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

 * (1899) — 4 ships
 * (1899) — 4 ships
 * or Pertuisane class (1900) — 4 ships
 * (1902) — 20 ships
 * (1905) — 13 ships
 * (1907) — 10 ships
 * (1908) — 7 ships
 * (1908) — 2 ships
 * (1909) — 4 ships
 * (1911) —12 ships
 * (1912) — 6 ships
 * (1914) — 4 ships
 * (1915) — 3 ships
 * (1917) — 12 ships

World War II

 * — 6 ships
 * — 6 ships
 * — 6 ships
 * — 6 ships
 * — 6 ships
 * — 2 ships
 * Bourrasque-class destroyers — 12 ships
 * — 14 ships
 * Hardi-class destroyer — 8 ships

Post-war

 * — all 12 units retired in the 80s.
 * — all 6 units retired in the 70s & 80s.
 * — 2 ships, 1 decommissioned in 2008, the other out of service 2008.
 * FRENCH DESTROYER Aconit class — 1 ship, decommissioned in 1996.
 * (F67 type) — 3 ships, last decommissioned in May 2013.
 * — 2 ships under construction.
 * FREMM (Aquitaine class) — 9 ships under construction.
 * FREDA — 2 ships under construction.