rench ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 4 – 8 5 . ▁At al ante ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁reserve ▁in ▁Sa ig on ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁s ank ▁there ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁after ▁having ▁been ▁condem ned . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁description ▁The ▁s ▁were ▁designed ▁as ▁improved ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cor v ette ▁ ▁suitable ▁for ▁foreign ▁deploy ments . ▁Un like ▁their ▁prede cess or ▁the ▁Al ma - class ▁ships ▁were ▁true ▁central ▁battery ▁iron cl ads ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁fitted ▁with ▁arm ored ▁trans verse ▁bulk head s . ▁Like ▁most ▁iron cl ads ▁of ▁their ▁era ▁they ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁metal - re in for ced ▁ram . ▁ ▁At al ante ▁measured ▁ ▁between ▁per pend icular s , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁mean ▁draft ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁disp la ced ▁. ▁Her ▁crew ▁number ed ▁ 3 1 6 ▁officers ▁and ▁men . ▁ ▁Prop ulsion ▁The ▁ship ▁had ▁a ▁single ▁horizontal ▁return ▁connecting - rod ▁steam ▁engine ▁driving ▁a ▁single ▁prop eller . ▁Her ▁engine ▁was ▁power ed ▁by ▁four ▁o val ▁bo ilers . ▁On ▁sea ▁tri als ▁the ▁engine ▁produced ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁ship ▁reached ▁. ▁At al ante ▁carried ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁steam ▁for ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁bar que - rig ged ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁sail ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁Arm ament ▁At al ante ▁mounted ▁her ▁four ▁ ▁Mod