The ''Claymore'' class was a group of thirteen (
destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
s) built for the
French Navy
The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...
in the first decade of the 20th century. All of the ships survived the
First World War
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and were
scrapped
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after the war.
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Destroyer classes
Destroyers of the French Navy
Ship classes of the French Navy