List of destroyers of France
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The following is a list of destroyers of France. In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. The Fantasque was the fastest destroyer class ever built.[1]
World War I
- Durandal class (1899) — 4 ships
- Durandal (M1)
- Hallebarde (M'1)
- Fauconneau (M'2)
- Espingole (M'3)
- Framée class (1899) — 4 ships
- Rochefortais or Pertuisane class (1900) — 4 ships
- Pertuisane (M'8)
- Escopette (M'9)
- Flamberge (M'10)
- Rapière (M'11)
- Arquebuse class (1902) — 20 ships
- Carabine (M'12)
- Sarbacane (M'13)
- Arquebuse (M'14)
- Arbalète (M'15)
- Mousquet (M'16)
- Javeline (M'17)
- Sagaie (M'18)
- Épieu (M'19)
- Harpon (M'20)
- Fronde (M'21)
- Francisque (M'22)
- Sabre (M'23)
- Dard (M'24)
- Baliste (M'25)
- Mousqueton (M'26)
- Arc (M'27)
- Pistolet (M'28)
- Bélier (M'29)
- Catapulte (M'30)
- Bombarde (M'31)
- Claymore class (1905) — 13 ships
- Branlebas class (1907) — 10 ships
- Spahi class (1908) — 7 ships
- Spahi (M55)
- Hussard (M59)
- Carabinier (M60)
- Lansquenet (M61)
- Mameluck (M62)
- Enseigne Henry (M84)
- Aspirant Herber (M85)
- Voltigeur class (1908) — 2 ships
- Voltigeur (M56)
- Tirailleur (M57)
- Chasseur class (1909) — 4 ships
- Chasseur (M58)
- Actée — sold to Peru as BAP Teniente Rodríguez before completion
- Janissaire (M63)
- Fantassin (M64)
- Cavalier (M65)
- Bouclier class (1911) — 12 ships
- Cimeterre (M66)
- Dague (M67)
- Fourche (M68)
- Faulx (M69)
- Boutefeu (M70)
- Bouclier (M71)
- Casque (M72)
- Capitaine Mehl (M73)
- Dehorter (M74)
- Francis Garnier (M75)
- Commandant Bory (M76)
- Commandant Rivière (M77)
- Bisson class (1912) — 6 ships
- Aventurier class (1914) — 4 ships
- Enseigne Roux class (1915) — 3 ships
- Mécanicien Principal Lestin (M86)
- Enseigne Roux (M87)
- Enseigne Gabolde (M88) — completed to a modified design
- M89 class (1915) — 2 ships, Cancelled
- M89
- M90
- Arabe class (1917) — 12 ships
Between the World Wars
- Lion class — 2 ships, Cancelled
- Lion
- Guépard
World War II
- Chacal class — 6 ships
- Guépard class — 6 ships
- Aigle class — 6 ships
- Vauquelin class — 6 ships
- Fantasque class — 6 ships
- Mogador class — 2 ships
- Bourrasque class — 12 ships
- Adroit class — 14 ships
- Hardi class — 8 ships
Post-war
- T 47 class — all 12 units retired in the 1980s.
- Surcouf
- Kersaint
- Cassard
- Bouvet
- Dupetit-Thouars
- Chevalier Paul
- Maillé-Brézé
- Vauquelin
- D'Estrées
- Du Chayla
- Casabianca
- Guépratte
- T 53 class — all 6 units retired in the 1970s & 1980s.
- Duperré
- La Bourdonnais
- Forbin
- Tartu
- Jauréguiberry
- La Galissonnière
- Aconit class — 1 ship, decommissioned in 1996
See also
References
- ^ "NH 121683 Destroyers Entering Brest, France". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2023-09-29.