▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁engines ▁produced ▁, ▁although ▁the ▁ship ▁only ▁reached ▁a ▁maximum ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁carried ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁and ▁could ▁steam ▁for ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Am iral ▁Char ner ▁class ▁had ▁a ▁main ▁arm ament ▁that ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁Can on ▁de ▁ 1 9 4 ▁mm ▁Mod èle ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁guns ▁that ▁were ▁mounted ▁in ▁single ▁gun ▁tur rets , ▁one ▁each ▁fore ▁and ▁a ft ▁of ▁the ▁super structure . ▁Their ▁secondary ▁arm ament ▁compr ised ▁six ▁Can on ▁de ▁ 1 3 8 . 6 ▁mm ▁Mod èle ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁guns , ▁each ▁in ▁single ▁gun ▁tur rets ▁on ▁each ▁broad side . ▁For ▁anti - tor ped o ▁boat ▁defense , ▁they ▁carried ▁four ▁ ▁guns , ▁four ▁ ▁and ▁eight ▁ ▁five - bar re led ▁revol ving ▁Hot chk iss ▁guns . ▁They ▁were ▁also ▁armed ▁with ▁four ▁ ▁pivot ing ▁tor ped o ▁tub es ; ▁two ▁mounted ▁on ▁each ▁broad side ▁above ▁water . ▁ ▁Un like ▁her ▁sister ▁ships , ▁Lat ou che - Tr év illes ▁gun ▁tur rets ▁were ▁elect r ically ▁power ed ▁by ▁two ▁dynam os , ▁each ▁r ated ▁at ▁. ▁While ▁they ▁performed ▁well ▁during ▁tri als , ▁the ▁elect rical ▁installation ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁un re li able ▁in ▁service . ▁The ▁elect romagnet ically ▁operated ▁fr iction ▁cl utch ▁t ended ▁to ▁burn ▁out