 They reached Brest on 20 September, where they met a Russian squadron of four battleships and five cruisers.The ships then steamed back south, stopping in Cádiz, Tangier, Mers El Kébir, Algiers, and Bizerte before ultimately arriving back in Toulon on 1 November.On 3 December, "Démocratie", "Justice", "Vérité", and "République" conducted torpedo training and range-finding drills.