French navy spreading minesweepers over major sea ports according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1912-1913 no. 4

An item reported that the French minesweepers (‘mine fishers’) were spreading over the main sea harbours: Cherbourg 2 (Damier and Lorientais), Brest 2 (Iroise and Orient), Lorient 1 (Alcyon), Rochefort 1, Toulon 2 and Bizerte, Tunisia.(2).