The Le Hardi-class was a group of twelve French Navy destroyers (torpilleurs) laid down between 1936 and 1938. All twelve ships were launched by August 15th 1940 and sent to various allied shipyards for completion. They were the lighter counterparts to the very fast larger destroyers of the Mogador-class, and the successors of L'Adroit-class.
The ships of the Le Hardi-class were significantly heavier than the L'Adroit's, carrying two additional 130 mm guns in enclosed turrets and an extra torpedo tube. They were also 4 knots faster, being designed to operate with the new French fast battleships Dunkerque and Strasbourg.
Unit Run[]
- MN Le Hardi
- MN Fleuret
- MN Épée
- MN Mameluk
- MN Caspe
- MN Le Flibustier
- MN Lansequenet
- MN Le Corsaire
- MN L'Intrépide
- MN Le Téméraire
- MN L'Opiniâtre
- MN L'Aventurier