"tartu", named after jean-françois tartu, was ordered on 1 february 1930 from ateliers et chantiers de la loire as part of the 1929 naval program. she was laid down at their saint-nazaire shipyard on 14 september 1930, launched on 7 december 1931, commissioned on 1 october 1932 and entered service on 8 february 1933. she was the only ship of her class to be completed on schedule.