 "Liberté", "Démocratie", "Patrie", and the armored cruiser steamed into the Atlantic for training exercises on 2 June; while at sea ten days later, they rendezvoused with "République", "Justice", and the protected cruiser at Cádiz, Spain.Training included serving as targets for the fleet's submarines in the Pertuis d'Antioche strait.The ships then steamed north to La Pallice, where they conducted tests with their wireless telegraphy sets and shooting training in Quiberon Bay.