ʌnˈɛbaɪ, nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ mˈaʊnt ʌnˈɛbaɪ ɪn nˈɑːɹɹə pɹˈiːfɛktʃɚ wʌz lˈeɪd dˌaʊn ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ æt fˈɔːɹdʒᵻz ˈɛt tʃˈæntɪɹz də lˌæ dʒˈaɪɚndz ʃˈɪpjɑːɹd ɪn lə hˈævɚ, ðə dˈeɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə kˈɑːntɹækt wʌz sˈaɪnd.
Unebi, named after Mount Unebi in Nara prefecture was laid down on 27 May 1884 at Forges et Chantiers de la Gironde's shipyard in Le Havre, the day before the contract was signed.