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

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*M89
*M90
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Between the World Wars

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

World War II

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