaire 2003-2008 ("Military programme A French ensign is the flag flown at sea to identify a vessel as French. This is a list of traditional French Navy ship names, along with notices for notable units This is a list of French Battleships of the period 1859-1970 Note that the dates given are the ships' launch date cruisers Armorique (1862 Circé (1860 Flore (1869 Cosmao class Cosmao (1861 Dupleix (1861 This is a list of French broadside battleships of the period 1640-1861 Sections stating the ruler in power are provided as chronological references This is a list of French sail frigates from the start of the 1740s Chinese Fleets Beiyang Fleet Nanyang Fleet East Sea Fleet North Sea Fleet South The Croix de Guerre (sometimes lowercase in French Croix de guerre, meaning "Cross of War" is a military decoration of both France and The Médaille militaire (Military Medal is a decoration of the French Republic which was first instituted in 1852. Here stands a list of the ribbons of the French military and civil awards The French Order of Chivalry The principal French military awards The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale ( National Navy) and often called La Royale ( The Royal Navy) is the maritime arm For other uses of this term see Argonaut. In Greek mythology, the Argonauts ( Ancient Greek:) were a band of heroes Among them:
- The 74-gun ship of the line Argonaute (1794), which fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. First 74-gun designs The classic 74-gun ship was invented by the French as they rebuilt their navy during the early years of the reign of Louis XV. Argonaute was a 74-gun Third-rate Ship of the line of the French Navy, built in Lorient between 1794 and 1798 by the engineer The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the
- The Argonaute, a French privateer vessel commanded by Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte. For the French ships see French ship Argonaute Argonaute proteins are the Catalytic components of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC
- A torpedo boat built in 1892 and launched in 1893, decommissioned in 1910
- A submarine, built in 1927, launched in 1929, sunk by the HMS Achates on the 8 November 1942
- A submarine of the Aréthuse type (1958), now a museum. A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval Ship designed to carry Torpedoes into battle The Hood Episode In early May 1941, the British Admiralty was on the alert that the German battleship Bismarck may attempt to break out into See also List of museums in Paris Ships
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