Iris Libre

Iris Libre is the representation of the Free French Naval Forces during World War 2, in contrast to the Vichya Dominion representing Vichy France. In French they were known as the Forces Navales Françaises Libres or FNFL. Several French ships had escaped to British ports before the surrender, were subsequently boarded by the British during Operation Catapult, and then turned over to the FFNF. Others were initially loyal to the Vichy regime but switched sides under various circumstances. Still others were never completed, or never constructed.