 In September 1909, the ships of the 2nd Division crossed the Atlantic to the United States to represent France at the Hudson–Fulton Celebration.Following the outbreak of World War I in July 1914, "Justice" was used to escort troopship convoys carrying elements of the French Army from French North Africa to face the Germans invading northern France.She thereafter steamed to contain the Austro-Hungarian Navy in the Adriatic Sea, taking part in the minor Battle of Antivari in August.