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[]
- Durandal class (1899) — 4 ships
- Framée class (1899) — 4 ships
- Rochefortais or Pertuisane class (1900) — 4 ships
- Arquebuse class (1902) — 20 ships
- Claymore class (1905) — 13 ships
- Branlebas class (1907) — 10 ships
- Spahi class (1908) — 7 ships
- Voltigeur class (1908) — 2 ships
- Chasseur class (1909) — 4 ships
- Bouclier class (1911) —12 ships
- Bisson class (1912) — 6 ships
- Aventurier class (1914) — 4 ships
- Enseigne Roux class (1915) — 3 ships
- Arabe class (1917) — 12 ships
World War II[]
- Chacal class — 6 ships
- Guépard class — 6 ships
- Aigle class — 6 ships
- Vauquelin class — 6 ships
- Fantasque class — 6 ships
- Mogador class — 2 ships
- Bourrasque class — 12 ships
- Adroit class — 14 ships
- Hardi class — 8 ships
Post-war[]
- T 47 class — all 12 units retired in the 80s.
- T 53 class — all 6 units retired in the 70s & 80s.
- Suffren class — 2 ships, 1 decommissioned in 2008, the other out of service 2008.
- Aconit class — 1 ship, decommissioned in 1996.
- Tourville class (F67 type) — 3 ships, last decommissioned in May 2013.
- Horizon class — 2 ships under construction.
- FREMM (Aquitaine class) — 9 ships under construction.
- FREDA — 2 ships under construction.
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