# List of destroyers of France

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.

## World War I

* Durandal class (1899) — 4 ships
** Durandal (M1)
** Hallebarde (M'1)
** Fauconneau (M'2)
** Espingole (M'3)
* Framée class (1899) — 4 ships
** Pique (M'4)
** Épée (M'5)
** Framée (M'6)
** Yatagan (M'7)
* 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
** Stylet (M'32)
** Tromblon (M'33)
** Pierrer (M'34)
** Obusier (M'35)
** Mortier (M'36)
** Claymore (M'37)
** Carquois (M'38)
** Trident (M'39)
** Fleuret (M'40)
** Coutelas (M'41)
** Cognée (M44)
** Hache (M45)
** Massue (M46)
* Branlebas class (1907) — 10 ships
** Glaive (M'42)
** Poignard (M'43)
** Sabretache (M47)
** Oriflamme (M48)
** Étendard (M49)
** Fanion (M50)
** Sape (M51)
** Gabion (M52)
** Branlebas (M53)
** Fanfare (M54)
* 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
** Commandant Lucas (M78)
** Magon (M79)
** Mangini (M80)
** Bisson (M81)
** Renaudin (M82)
** Protet (M83)
* Aventurier class (1914) — 4 ships
** Opiniâtre
** Aventurier
** Téméraire
** Intrépide
* 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
** Algérien
** Annamite
** Arabe
** Bambara
** Hova
** Kabyle
** Marocain
** Sakalave
** Sénégalais
** Somali
** Tonkinois
** Touareg

## Between the World Wars

* Lion class — 2 ships, Cancelled
** Lion
** Guépard

## World War II

* Chacal class — 6 ships
** Chacal
** Jaguar
** Léopard
** Lynx
** Panthère
** Tigre
* Guépard class — 6 ships
** Bison
** Guépard
** Lion
** Valmy
** Verdun
** Vauban
* Aigle class — 6 ships
** Aigle
** Vautour
** Albatros
** Gerfaut
** Milan
** Épervier
* Vauquelin class — 6 ships
** Cassard
** Chevalier Paul
** Kersaint
** Maillé Brézé
** Tartu
** Vauquelin
* Fantasque class — 6 ships
** Le Fantasque
** Le Malin
** Le Terrible
** L'Indomptable
** L'Audacieux
** Le Triomphant
* Mogador class — 2 ships
** Mogador
** Volta
* Bourrasque class — 12 ships
** Bourrasque
** Cyclone
** Mistral
** Orage
** Ouragan
** Simoun
** Sirocco
** Tempête
** Tornade
** Tramontane
** Trombe
** Typhon
* Adroit class — 14 ships
** L'Adroit
** Basque
** Bordelais
** Boulonnais
** Brestois
** Forbin
** Frondeur
** L'Alcyon
** La Palme
** La Railleuse
** Le Fortuné
** Le Mars
** Foudroyant
** Fougueux
* Hardi class — 8 ships
** Le Hardi
** Fleuret
** Épée
** Mameluk
** Casque
** Le Flibustier
** Lansquenet
** Siroco

## 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