 The 2nd Division ships visited Bizerte in October.The entire squadron was moored in Villefranche in February 1909 and thereafter conducted training exercises off Corsica, followed by a naval review in Villefranche for President Armand Fallières on 26 April.During this period of training, on 17 March, "Liberté" and the battleships "Justice", , and conducted shooting training, using the old ironclad as a target.