Ships under the France flag

Skydex collections hold 81 ships registered in France, logged by 9 pilots. Most of them are passenger ships and ferries. It shows up regularly, without being one of the big open registries. Registry comes from the MMSI prefix in the AIS signal — the flag state, which for most merchant traffic is not the owner’s country.

Vessels

Spotters

First caught by ess on 2026-07-14.

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Questions

How many France-flagged ships have Skydex players caught?

81 vessels.

How do you know a ship flies the France flag?

From its MMSI: the first three digits are the Maritime Identification Digits of the country the ship is registered in.