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

• 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 1980s.
• T 53 class — all 6 units retired in the 1970s & 1980s.
• 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 in service.
• Aquitaine class — 3 ships in service.