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French Destroyers of World War II

Name the destroyers that served in either the Free French or Vichy French Navy in World War II
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Class
Date Commissioned
Service Tenure
Fate
Answer
Chacal
October 10, 1927
1927-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Lynx
Chacal
October 10, 1927
1927-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Panthere
Chacal
February 1, 1926
1926-1940
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Tigre
Chacal
June 12, 1926
1926-1940
Sunk by German aircraft, May 24, 1940
Chacal
Chacal
July 24, 1926
1926-1940
Sunk by German torpedo boats S21 and S23, May 23, 1940
Jaguar
Chacal
October 10, 1927
1927-1943
Wrecked off Benghazi, May 27, 1943
Leopard
Guepard
October 10, 1930
1930-1940
Sunk by German aircraft, May 3, 1940
Bison
Guepard
January 21, 1931
1931-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Lion
Guepard
August 13, 1929
1929-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Guepard
Guepard
January 1, 1930
1930-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Valmy
Guepard
January 9, 1931
1931-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Vauban
Guepard
April 1, 1930
1930-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Verdun
Aigle
October 10, 1932
1932-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Aigle
Aigle
May 2, 1932
1932-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Vautour
Aigle
December 25, 1931
1931-1959
Scrapped in 1959
Albatros
Aigle
January 30, 1932
1932-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Gerfaut
Aigle
April 20, 1934
1934-1942
According to French records, beached after 16-inch shell hits from USS Massachusetts BB-59 in the Battle of Casablanca, November 8, 1942
Milan
Aigle
April 1, 1934
1934-1942
Ran aground after being damaged by HMS Aurora, November 9, 1942
Epervier
Vauquelin
November 3, 1933
1933-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Vauquelin
Vauquelin
December 31, 1933
1933-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Kersaint
Vauquelin
September 10, 1933
1933-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Cassard
Vauquelin
November 27, 1932
1932-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Tartu
Vauquelin
April 6, 1933
1933-1940
Sunk by accidental explosion in Greenock, Scotland, April 30, 1940
Maille-Breze
Vauquelin
July 20, 1934
1934-1941
Sunk off Syria by British torpedo bombers, June 16, 1941
Chevalier Paul
Le Fantasque
March 10, 1935
1935-1957
Scrapped in 1957
Le Fantasque
Le Fantasque
November 27, 1935
1935-1940
Crippled in the Attack on Dakar, September 23, 1940
L'Audacieux
Le Fantasque
May 1, 1936
1936-1964
Used as breakwater in 1965
Le Malin
Le Fantasque
October 1, 1935
1935-1962
Scrapped in 1962
Le Terrible
Le Fantasque
May 25, 1936
1936-1958
Captured by the British in 1940, scrapped in 1958
Le Triomphant
Le Fantasque
February 10, 1935
1935-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
L'Indomptable
Mogador
April 8, 1939
1939-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Mogador
Mogador
March 6, 1939
1939-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Volta
Bourrasque
August 23, 1926
1926-1940
Mined, finished off by artillery fire, May 30, 1940
Bourrasque
Bourrasque
June 1, 1928
1928-1940
Scuttled at Brest, June 18, 1940s
Cyclone
Bourrasque
June 1, 1927
1927-1950
Scrapped in 1950
Mistral
Bourrasque
December 1, 1926
1926-1940
Sunk by German aircraft, May 23, 1940
Orage
Bourrasque
January 19, 1927
1927-1949
Scrapped in 1949
Ouragan
Bourrasque
April 29, 1926
1926-1950
Scrapped in 1950
Simoun
Bourrasque
July 1, 1927
1927-1940
Sunk by German Torpedo Boats S-23 and S-26, May 31, 1940
Sirocco
Bourrasque
September 28, 1950
1926-1950
Scrapped in 1950
Tempete
Bourrasque
May 10, 1928
1928-1942
Beached after being damaged by HMS Aurora and HMS Calpe, November 8, 1942
Tornade
Bourrasque
October 15, 1927
1927-1942
Beached after being damaged by HMS Aurora and HMS Calpe, November 8, 1942
Tramontane
Bourrasque
October 27, 1950
1927-1950
Scrapped in 1950
Trombe
Bourrasque
June 27, 1928
1928-1942
Scuttled at Oran, November 9, 1942
Typhon
Adroit
July 1, 1929
1929-1940
Sunk by German bombers, May 21, 1940
L'Adroit
Adroit
March 5, 1931
1931-1952
Scrapped in 1952
Basque
Adroit
April 8, 1930
1930-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Bordelais
Adroit
June 25, 1928
1928-1942
Sunk by USS Augusta or USS Brooklyn, November 8, 1942 in the Battle of Casablanca
Boulonnais
Adroit
June 15, 1928
1928-1942
Sunk by shellfire at the Battle of Casablanca, November 8, 1942
Brestois
Adroit
May 1, 1930
1930-1952
Scrapped in 1952
Forbin
Adroit
October 28, 1931
1931-1942
Sunk by Shellfire at the Battle of Casablanca, November 8, 1942
Frondeur
Adroit
July 15, 1929
1929-1952
Scrapped in 1952
L'Alcyon
Adroit
November 27, 1942
1928-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
La Palme
Adroit
March 15, 1928
1928-1940
Destroyed by accidental explosion, March 23, 1940
La Railleuse
Adroit
July 1, 1928
1928-1950
Scrapped in 1950
Le Fortune
Adroit
January 20, 1928
1928-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Le Mars
Adroit
October 10, 1930
1930-1940
Sunk by German aircraft, June 1, 1940
Foudroyant
Adroit
June 15, 1930
1930-1942
Sunk by Shellfire from USS Massachusetts BB-59, November 8, 1942, in the Battle of Casablanca
Fougeaux
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Le Hardi
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Fleuret
Le Hardi
June 1, 1942
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Epee
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Mameluk
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon November 27, 1942
Casque
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Lansequenet
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Le Flibustier
Le Hardi
June 1, 1940
1940-1942
Scuttled at Toulon, November 27, 1942
Le Corsaire
Le Hardi
Never Completed
N/A
Scrapped
Le Temeraire
Le Hardi
Never Completed
N/A
Scrapped
L'Intrepide
Le Hardi
Never Completed
N/A
Demolished
L'Opiniatre
Le Hardi
Never Completed
N/A
Scrapped
L'Aventurier
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