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French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching intercontinental ballistic missiles...
Timeline of Events
1801
7.6.1801
Battle of Algeciras: the French navy are defeated by the Royal Navy.
1810
8.27.1810
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
1946
11.23.1946
French Navy fire in Hai Phong, Viet Nam, kills 6,000 civilians.