French destroyer Épée (1900)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Epée |
| Namesake | Épée |
| Builder | Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, Le Havre |
| Laid down | 1897 |
| Launched | 27 July 1900 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1920 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 8 January 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Framée-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 319 t (314 long tons) |
| Length | 58.2 m (190 ft 11 in) o/a |
| Beam | 6.31 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.03 m (9 ft 11 in) |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | 2,055 nmi (3,806 km; 2,365 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 48 |
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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.