When the Germans invaded Vichy France after the Allies invaded French North Africa in November 1942 and tried to seize the French fleet, all but one of the seaworthy destroyers were scuttled to prevent their capture. While the Vichy Navy made some effort to finish "Le Intrépide" or "Le Téméraire" after the armistice, they were only 20% and 15% complete when the Germans occupied Vichy France and they made no effort to finish them. The Germans turned the ships in Toulon over to the Italians shortly after occupying the city. "Bison", the only ship not scuttled, was still incomplete and was not completed by the Italians although they gave her the designation of "FR 35". "Mameluk", "Casque" and "L'Adroit" were the three ships assigned to the 10e DT on active duty. The latter was the only one of the trio to be salvaged as the work on the other two was interrupted by Allied bombing in 1944. "Lansquenet" was towed to Italy in April 1943 for completion as "FR34". "Sirocco" and "Le Hardi" were refloated in as April and June, redesignated as "FR32" and "FR37", respectively, and were towed to Italy a few months later. "L'Adroit", renamed "FR33" by the Italians and "Foudroyant", renamed "FR36", remained in Toulon after they were salvaged in April and May, respectively.