by a dozen traverse bulkheads into 13 watertight compartments. Their crew consisted of 10 officers and 201 crewmen in peacetime and 12 officers and 220 enlisted men in wartime. The Vauquelins were powered by two geared Rateau-Breguet or Parsons steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four du Temple boilers that operated at a pressure of and a temperature of . The turbines were designed to produce which was intended give the ships a speed of . During their sea trials, each of the ships comfortably exceeded their designed speed, ranging from from . They carried a maximum of of fuel oil which give them a range of at . The ships were fitted with two turbo generators in the engine rooms. In addition, a pair of diesel generators were located in the central superstructure. Armament and fire control The main armament of the Vauquelin-class ships consisted of five 40-caliber Modèle 1927 guns in single shielded mounts, one superfiring pair fore and aft of the superstructure and the fifth gun abaft the aft funnel. The guns were numbered '1' to '5' from front to rear. Their mounts had a range of elevation from −10° to +28°, which gave the guns a range of at maximum elevation. They fired projectiles at a muzzle velocity of at a rate of 8 to 12 rounds per minute. The Vauquelins could stow 200 rounds for each gun, plus 75 star shells for No. 2 gun. Their secondary armament consisted of four 50-caliber semi-automatic Modèle 1925 anti-aircraft (AA) guns in single mounts positioned amidships. Their mounts could elevate from −15° to +80° and the guns had a maximum effective range of . Firing projectiles at a muzzle velocity of the guns had a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. In addition there were two twin mounts for Hotchkiss Mitrailleuse de CA Modèle 1929 AA machine guns on the forecastle deck abreast the bridge. The ships carried two above-water twin mounts for torpedo tubes, one pair on each broadside between each pair of funnels as well as one triple mount aft of the rear pair of funnels able to traverse to both sides. Their Mle 1923DT torpedoes had a TNT warhead and could be set for a speed of with a range of or for . A pair of depth charge chutes were built into their stern; these housed a