Voltigeur Class Destroyer - Ships

Ships

  • Voltigeur - built by A. Ch. de la Bretagne, Nantes, launched 23 March 1909, decommissioned May 1920.
  • Tirailleur - built by Ch. de la Gironde, Bordeaux, launched 27 November 1908, decommissioned July 1921.

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