French destroyer Le Hardi

Le Hardi ("the bold one") was a destroyer of the French Navy, built prior to the Second World War. She was the lead ship of her class.

Le Hardi was built at A C de la Loire at Nantes. She was laid down on 20 May 1936, launched on 4 May 1938, and completed. She ran trials in July and November 1939, but had not commissioned before the Armistice in June 1940.

Following the cessation of hostilities in France she transferred to Toulon, whre she remained.

In November 1942, with the invasion of Vichy France by the Germans she was scuttled along with the French fleet at Toulon.

She was raised by the Italian Navy for repair, and renamed ITALIAN DESTROYER FR 37, but these were unfinished when Italy surrendered in September 1943. She was seized by the Germans at Savona, but was again scuttled at Genoa in April 1945.