engine drove a single screw, with steam supplied by twenty-four Lagrafel d'Allest water-tube boilers. The boilers were divided into four boiler rooms and were ducted into two funnels. Her propulsion system was rated at , which allowed the ship to steam at a speed of with forced draft. As built, she could carry of coal, though additional space allowed for up to in total. Armament and armor Carnots main armament consisted of two Canon de 305 mm Modèle 1887 guns in two single-gun turrets, one each fore and aft. She also mounted two Canon de 274 mm Modèle 1887 guns in two single-gun turrets, one amidships on each side, sponsoned out over the tumblehome of the ship's sides. Her secondary armament consisted of eight Canon de 138.6 mm Modèle 1888 guns, which were mounted in single turrets at the corners of the superstructure. Light armament for defense against torpedo boats consisted of eight Canon de 65 mm Modèle 1891 quick-firing guns on the shelter deck amidships and forward and aft of the superstructure, twelve 47 mm Modèle 1885 quick-firing guns, and eight 37 mm revolving cannon. Her armament suite was rounded out by four torpedo tubes, two of which were submerged in the ship's hull, with the other two in trainable deck mounts. The ship's armor was constructed with nickel steel that was manufactured by Schneider-Creusot. The main belt was thick amidships where it protected the ammunition magazines and propulsion machinery spaces, and tapered down to at the lower edge. On either end of the central citadel, the belt was reduced to at the waterline and 25 cm on the lower edge; the belt extended for the entire length of the hull. Above the belt was a thick strake side armor that created a highly subdivided cofferdam to reduce the risk of flooding from battle damage. Coal storage bunkers were placed behind the upper side armor to increase its strength The main battery guns were protected with of armor, and the secondary turrets had 10 cm thick sides. The main armored deck was thick, below which was a splinter deck that was thick, intended to catch shell fragments that penetrated the main deck. The conning tower had thick sides. History Carnot was laid down in Toulon in 1891 and launched three years later on 12 July 1894, originally under the name Lazare-Carnot after Lazare Carnot. Fitting-out work was completed another