An item reported that the French navy had in actual service the first squadron in the Mediterranean consisting of 6 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers, 1 small cruiser and 12 torpedo boats. The second squadron of similar strength was theoretically to serve in the Channel but actually in the Mediterranean. The reserve consisted of 7 battleships, 4 armoured cruisers, 2 small cruisers and a large number of torpedo boats. Off the Moroccan coast were 3 cruisers stationed, East Asia 2 armoured cruisers, 1 cruiser, 9 gunboats, 5 torpedo boats, in Australia 1 cruiser, 1 gunboat and in Madagascar 1 gunboat.
