 Amiral Charner , named after Admiral Léonard Charner , was laid down at the Arsenal de Rochefort with the name of Charner on 15 June 1889 . She was launched on 18 March 1893 and renamed Amiral Charner on 25 March 1895 before she was commissioned on 26 August . The ship was initially assigned to the 2nd Light Division of the Mediterranean Squadron before she was briefly detached for service in the Eastern Mediterranean . 
