"Liberté" and the rest of 1st Squadron and the armored cruisers "Ernest Renan" and went on a cruise in the western Mediterranean in May and June, visiting a number of ports including Cagliari, Bizerte, Bône, Philippeville, Algiers, and Bougie.By 1 August, the battleships of the had begun to enter service, and they were assigned to the 1st Squadron, displacing the "Liberté" and "République"-class ships to the 2nd Squadron.