nearly sister-ship Claymore 1906
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Glaive | Arsenal de Rochefort | 5/1905 | 10/9/1908 | 9/1910 | stricken 2/1932 | |
| Poignard | Arsenal de Rochefort | 5/1905 | 3/7/1909 | 11/1910 | stricken 5/1926 | |
| Sabretache | Brasse et Fouché, Prairie-au-Duc | 6/1906 | 5/2/1908 | 9/1908 | stricken 5/1920 | |
| Oriflamme | Brasse et Fouché, Prairie-au-Duc | 6/1906 | 4/4/1908 | 9/1908 | stricken 5/1921 | |
| Étendard | Dyle et Bacalan, Bourdeaux | 12/1905 | 20/3/1908 | 2/1909 | sunk 25/4/1917 | |
| Fanion | Dyle et Bacalan, Bourdeaux | 12/1905 | 4/5/1908 | 2/1909 | stricken 5/1921 | |
| Sape | A C de la Loire et Penhoët, St-Nazaire | 11/1905 | 23/9/1907 | 11/1908 | stricken 5/1926 | |
| Gabion | A C de la Loire et Penhoët, St-Nazaire | 11/1905 | 21/12/1907 | 11/1908 | stricken 5/1921 | |
| Branlebas | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 11/1905 | 8/10/1907 | 7/1908 | sunk 30/9/1915 | |
| Fanfare | A C Augustin-Normand, Le Havre | 11/1905 | 19/12/1907 | 9/1908 | stricken 9/1925 |
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Displacement normal, t |
344 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
57.9 wl |
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Breadth, m |
6.56 |
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Draught, m |
2.37 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 Normand or Du Temple boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
6800 |
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Max speed, kn |
27.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 80 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2100(10) |
| Armour, mm | belt: 20 |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 65/50 M1902, 6 x 1 - 47/50 M1902, 2 x 1 - 450 TT |
| Complement | 60 |
Ship project history: Last ships of family of 300ton destroyers; sometimes they were called 350ton. Branlebas class ships differed by lower steam pressure and on 0.5kts lower speed. Also their engine and boiler rooms were protected by 20mm armour.
Armour notes: machinery spaces had 20-mm splinter protection
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Branlebas was sunk by German mine 30/9/1915 off Nieuport, Étendard was sunk by German torpedo boat A39 25/4/1917 in the North Sea.
Fanion
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