Six ships of the French Navy have been named Forbin in honour of the 17th century admiral Claude Forbin-Gardanne:
A first-class propeller aviso (1859–1884) , a second-class cruiser (1885–1921) An auxiliary patrol boat of the Free French Forces (1944). Originally a cargo ship, she was captured by the British in Gibraltar and requisitioned. She was eventually scuttled in Arromanches to be used as an artificial harbour on the 9 June 1944, in the context of the Invasion of Normandy. , a (1928–1952) , a , (1955–1992) , a commissioned in 2008