French destroyer Lansquenet 1936-1958

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.  Ordered on 4 May 1936. Laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde, Lormont on 17 December 1936, launched on 20 May 1939, commissioned on 1 June 1940, scuttled on 27 November 1942, salvaged by Italians in 1943, seized by the Germans after the Italian armistice, scuttled by Germans in Italy in 1945, refloated in 1946, still unrepaired stricken on 22 September 1958 and broken up.