List of escorteurs of France

The escorteurs of the French Navy were light naval warships used for convoy protection during and after the Second World War.
The earliest escorteurs in the French Navy were purchased from the British Royal Navy and the United States Navy. After the war, these were supplemented by former German and Italian vessels transferred to French control as war reparations.
After the war, the term escorteur replaced that of and traditionally used by the French Navy. However, in the 1970s, the designation of escorteur ceased to be used and was replaced with that of frigate, destroyer, aviso or patroller.

Second World War ships

Royal Navy:

* River-class frigate
** L'Aventure 1944–1961
** L'Escarmouche 1944–1961
** Tonkinois 1944–1961
** Croix de Lorraine 1944–1961
** La Surprise 1944–1964
** La Découverte 1944–1961
* Flower-class corvettes
** Alysse 1941–1942
** Roselys 1941–1947
** Aconit 1941–1947
** Lobelia 1941–1947
** Mimosa 1941–1942
** Commandant Détroyat 1941–1947
** Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves 1942–1947
** Renoncule 1941–1947
** Commandant Drogou 1941–1947United States Navy :
* [Cannon-class List of destroyers of France|destroyer escort|Cannon-class] destroyer escort:
** Sénégalais 1944–1964
** Algérien 1944–1964
** Tunisien 1944–1960
** Marocain 1944–1960
** Hova 1944–1964
** Somali 1944–1956
* PC-461-class submarine chaser :
** Eveillé 1944–1959
** Rusé 1944–1959
** Ardent 1944–1945
** Indiscret 1944–1960
** Résolu 1944–1951
** Emporté 1944–1959
** Effronté 1944–1953
** Enjoué 1944–1945
** Tirailleur 1944–1958
** Volontaire 1944–1964
** Goumier 1944–1965
** Franc Tireur 1944–1953
** Vigilant 1944–1959
** Mameluck 1944–1958
** Carabinier 1944–1958
** Dragon 1944–1959
** Voltigeur 1944–1970
** Attentif 1944–1953
** Spahi 1944–1959
** Fantassin 1944–1961
** Grenadier 1944–1958
** Lansquenet 1944–1958
** Cavalier 1944–1951

Post-war ships

War reparations

Ex-Regia Marina:

* light cruiser:
** ) 1948–1969
** 1948–1961
* destroyer:
** 1948–1954
* Sloop :
** Francis Garnier 1946–1966Ex-Kriegsmarine:
* Type 1934A destroyer:
** Desaix 1946–1954
** Kléber 1946–1957
* Type 1936A and 1936A (Mob) destroyer
** Marceau 1946–1958
** Hoche 1946–1958
** Léopard 1945–1951
** Q-128 1947–1958
* Type 35 torpedo boat:
** Bir Hacheim
* Type 37 torpedo boat:
** Baccarat
** Dompaire
* Type 39 torpedo boat:
** L'Alsacien
** ''Le Lorrain''

Allied fleet ships

United States Navy :

* :
** Berbère 1952–1969
** Arabe 1950–1958
** Kabyle 1950–1959
** Bambara 1950–1959
** Malgache 1952–1969
** Sakalave 1950–1959
** Touareg 1950–1958
** Soudanais 1950–1959
* :
** Laplace 1947–1950
** Mermoz 1947–1950
** Brix 1947–1958
** Verrier 1947–1958
* :
** Phnom Penh 1949–1955
** Hue 1950–1955
** Luang Prabang 1949–1955
** Kum Kang San 1950–
** Flamberge 1951–1956
** Intrépide 1951–1956
** Trident 1951–1956
** Mousquet 1951–1955
** Glaive 1951–1956
** Ardent 1951–1956
** Inconstant 1951–1956
** Légionnaire 1944–1958
** Lancier 1944–1960
** Hussard 1945–1965
** Sabre 1944–1959
** Pique 1944–1959
** Cimeterre 1944–1963
** Coutelas 1944–1963
** Dague 1944–1964
** Javelot 1944–1951

French-built ships

Fleet Escorts – (''Escorteurs d'escadre'')

* Surcouf 1955–1972
* Kersaint 1956–1984
* Cassard 1956–1974
* Bouvet 1956–1982
* Dupetit-Thouars 1957–1988
* Chevalier Paul 1957–1971
* Maillé-Brézé 1957–1988
* Vauquelin 1956–1986
* D’Estrées 1957–1985
* Du Chayla 1957–1991
* Casabianca 1957–1984
* Guépratte 1957–1985
* Duperré 1957–1972
* La Bourdonnais 1958–1976
* Forbin 1958–1981
* Tartu 1958–1979
* Jauréguiberry 1958–1977
– single ship modified for ASW testing
* La Galissonnière 1962–1990

Fast Escorts – ''Escorteurs rapides''

Type E50 (Le Corse-class) frigate:
* Le Corse 1955–1975
* Le Brestois 1956–1975
* Le Boulonnais 1955–1976
* Le Bordelais 1955–1976
Type E52 (Le Normand-class) frigate:
* Le Normand 1956–1983
* Le Picard 1956–1979
* Le Gascon 1957–1977
* Le Lorrain 1957–1976
* Le Bourguignon 1957–1976
* Le Champenois 1957–1975
* Le Savoyard 1957–1980
* Le Breton 1957–1976
* Le Basque 1957–1979
* L'Agenais 1958–1985
* Le Béarnais 1958–1979
Type E52B:
* L'Alsacien 1960–1981
* Le Provençal 1959–1981
* Le Vendéen 1960–1982

Sloop Escorts – ''Avisos escorteurs''

* Victor Schœlcher 1962–1988
* Commandant Bory 1964–1996
* Amiral Charner 1962–1990
* Doudart de Lagrée 1963–1991
* Balny 1970–1994
* Commandant Rivière 1962–1984
* Commandant Bourdais 1963–1990
* Protet 1962–1992
* Enseigne de Vaisseau Henry (F749) 1963–1996

Coastal Escorts – ''Escorteurs côtiers''

* Le Fougueux 1954–1975
* L'Opiniâtre 1954–1975
* L'Agile 1954–1976
:
* L'Adroit 1957–1979
* L'Alerte 1957–1979
* L'Attentif 1957–1978
* L'Intrépide 1958–1976
* L'Ardent 1958–1979
* L'Etourdi 1958–1976
* L'Enjoué 1958–
* Le Hardi 1958–1977
* L'Effronté 1959–
* Le Frondeur 1959–1977
* Le Fringant 1959–1982