<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - i-Algérie kwakuyi-cruiser yokugcina yesivumelwano eyakhelwe i-French Navy. Yakhelwe futhi yakhiwa njengempendulo kuma-Italian ama-cruisers angu-8-intshi, yayingumklamo omusha ngokuphelele futhi awusekelwe emikhunjini yangaphambilini. Uhlelo lwe-caisson oluhlomile olwalusetshenziswe ngo-1914 futhi lwashiywa esikhundleni sebhande elihlomile eligcwele elivalela kokubili amaphephabhuku nezindawo zemishini. Washiya uhlelo lokushayela iyunithi olwalusetshenziswa ngaphambili futhi waqoqa ama-boilers akhe phambili okuholela ekunciphiseni emgodini owodwa. Yayingesinye sezikebhe zokuqala ezazisebenzisa ama-super heating boilers. Ukushisela kwakusetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko esikhundleni sokubopha okujwayelekile ezitsheni zangaphambilini. Waqhubeka nokuhlomisa kwakhe okuyinhloko kodwa izibhamu zakhe zesibili zanda zaba izibhamu eziyi-100 mm. Wakhonza eMedithera ngemuva kokungena enkonzweni wabe esefuna amaJalimane asolwandle ekuqaleni kwempi. WayeseToulon ngesikhathi seSivumelwano Sokuqedwa Kwezikhali  <response>: futhi yahlala lapho kwaze kwacwila ngoNovemba 1942. 