6. French Navy
Aircraft carrier – 1
Nuclear submarine – 10
Amphibious assault ship – 3
Conventional submarine – 0
Cruiser – 0
Destroyer – 12
Frigates – 11
At 42,500 tons of displacement, French Charles de Gaulle is the largest warship in Western Europe. It is also the only nuclear-powered carrier outside of the United States Navy in the world. Although French doctrine requires two operational carriers, in 2013 the plans for the second one were scrapped, due to budgetary cuts. Instead, French Navy, that is one of the strongest navies in the world focused on FREMM program, a multi-mission frigate developed together with Italy, but even those were reduced in numbers.
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