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 (Free French Naval Forces) L'Aventure (F707) (ex-HMS Braid) 1944–1961 L'Escarmouche (F709) (ex-HMS Frome) 1944–1961 Tonkinois (F711) (ex-HMS Moyola) 1944–1961 Croix de Lorraine (F710) (ex-HMS Strule) 1944–1961 La Surprise (F708) (ex-HMS Torridge) 1944–1964 La Découverte (F712) (ex-HMS Windrush) 1944–1961 Flower-class corvettes (Free French Naval Forces) Alysse (ex-HMS Alyssum K100) 1941–1942 Roselys (ex-HMS Sundew) 1941–1947 Aconit (ex-HMS Aconite) 1941–1947 Lobelia (ex-Lobelia) 1941–1947 Mimosa (ex-Mimosa) 1941–1942 Commandant Détroyat (Ex-HMS Coriander) 1941–1947 Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves (ex-HMS Lotus) 1942–1947 Renoncule (ex-HMS Renonculus) 1941–1947 Commandant Drogou (ex-HMS Chrysanthemum) 1941–1947 United States Navy (USN): Cannon-class destroyer escort: Sénégalais (F702) (ex-USS Corbesier (DE-106)) 1944–1964 Algérien (F701) (ex-USS Cronin (DE-107)) 1944–1964 Tunisien (F706) (ex-USS Crosley (DE-108)) 1944–1960 Marocain (F705) (ex-USS Marocain (DE-109)) 1944–1960 Hova (F704) (ex-USS Hova (DE-110)) 1944–1964 Somali (F703) (ex-USS Somali (DE-111)) 1944–1956 PC-461-class submarine chaser (or coastal patroller): Eveillé (ex-USS PC-471) 1944–1959 Rusé (ex-USS PC-472) 1944–1959 Ardent (ex-USS PC-473) 1944–1945 Indiscret (ex-USS PC-474) 1944–1960 Résolu (ex-USS PC475) 1944–1951 Emporté (ex-USS PC-480) 1944–1959 Effronté (ex-USS PC481) 1944–1953 Enjoué (ex-USS PC-482) 1944–1945 Tirailleur (ex-USS PC-542) 1944–1958 Volontaire (ex-USS PC-543) 1944–1964 Goumier (ex-USS PC-545) 1944–1965 Franc Tireur (ex-USS PC-545) 1944–1953 Vigilant (ex-USS PC-550) 1944–1959 Mameluck (ex-USS PC-551) 1944–1958 Carabinier (ex-USS PC-556) 1944–1958 Dragon (ex-USS PC-557) 1944–1959 Voltigeur (ex-USS PC-559) 1944–1970 Attentif (ex-USS PC-562) 1944–1953 Spahi (ex-USS PC-591) 1944–1959 Fantassin (ex-USS PC-621) 1944–1961 Grenadier (ex-USS PC-625) 1944–1958 Lansquenet (ex-USS PC-626) 1944–1958 Cavalier (ex-USS PC-627) 1944–1951
Post-war ships
War reparations
Ex-Regia Marina: Capitani Romani-class light cruiser: (ex-Italian cruiser Attilio Regolo)) 1948–1969 (ex-Italian cruiser Scipione Africano) 1948–1961 Oriani-class destroyer: (ex-Italian destroyer Alfredo Oriani) 1948–1954 Sloop : Francis Garnier (F730) (ex-Italian sloop Eritrea) 1946–1966 Ex-Kriegsmarine: Type 1934A-class destroyer: Desaix (ex-German destroyer Z5 Paul Jacobi) 1946–1954 Kléber (D603) (ex-German destroyer Z6 Theodor Riedel) 1946–1957 Type 1936A-class and 1936A (Mob)-class destroyer Marceau (D601) (ex-German destroyer Z31) 1946–1958 Hoche (D602) (ex-German destroyer Z25) 1946–1958 Léopard (ex-German destroyer Z23) 1945–1951 (Refloated for spares, then scrapped) Q-128 (ex-US destroyer DD-939, ex-German destroyer Z39) 1947–1958 Type 35 torpedo boat: Bir Hacheim (ex-German torpedo boat T11) Type 37 torpedo boat: Baccarat (ex-German torpedo boat T20) Dompaire (ex-German torpedo boat T14) Elbing-class torpedo boat: L'Alsacien (ex-German torpedo boat T23) Le Lorrain (ex-German torpedo boat T28)