For my second fleet for Mongooses Publishing's Victory at Sea game I decided on the Free French Naval Forces, which then lead to a problem, the victory at sea lists include ships that formed the French Navy at the start of the war but were later spilt between the Free French, the Vichy forces or ended up scuttled or attacked by the British. After a bit of research I did manage to work out which ships I was going to allow myself to use.
Richelieu class battleship
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Richelieu
Bretagne class battleship
Book: Order of Battle
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Lorraine
Note to use the slightly different stats for Lorraine as apposed to the rest of her class. Representing her refit replacing her Q turret with increased AA and spotter planes.
Courbet class battleship
Book: Order of Battle
Ships Allowed: 2
Name(s): Courbet, Paris
Bearn class aircraft carrier
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Bearn
Duguay Trouin class cruiser
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Duguay Trouin
Duquesne class cruiser
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 2
Name(s): Duquesne, Tourville
Emile Bertain class cruiser
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Emile Bertain
Jeanne D'Arc class cruiser
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Jeanne D'arc
La Galissonniere class cruiser
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 3
Name(s): Montcalm, Gloire, Georges Leygues
Suffren class cruiser
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Suffren
Le Fantasque class destroyer
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 4
Name(s): Le Fantasque, Le Triomphant, Le Malin, Le Terrible
Bourrasque class destroyer
Book: Victory at Sea
Ships Allowed: 2
Name(s): Mistral, Ouragan
Chacal class destroyer
Book: Order of Battle
Ships Allowed: 2
Name(s): Leopard, Tigre
Surcouf class submarine
Book: Order of Battle
Ships Allowed: 1
Name(s): Surcouf
Note the Surcouf was sunk in 1942 which is before many of the cruisers above joined the Free French.
Argonaute/Diane/Orion class submarine
Book: Order of Battle
Ships Allowed: ?
Name(s): Minerve, Junon
I've seen several references to the Free French having more than 2 submaines but the only names (apart from the surcouf) I can find are the Minerve and Junon
Classes Not Allowed:
Algerie class cruiser
Dunkerque class battleship
Mogador class destroyer
As it turns out there are very few classes of ships that didn't find their way to the allied cause, although there are limitations on the number avaliable from each class. The Free French is very much a cruiser force and severly misses the Dunkerque & Bretange (the one Bretange class you are allowed the 'Lorraine' is the worst of the class gamewise) class battleships that the French started the war with. Still as long as you take this into account when designing scenarios they can be a fun force to use even if the do lack the power of the bigger navies.
The above ships are from the French lists in victory at sea, but if you can get your opponents permission a few ships built in other countries also found their way into the Free French Fleet.
Avenger Class Escort Carrier
Book: Order of battle
Fleet: Royal Navy
Ships Allowed: 1
Names: Dixmude
Hunt Class Destroyer
Book: Order of battle
Fleet: Royal Navy
Ships Allowed: 1
Names: La Combattante
Flower Class Corvette
Book: Order of battle
Fleet: Royal Navy
Ships Allowed: 9
Names: Aconit, Alysse, Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves, Commandant Detroyat, Commandant Drougou, Lobelia, Mimosa, Renocule, Roselys
