page_title: Bourrasque-class destroyer
hierarchical_section_title: Bourrasque-class destroyer
caption_attribution_description: English: The French destroyer Ouragan, ONI203 booklet for identification of ships of the French Navy, published by the Division of Naval Inteligence of the Navy Department of the United States (9 November 1942). Français&#160;: l'Ouragan, livret ONI203 pour l'identification des navires de la marine française, édité par la Division du Renseignement Naval du Départment de la Marine de États-Unis (9 novembre 1942).
context_page_description: The Bourrasque class was a group of twelve French Navy destroyers laid down in 1923 and in service from 1926 to 1950. Along with the heavier Chacal class, they were part of a plan to modernise the French fleet after the First World War. The Bourrasques were smaller and slower than the Chacals, but were nonetheless comparable with the British W class. The class saw varied service in the Second World War, in five different navies, on both sides. These ships were named after types of wind.
  The design was used as the basis for the two Wicher-class destroyers built for the Polish Navy during the late 1920s.
context_section_description: The Bourrasque class was a group of twelve French Navy destroyers (torpilleur) laid down in 1923 and in service from 1926 to 1950. Along with the heavier Chacal class, they were part of a plan to modernise the French fleet after the First World War.  The Bourrasques were smaller and slower than the Chacals, but were nonetheless comparable with the British W class. The class saw varied service in the Second World War, in five different navies, on both sides. These ships were named after types of wind.
  The design was used as the basis for the two Wicher-class destroyers built for the Polish Navy during the late 1920s.
caption: Ouragan
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