Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Du Chayla" akapinda mubasa muna 1899, achibatanidzwa muMediterranean Squadron, kwaakashanda kwemakore masere akatevera. Munguva iyi, ainyanya kubatikana nokurovedza muviri. MunaAugust 1907, akatsigira amphibious kurwisa muFrench Morocco panguva yeFrench Revolution.
Kuputika kweCasablanca. MuHondo Yenyika I, yakafamba muAtlantic ichidzivirira ngarava dzeGermany dzinotengesa zvombo asi hapana chakaitika. Pakazosvika 1918, yakanga yave isina zvombo zvishoma kuti ipe zvombo kuuto reFrance. "Du Chayla" akatora rutivi mukupindira kweAllied muRussia Civil War muna 1919 asi akadanwa kuFrance muna 1920, uko akarohwa kubva kunyoresa ngarava muna 1921 uye akatengeswa kune vanoputsa ngarava.