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 24 May 1937. Laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer on 31 March 1937, launched on 14 November 1939, in service on 1 July 1941, scuttled to prevent capture by Germans on 27 November 1942, salvaged by Italians in 1943, seized by Germans after Italian armistice in September 1943, scuttled by Germans in later 1944 and broken up.
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