 On 18–19 September, the fleet made another incursion into the Adriatic, steaming as far north as the island of Lissa.On 24 September, "Vérité" was detached to reinforce the Dardanelles Division under the command of "Contre-amiral" (Rear Admiral) Émile Guépratte, then based at Tenedos.The French and British fleets began to amass a naval force that could defend against a possible sortie by "Goeben" from the Dardanelles; the fleet comprised the British battlecruisers and , which were to engage "Goeben", while "Vérité" and "Suffren" were to engage the old Ottoman battleships and .