French battleship Patrie

===1910–1914===

===1910–1914===

[[File:Balearic Sea map.png|thumb|Map of the western Mediterranean, where ''Patrie'' spent the majority of her peacetime career]]

[[File:Balearic Sea map.png|thumb|Map of the western Mediterranean, where {{lang|fr|Patrie}} spent the majority of her peacetime career]]

''Patrie'' joined ''République'', ''Justice'', ''Vérité'', ''Démocratie'', and ''Suffren'' for a simulated attack on the port of [[Nice]] on 18 February.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|p=232}} During the maneuvers, ''Patrie'' launched a [[torpedo]] that accidentally hit ''République'', damaging her hull and forcing her to put into Toulon for repairs.{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/02/17/104921618.pdf|title=Torpedoing report|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 February 1910|access-date=13 July 2012}} She then steamed to [[Monaco]] for the opening of the [[Oceanographic Museum of Monaco]] in company with the [[destroyer]]s {{ship|French destroyer|Coutelas||2}} and {{ship|French destroyer|Cognée||2}} on 29 March. She then returned for maneuvers off [[Sardinia]] and Algeria from 21 May to 4 June in company with ''République'' and ''Démocratie''. Exercises with the rest of the Mediterranean Squadron followed from 7 to 18 June. An outbreak of [[typhoid]] among the crews of the battleships in early December forced the navy to confine them to Golfe-Juan to contain the fever. By 15 December, the outbreak had subsided.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|pp=232–233}}

{{lang|fr|Patrie}} joined {{lang|fr|République}}, {{lang|fr|Justice}}, {{lang|fr|Vérité}}, {{lang|fr|Démocratie}}, and {{lang|fr|Suffren}} for a simulated attack on the port of [[Nice]] on 18 February.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|p=232}} During the maneuvers, {{lang|fr|Patrie}} launched a [[torpedo]] that accidentally hit {{lang|fr|République}}, damaging her hull and forcing her to put into Toulon for repairs.{{cite news |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/02/17/104921618.pdf|title=Torpedoing report|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 February 1910|access-date=13 July 2012}} She then steamed to [[Monaco]] for the opening of the [[Oceanographic Museum of Monaco]] in company with the [[destroyer]]s {{ship|French destroyer|Coutelas||2}} and {{ship|French destroyer|Cognée||2}} on 29 March. She then returned for maneuvers off [[Sardinia]] and Algeria from 21 May to 4 June in company with {{lang|fr|République}} and {{lang|fr|Démocratie}}. Exercises with the rest of the Mediterranean Squadron followed from 7 to 18 June. An outbreak of [[typhoid]] among the crews of the battleships in early December forced the navy to confine them to Golfe-Juan to contain the fever. By 15 December, the outbreak had subsided.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|pp=232–233}}

''VA'' Bellue replaced Fauque de Jonquières on 5 January 1911. On 16 April, ''Patrie'' and the rest of the fleet escorted ''Vérité'', which had aboard Fallières, the [[List of Naval Ministers of France|Naval Minister]] [[Théophile Delcassé]], and [[Charles Dumont (politician)|Charles Dumont]], the [[Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs]], to Bizerte. They arrived two days later and held a fleet review that included two British battleships, two Italian battleships, and a Spanish cruiser on 19 April. The fleet returned to Toulon on 29 April, where Fallières doubled the crews' rations and suspended any punishments to thank the men for their performance. ''Patrie'' and the rest of 1st Squadron and the armored cruisers ''Ernest Renan'' and {{ship|French cruiser|Léon Gambetta||2}} went on a cruise in the western Mediterranean in May and June, visiting a number of ports including [[Cagliari]], Bizerte, [[Bône]], [[Skikda|Philippeville]], [[Algiers]], and [[Bougie]]. By 1 August, the battleships of the {{sclass|Danton|battleship|4}} had begun to enter service, and they were assigned to the 1st Squadron, displacing ''Patrie'', ''République'', and the ''Liberté''-class ships to the 2nd Squadron.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|p=233}}

''VA'' Bellue replaced Fauque de Jonquières on 5 January 1911. On 16 April, {{lang|fr|Patrie}} and the rest of the fleet escorted {{lang|fr|Vérité}}, which had aboard Fallières, the [[List of Naval Ministers of France|Naval Minister]] [[Théophile Delcassé]], and [[Charles Dumont (politician)|Charles Dumont]], the [[Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs]], to Bizerte. They arrived two days later and held a fleet review that included two British battleships, two Italian battleships, and a Spanish cruiser on 19 April. The fleet returned to Toulon on 29 April, where Fallières doubled the crews' rations and suspended any punishments to thank the men for their performance. {{lang|fr|Patrie}} and the rest of 1st Squadron and the armored cruisers {{lang|fr|Ernest Renan}} and {{ship|French cruiser|Léon Gambetta||2}} went on a cruise in the western Mediterranean in May and June, visiting a number of ports including [[Cagliari]], Bizerte, [[Bône]], [[Skikda|Philippeville]], [[Algiers]], and [[Bougie]]. By 1 August, the battleships of the {{sclass|Danton|battleship|4}} had begun to enter service, and they were assigned to the 1st Squadron, displacing {{lang|fr|Patrie}}, {{lang|fr|République}}, and the {{lang|fr|Liberté}}-class ships to the 2nd Squadron.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|p=233}}

The fleet held another fleet review outside Toulon on 4 September. Admiral Jauréguiberry took the fleet to sea on 11 September for maneuvers and visits to Golfe-Juan and [[Marseille]], returning to port five days later. On 25 September, ''Liberté'' exploded while in Toulon, another French battleship claimed by unstable [[Poudre B]] propellant. Several ships in the harbor were damaged, though ''Patrie'' emerged unscathed. Despite the accident, the fleet continued with its normal routine of training exercises and cruises for the rest of the year. The 2nd Squadron conducted in maneuvers in April 1912, and on 25 April, ''Patrie'' and ''Vérité'' steamed to the [[Hyères]] [[roadstead]] for gunnery training. The two ships, joined by ''Justice'', left Toulon on 21 May for a set of exercises held between Marseille and Villefranche; while at sea, the battleship {{ship|French battleship|Danton||2}} joined them, which had Admiral [[Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère]] and the British [[Edward VIII|Prince of Wales]] aboard. Boué de Lapeyrère inspected both battleship squadrons in Golfe-Juan from 2 to 12 July, after which the ships cruised first to Corsica and then to Algeria.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|pp=233–234, 239}}

The fleet held another fleet review outside Toulon on 4 September. Admiral Jauréguiberry took the fleet to sea on 11 September for maneuvers and visits to Golfe-Juan and [[Marseille]], returning to port five days later. On 25 September, {{lang|fr|Liberté}} exploded while in Toulon, another French battleship claimed by unstable [[Poudre B]] propellant. Several ships in the harbor were damaged, though {{lang|fr|Patrie}} emerged unscathed. Despite the accident, the fleet continued with its normal routine of training exercises and cruises for the rest of the year. The 2nd Squadron conducted in maneuvers in April 1912, and on 25 April, {{lang|fr|Patrie}} and {{lang|fr|Vérité}} steamed to the [[Hyères]] [[roadstead]] for gunnery training. The two ships, joined by {{lang|fr|Justice}}, left Toulon on 21 May for a set of exercises held between Marseille and Villefranche; while at sea, the battleship {{ship|French battleship|Danton||2}} joined them, which had Admiral [[Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère]] and the British [[Edward VIII|Prince of Wales]] aboard. Boué de Lapeyrère inspected both battleship squadrons in Golfe-Juan from 2 to 12 July, after which the ships cruised first to Corsica and then to Algeria.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|pp=233–234, 239}}

''VA'' de Marolles took command of the 2nd Squadron, hoisting his flag aboard ''Patrie'' on 6 January 1913. The ships then took part in training exercises off [[Le Lavandou]]. The French fleet, which by then included sixteen battleships, held large-scale maneuvers between Toulon and Sardinia beginning on 19 May. The exercises concluded with a fleet review for President [[Raymond Poincaré]]. Gunnery practice followed from 1 to 4 July. The 2nd Squadron departed Toulon on 23 August with the armored cruisers {{ship|French cruiser|Jules Ferry||2}} and {{ship|French cruiser|Edgar Quinet||2}} and two destroyer [[flotilla]]s to conduct training exercises in the Atlantic. While en route to Brest, the ships stopped in [[Tangier]], [[Royan]], [[Le Verdon]], La Pallice, Quiberon Bay, and Cherbourg. 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. The 2nd Squadron ships conducted torpedo training on 19 January 1914, and later that month they steamed to Bizerte, returning to Toulon on 6 February. The squadron visited various ports in June, but following the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] and the ensuing [[July Crisis]] prompted the fleet to remain close to port, making only short training sorties as international tensions rose.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|pp=234–238}}

''VA'' de Marolles took command of the 2nd Squadron, hoisting his flag aboard {{lang|fr|Patrie}} on 6 January 1913. The ships then took part in training exercises off [[Le Lavandou]]. The French fleet, which by then included sixteen battleships, held large-scale maneuvers between Toulon and Sardinia beginning on 19 May. The exercises concluded with a fleet review for President [[Raymond Poincaré]]. Gunnery practice followed from 1 to 4 July. The 2nd Squadron departed Toulon on 23 August with the armored cruisers {{ship|French cruiser|Jules Ferry||2}} and {{ship|French cruiser|Edgar Quinet||2}} and two destroyer [[flotilla]]s to conduct training exercises in the Atlantic. While en route to Brest, the ships stopped in [[Tangier]], [[Royan]], [[Le Verdon]], La Pallice, Quiberon Bay, and Cherbourg. 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. The 2nd Squadron ships conducted torpedo training on 19 January 1914, and later that month they steamed to Bizerte, returning to Toulon on 6 February. The squadron visited various ports in June, but following the [[assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand]] and the ensuing [[July Crisis]] prompted the fleet to remain close to port, making only short training sorties as international tensions rose.{{sfn|Jordan & Caresse|pp=234–238}}

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