 They reached Brest on 20 September, where they met a Russian squadron of four battleships and five cruisers.The ships then steamed back south, stopping in Cádiz, Tangier, Mers El Kébir, Algiers, and Bizerte before ultimately arriving back in Toulon on 1 November.During this cruise, while moored in Cádiz, "Vérité" broke free from her anchor and nearly collided with the Spanish ironclad battleship .