 The Amiral Charner class had two triple @-@ expansion steam engines , each driving a single propeller shaft . Steam for the engines was provided by 16 Belleville boilers and they were rated at a total of 8 @,@ 300 metric horsepower ( 6 @,@ 100 kW ) using forced draught . Amiral Charner had a designed speed of 19 knots ( 35 km / h ; 22 mph ) , but during sea trials on 18 July 1895 the engines produced 8 @,@ 956 metric horsepower ( 6 @,@ 587 kW ) , but only gave a maximum speed of 18 @.@ 4 knots ( 34 @.@ 1 km / h ; 21 @.@ 2 mph ) . The ship carried up to 535 metric tons ( 527 long tons ; 590 short tons ) of coal and could steam for 4 @,@ 000 nautical miles ( 7 @,@ 400 km ; 4 @,@ 600 mi ) at a speed of 10 knots ( 19 km / h ; 12 mph ) . 
