 Over the course of June and July, the ships alternated between Salonika and Mudros, and the squadron was transferred to Corfu on 12 August, where it joined the rest of the French fleet.Early on 27 August, the 3rd Squadron sailed to Milos, and on 1 September went to sea again, headed to Keratsini.From there, "Démocratie", "Patrie", and "Suffren" steamed to the roadstead off Eleusis just outside Athens on 7 October.