Le Fantasque-class destroyer

The Le Fantasque class of six large, very fast destroyers (also referred to as the Malin class) was ordered under the French naval programme of 1930. They served in World War II for both Vichy France and the Free French Forces.

The original purpose of these large French destroyers, and the earlier, was to operate with battleship and cruiser forces, although they were not restricted to this. The Italian Navy, the Regia Marina, reacted by building the s. Those ships that sailed with the Allies were classed as light cruisers.

Ships in the class

 * FRENCH DESTROYER Le Fantasque (10, X101, X103, D610)
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Le Malin (9, 8, X82, X102, X02, D612), launched 17 August 1933, scrapped February 1964
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Le Terrible (12, 11, 12, X103, X101, D611), launched 30 November 1933, scrapped June 1962
 * FRENCH DESTROYER L'Indomptable (15, 7, X81), launched 7 December 1933, scuttled Toulon 27 November 1942
 * FRENCH DESTROYER L'Audacieux (11, 12, 11, X102), launched 15 March 1934, severely damaged at the Battle of Dakar, repaired, sunk 7 May 1943 at Bizerte by Allied bombing
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Le Triomphant (8, 9, X83, H02, X104, X04, D613), launched 16 April 1934, stricken December 1954