Stylet was one of 13 Claymore-class destroyers built for the French Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

Stylet (Stiletto) was ordered on 12 May 1902 and was laid down at the Arsenal de Rochefort on 21 March 1904.

The ship was launched on 18 May 1905 and was assigned to the Northern Squadron after her completion in April 1907.

[2] When the First World War began in August 1914, Stylet was assigned to the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla (2e escadrille de torpilleurs) of the [3] based at Cherbourg.

Stylet was struck from the naval register on 14 May 1921 and sold for scrap on 12 August.