French expert supporter of smaller destroyers according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1920 no. 6

An item referred to the magazines Journal del la Marine and le Yacht reporting that was better to retain the 1.000 ton destroyers design in stead of building in 1919 the proposed 1.800-2.000 ton destroyers. The original author claimed that during the First World War served perfect if used as guard vessel, aviso and minesweeper and especially as escort vessel against submarines. He thought that the 1.000 ton destroyer was an excellent design for this tasks. Serving as torpedo boat were the destroyers just disappointing. The necessary increase of the displacement to maintain higher speed, personnel accommodation desires and seagoing qualities resulted that they became better visible due to their larger size decreasing a possible successful attack. The American, British and Italian navies decided for these reasons to built small fast motor vessels to serve as torpedo boat and as anti submarine warfare vessels.