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

* (1899) — 4 ships
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* (1902) — 20 ships
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* (1905) — 13 ships
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* (1907) — 10 ships
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* (1908) — 7 ships
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* (1909) — 4 ships
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* (1911) — 12 ships
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* (1912) — 6 ships
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* (1915) — 2 ships, Cancelled
**M89
**M90
* (1917) — 12 ships
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Between the World Wars

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

World War II

* — 6 ships
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* — all 12 units retired in the 1980s.
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* class — 1 ship, decommissioned in 1996

See also

* Escorteur

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