French destroyer Épée (1900)

History
France
NameEpée
NamesakeÉpée
BuilderForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre
Laid down1897
Launched27 July 1900
Stricken1 October 1920
FateSold for scrap, 8 January 1921
General characteristics
Class & typeFramée-class destroyer
Displacement319 t (314 long tons)
Length58.2 m (190 ft 11 in) o/a
Beam6.31 m (20 ft 8 in)
Draft3.03 m (9 ft 11 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range2,055 nmi (3,806 km; 2,365 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement48
Armament

Épée was one of four Framée-class destroyers built for the French Navy around the beginning of the 20th century. During the First World War, the ship saw service in the Mediterranean Sea and survived the war to be stricken from the naval register on 1 October 1920.