Английская Википедия:French destroyer Épieu

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Épieu was a Шаблон:Sclass Шаблон:Lang built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1903, the ship was initially assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron (Шаблон:Lang).

Design and description

The Arquebuse class was designed as a faster version of the preceding Шаблон:Sclass. The ships had an overall length of Шаблон:Convert,[1] a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a maximum draft of Шаблон:Convert.[2] They normally displaced Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Cvt at deep load. The two vertical triple-expansion steam engines each drove one propeller shaft using steam provided by two du Temple Guyot or Normand boilers. The engines were designed to produce a total of Шаблон:Convert[1] for a designed speed of Шаблон:Convert,[3] all the ships exceeded their contracted speed during their sea trials[1] with Épieu reaching a speed of Шаблон:Convert. They carried enough coal to give them a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.[2] Their crew consisted of four officers and fifty-eight enlisted men.[1]

The main armament of the Arquebuse-class ships consisted of a single Шаблон:Convert gun forward of the bridge and six [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|Шаблон:Convert]] Hotchkiss guns in single mounts, three on each broadside. They were fitted with two single rotating mounts for Шаблон:Convert torpedo tubes on the centerline, one between the funnels and the other on the stern.[1]

Construction and career

Épieu (Spear) was ordered from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée on 7 November 1900 and the ship was laid down later that year at its shipyard in Le Havre-Graville. She was launched on 17 January 1903 and conducted her sea trials during March–June 1903. The ship was commissioned (Шаблон:Lang) the following month after their completion and was assigned to the Mediterranean Squadron.[4]

When the First World War began in August 1914, Épiue was assigned to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Шаблон:Lang) of the 2nd Light Squadron (Шаблон:Lang)[5] based at Cherbourg.[4]

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Bibliography

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  1. 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Roberts, p. 377
  2. 2,0 2,1 Couhat, p. 86
  3. Stanglini & Cosentino, p. 227
  4. 4,0 4,1 Roberts, p. 378
  5. Prévoteaux, Tome I, p. 34