Steel hull with a high freeboard. She was launched at the yard of Forges& Chantiers de la MedLa Seyne, France on 20 December 1890, rebuild in 1909-1910 (including raising of the two funnels) and since 1931 until around 1935 apparently used as a submarine depot ship. With a displacement of 6,901 tons (sheathed and coppered) were her dimensions 328’ (between perpendiculars) x 60’8” (60’3”) x 22’10” (22’5/6) or 99,97 x 18,49 x 6,96 metres. The 2 shaft steam engines and 5 cylindrical boilers supplied 12,000 ihp allowing a speed of 118,3 knots and after 19010 when she was fitted out with 12 Babcock boilers her speed was increased to 19,5 knots. In 1931 her speed was reduced to 16-18 knots. With a coal bunker capacity of 400-775 tons with the maximum capacity was a range of 4,650 nautical miles by a speed of 10 knots possible. The armament consisted of a ram bow, 4x1-9.4” guns, 4x2-4.7” guns, 6x1-6pdrs, 4x1-3pdrs, 10x1pdrs and 4x1-18” surfaced torpedo tubes. The armour consisted of a belt 7.8-11.8” thick with 3.9-5.9” ends, a 2-3”deck flat on this belt while the barbettes were protected by 8-10.8” with 2” thick hoods, the redoubt amidships by 4”, the small turrets by 2” and finally the conning tower by 10,5”. She was the first warship fitted out with electrically controlled gun turrets.
