the "vauquelin"-class ships were designed as improved versions of the preceding s. they had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . the ships displaced at standard and at deep load. they were powered by two geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four du temple boilers. the turbines were designed to produce , which would propel the ships at . during her sea trials on 7 april 1933, "vauquelin"s parsons turbines provided and she reached for a single hour. the ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of at . their crew consisted of 10 officers and 201 crewmen in peacetime and 12 officers and 220 enlisted men in wartime.