The engines were designed to produce 17,000 shaft horsepower (13,000 kW) which was intended to give the ships a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).

During her sea trials, Enseigne Roux reached a speed of 30.4 knots (56.3 km/h; 35.0 mph).

[2] The ships carried enough fuel oil to give them a range of 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) at cruising speeds of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph).

[2] Enseigne Roux was ordered from the Arsenal de Rochefort and was laid down on 13 December 1913.

She spent the war assigned to the Dunkirk Flotilla, defending the English Channel.