Worldwide weapony post-T2K

[Legbreaker]

I'd imagine the French would only really need small escort vessels to protect their shipping post 2000. Patrol boats (armed with a couple of torpedos and a 20mm gun), corvettes and the like should be more than enough to beat off any pirates that may be lurking about in most places. The bigger prewar ships (frigates, cruisers, etc) should be sufficient for the longer range operations given the almost total lack of serious opposition anywhere on the planet.
Can't see total domination of the sea lanes happening though - it's more likely the French would work on the old convoy principle of half a dozen plus freighters escorted by two or three naval vessels (which may even include a submarine).