 She collided with her sister ship twice, the first in December 1913 and the second in August 1914, though she was not badly damaged in either accident.Following the outbreak of war 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.