The engines were designed to produce 7,500 indicated horsepower (5,600 kW) which was intended to give the Spahi class a speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph).

She carried more coal than her sister ships which gave her a range of 2,880 nautical miles (5,330 km; 3,310 mi) at a cruising speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph).

[3] The primary armament of the Spahi-class ships consisted of six 65-millimeter (2.6 in) Modèle 1902 guns in single mounts, one each fore and aft of the superstructure and the others were distributed amidships.

The flotilla escorted multiple small convoys loaded with supplies and equipment to Antivari, beginning in October and lasting for the rest of the year, always covered by the larger ships of the Naval Army in futile attempts to lure the Austro-Hungarian fleet into battle.

The Naval Army raided Lissa and the island of Lastovo on 2 November with Lansquenet entering Vis harbor and extorting a ransom from the townsmen lest the French bombard the town.