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.

Pre-World War I

Takou (1900)

World War I (1899) — 4 ships (M1) (M'1) (M'2) (M'3) (1899) — 4 ships (M'4) (M'5) (M'6) (M'7) or Pertuisane class (1900) — 4 ships (M'8) (M'9) (M'10) (M'11) (1902) — 20 ships (M'12) (M'13) (M'14) (M'15) (M'16) (M'17) (M'18) (M'19) (M'20) (M'21) (M'22) (M'23) (M'24) (M'25) (M'26) (M'27) (M'28) (M'29) (M'30) (M'31) (1905) — 13 ships (M'32) (M'33) (M'34) (M'35) (M'36) (M'37) (M'38) (M'39) (M'40) (M'41) (M44) (M45) (M46) (1907) — 10 ships (M'42) (M'43) (M47) (M48) (M49) (M50) (M51) (M52) (M53) (M54) (1908) — 7 ships (M55) (M59) (M60) (M61) (M62) (M84) (M85) (1908) — 2 ships (M56) (M57) (1909) — 4 ships (M58) — sold to Peru as BAP Teniente Rodríguez before completion (M63) (M64) (M65) (1911) — 12 ships (M66) (M67) (M68) (M69) (M70) (M71) (M72) (M73) (M74) (M75) (M76) (M77) (1912) — 6 ships (M78) (M79) (M80) (M81) (M82) (M83) (1914) — 4 ships

(1915) — 3 ships (M86) (M87) (M88) — completed to a modified design (1915) — 2 ships, Cancelled M89 M90 (1917) — 12 ships

Between the World Wars — 2 ships, Cancelled Lion Guépard

World War II — 6 ships

— 6 ships

— 2 ships

— 12 ships

— 14 ships

— 8 ships

Post-war — all 12 units retired in the 1980s.

— all 6 units retired in the 1970s & 1980s.

class — 1 ship, decommissioned in 1996

List of destroyers of France

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