 On 3 December, "République", "Justice", "Vérité", and "Démocratie" conducted torpedo training and range-finding drills.While anchored at Les Salins on the night of 19/20 December, heavy winds blew "Démocratie" into "Justice"; "Démocratie"s port screw cut through "Justice"s starboard anchor chain and the collision knocked two of "Justice"s armor plates from her bow.Both vessels were forced to return to Toulon for repairs.