French Destroyer Le Fantasque

French Destroyer Le Fantasque, June 1943. These ships were among the largest and most powerful destroyers of WW2. They were also the fastest, her sister Le Terrible, held the record for the highest speed attained by a destroyer, 45.25 knots.

Source: Paul Carré, Le Fantasque - L'odyssée de la 10ème DCL, Marines édition, dépôt légal novembre 1996, ISBN:2-909675-25-4; U.S. Navy All Hands magazine January 1948, p. 12.