At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Bourrasque:
Four ships of the French Navy have borne the name Mistral after the wind mistral. An auxiliary ship has also borne the name.
The Bourrasque class was a group of twelve French Navy destroyers (torpilleur) laid down in 1923 and in service from 1926 to 1950. Along with the heavier Chacal class, they were part of a plan to modernise the French fleet after the First World War. The Bourrasques were smaller and slower than the Chacals, but were nonetheless comparable with the British W class. The class saw varied service in the Second World War, in five different navies, on both sides. These ships were named after types of wind.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Defender:
Bourrasque was a Bourrasque-class destroyer built for the French Navy during the 1920s.
Siroco was a Bourrasque-class destroyer built for the French Navy during the 1920s.
Typhon was a Bourrasque-class destroyer built for the French Navy during the 1920s.
Cyclone was a Bourrasque-class destroyer built for the French Navy during the 1920s. She saw service in the early months of World War II before being scuttled in June 1940 to prevent her capture by advancing German forces during the Battle of France.
Trombe was a Bourrasque-class destroyer built for the French Navy during the 1920s.
Many ships of the French Navy have borne the name Audacieux or Audacieuse, which means audacious in French, including:
The M89 class were a planned series of destroyers for the French Navy. Although initially designed in 1913, the scheduled construction of the two new destroyers was suspended due to the outbreak of World War I before either ship could be laid down. The two destroyers had not yet been given names, being known only by their planned construction numbers, M89 and M90.
At least four ships of the French Navy have borne the name Siroco:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Cyclone:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Simoun:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Tramontane:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Trombe :
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Typhon:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Orage:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Ouragan:
At least two ships of the French Navy have been named Branlebas: