Standing French Navy Deployments is a list of current deployments by the French Navy: Maritime zones The French Navy maintains a continual naval presence in the maritime zones of its overseas departments and territories. Each maritime zone is host to either a naval base or naval facility to support the various ships deployed in these regions. North Sea and English Channel Maritime zone Atlantic Ocean Maritime zone Caribbean Sea Maritime Zone Guiana Maritime Zone Green Cape Maritime Zone Mediterranean Sea Maritime Zone Indian Ocean Maritime Zone Southern Indian Ocean Maritime Zone Pacific Ocean Maritime Zone French Polynesia Maritime Zone New Caledonia Maritime Zone References See also Blue-water navy Standing Royal Navy deployments Historic French Navy Deployments French Navy Standing