The Le Fantasque-class ships were designed to counter the fast Italian  light cruisers and Le Terrible set a world record for a ship with a conventional hull of . They had an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The ships displaced  at standard and  at deep load.
The Fantasque-class ships were created to oppose the swift Italian light cruisers, and Le Terrible established a record for a ship with a conventional hull of . They measured an overall length of , a beam of , and a draft of . The vessels weighed at standard displacement and  at deep load.