Part of the Friant-class protected cruisers, preceded by Alger class and succeeded by Linois class, building under the 1890 program, laid down at Arsenal de Brest on 8 December 1891, launched on 17 April 1893, commissioned on 25 June 1894, completed in April 1895, modified in 1897, decommissioned on 29 July 1917, stricken on 21 June 1920 and scrapped in Italy in 1922.
Displacement 3,771 tons and as dimensions 97.5 (over all) x 13.24 x 5,84 metres or 319.11 x 43.5 x 19.2 feet. The propulsion consisted of 2 triple expansion steam engines and 20 coal fuelled water tube boilers supplying via 2 screws 9,000 ihp allowing a speed of 18.86 (trial) knots and a range if 6,000 nautical miles/10 knots. Crew numbered 331 men. The armament consisted of 6x1-16.4cm/6.5” guns, 4x1-10cm/3.9”guns, 4x1-4.7cm/1.9” guns, 11x1-3.7cm/1.5”/3pd guns and 2x1-35cm/14” torpedo tubes. The armour consisted of a 3cm/1.2”-8cm/3.1” thick deck and the conning tower was protected by 7.5cm/3”.
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