French L’Adroit-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Le Hardi-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Italian Navigatore-class©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Japanese Fubuki-Amagiri group©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
French T47 B-design©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
French fast battleship Dunkerque©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com
Part of Le Hardi-class preceded by L’Adroit-class and succeeded by T 47-class. Of the 12 planned units were 7 completed. The Le Hardi-class destroyers were designed to be able to keep up with the fast battleships Dunkerque and Strassbourg and to counter the Italian Navigatore-class and Japanese Fubuki-class destroyers. The design was approved on 10 August 1934. Laid down by Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Nantes, France on 20 May 1936, launched on 4 May 1938, completed on 31 May 1940, commissioned on 1 December 1939, taken in service on 2 June 1940, scuttled on 27 November 1942, salvaged by Italian as in 1943, captured by Germans after Italian armistice in September 1943, scuttled by Germans at Genoa, Italy and afterwards broken up.






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