▁ 9 2 ▁mill im eters ▁of ▁arm or . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁career ▁Lat ou che - Tr é ville , ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁comte ▁de ▁Lat ou che - Tr é ville , ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Gran ville ▁ship yard ▁of ▁F org es ▁et ▁Ch anti ers ▁de ▁la ▁Méd iter ran ée . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁commission ed ▁for ▁sea ▁tri als ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October . ▁While ▁initial ▁tri als ▁were ▁successful , ▁further ▁testing ▁revealed ▁multiple ▁problems ▁that ▁required ▁over ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁of ▁work ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁for ▁service ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁Lat ou che - Tr é ville ▁was ▁initially ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Squadron ▁( E sc adre ▁du ▁Nord ), ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁fleet ▁review ▁by ▁President ▁F éli x ▁Fa ure ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Light ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Squadron ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁briefly ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁High er ▁Naval ▁War ▁College ▁( É cole ▁sup érieure ▁de ▁guerre ▁de ▁la ▁marine ), ▁with ▁her ▁sister ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁protected ▁cru iser ▁ ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Reserve ▁Squadron ▁on