Fantasque

Le Fantasque was the lead ship of her class of six large destroyers built for the Marine Nationale during the 1930s. The ship entered service in 1935 and participated in the Second World War. When war was declared in September 1939, all of the Le Fantasques were assigned to the Force de Raid which was tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade runners. Le Fantasque and two of her sister ships were based in Dakar, French West Africa, to patrol the Central Atlantic for several months in late 1939. They returned to Metropolitan France before the end of the year and were transferred to French Algeria in late April 1940 in case Italy decided to enter the war. She screened French cruisers several times as they unsuccessfully hunted for Italian ships after Italy declared war in June.

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Le Fantasque
speed 37 knot, 
Le Fantasque-class destroyer, destroyer, Naval Group, French Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1935-11-15T00:00:00Z

1935-11-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1934-03-15T00:00:00Z

1934-03-15T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1931-11-16T00:00:00Z

1931-11-16T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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French destroyer Le Fantasque (X101) at sea in 1943

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Aerial view of Boston Navy Yard, circa July 1943

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French Destroyer S-102 FANTASQUE. Overhauled at the US Naval Dru Dock - DPLA - 3cbd9fd3e3fc8d37cf5092c643693d90

French Destroyer S-102 FANTASQUE. Overhauled at the US Naval Dru Dock - DPLA - 3cbd9fd3e3fc8d37cf5092c643693d90 (cropped)

French destroyer Le Fantasque underway during exercises in the Atlantic in June 1939

The « Fantasque » and the « Terrible » during the liberation of Corsica in August 1943.

80-G-87923 (28594038210)

• Les lévriers de la mer - , French, 1953

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Fantasque-2		Commons
commons	image		French destroyer Le Fantasque (X101) at sea in 1943		Commons
commons	image		Fantasque-1		Commons
commons	image		Aerial view of Boston Navy Yard, circa July 1943		Commons
commons	image		Fantasque		Commons
commons	image		French Destroyer S-102 FANTASQUE. Overhauled at the US Naval Dru Dock - DPLA - 3cbd9fd3e3fc8d37cf5092c643693d90		Commons
commons	image		French Destroyer S-102 FANTASQUE. Overhauled at the US Naval Dru Dock - DPLA - 3cbd9fd3e3fc8d37cf5092c643693d90 (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		French destroyer Le Fantasque underway during exercises in the Atlantic in June 1939		Commons
commons	image		The « Fantasque » and the « Terrible » during the liberation of Corsica in August 1943.		Commons
commons	image		80-G-87923 (28594038210)		Commons