 During the exercises, in which a wargame simulated the fight of two rival navies, the use of the "Nieuport" allowed the discovery of a surprise attack by the "adversary".During the summer of 1912 many flights of the "Canard Voisin" from the "Foudre" were accomplished in the bay of Saint-Raphaël.By the middle of 1913, the navy had 11 seaplane pilots.