List of destroyers of France

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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.^[1]

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