An item reported that the French western Mediterranean Squadron would be maintained until the situation in the Near East allowed her withdrawal. In 1921 it consist of the battleship Lorraine (1) flag commander-in-chief, cruisers Waldeck-Rousseau (flag rear admiral) (2), Ernest Renan (3) and Edgar Quinet (4), gunboats Agile, Dedaigneuse and Yser and 12 Algerien type destroyers.
1. Laid down at the yard of Ateliers&Chantiers de la Loire, St. Nazaire, France on 1 August 1912, launched on 30 September 1913, commissioned on 27 July 1916, modernized 1921-1922, 1926-1927 and 1934-1936, after 1945 serving as a training hulk, decommissioned on 17 February 1953 and finally broken up a year later. Part of Bretagne-class preceded by Courbet-class succeeded by Dunkerque-class (built) and Normandie-class (not built).
2. Part of Edgar Quinet-class armoured cruisers preceded by Ernest Renan, ordered on 31 July 1905, laid down by Arsenal de Lorient on 31 July 1905, launched on 4 March 1908, completed in August 1911 and broken up between 1941-1944; in 1942 was the wreck used as a decoy for the German cruiser Prinz Eugen.
3. Preceded by Jules Michelet succeeded by Edgar Quinet-class, laid down by Chantiers de Penhoët, Saint-Nazaire, France on 21 October 1903, launched on 9 April 1906, completed in 1931, training ship end 1920s and sunk as target ship in 1931.
4. Part of Edgar Quinet-class armoured cruisers preceded by Ernest Renan, laid down by Lorient, Brest in November 1905, launched on 21 September 1907, commissioned in January 1911, run aground on the Algerian coast on 4 January 1930 and sunk on 9 January 1930.
Source
The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-121-21
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