Aircraft arrangements and guns would be the same as the Colbert. She was ordered on 1 March 1927 then laid down as Project Number C2 with her hull designation of 100 on 21 June 1927 after the launch of her sister ship Colbert.
The same aircraft layouts and weaponry would be used as on the Colbert. The vessel was commissioned on 1 March 1927, subsequently designated as Project C2 with a hull number of 100 on 21 June 1927 following the departure of her sister ship Colbert.