1890, along with the two s. She took part in the annual fleet maneuvers that year in company with her division-mates and six other ironclads, along with numerous smaller craft. Bayard served as part of the simulated enemy force during the maneuvers, which lasted from 30 June to 6 July. During the 1890 fleet maneuvers, the ship was transferred to the 4th Division of the 2nd Squadron of the Mediterranean Fleet, along with the two Vaubans. The ships concentrated off Oran, French Algeria on 22 June and then proceeded to Brest, France, arriving there on 2 July for combined operations with the ships of the Northern Squadron. The exercises began four days later and concluded on 25 July, after which Bayard and the rest of the Mediterranean Fleet returned to Toulon. During the fleet maneuvers of 1891, which began on 23 June, Bayard served in the 3rd Division, once again with the two Vauban-class ships. The maneuvers lasted until 11 July, during which the 3rd Division operated as part of the "French" fleet, opposing a simulated hostile force that attempted to attack the southern French coast. In 1893, Bayard was sent on another deployment to French Indochina, where she resumed her old role as flagship of the naval division stationed there. In 1895, the unit also included the old ironclad , which was kept in reserve, and four protected cruisers. She remained on the East Asia station through 1896, by which time two of the cruisers had been withdrawn, leaving and . The following year, the unit remained unchanged apart from the substitution of the protected cruiser for Alger. Bayard remained in French Indochina in 1898. That year, the division had been strengthened to the extent that it now formed a full squadron, and Bayard served as one of the divisional flagships. The following year, she was replaced by the cruiser , though Bayard remained in the area as a stationary guard ship. She was moored in Port Courbet (now Hạ Long) as the flagship of the Annam and Tonkin Division, which included the aviso and three gunboats. On 26 April 1899, she was struck from the naval register and was converted into a hulk, and was employed in that role until 1904 when she was sold for scrap and broken up in Saigon. Notes References Bayard-class ironclads 1880 ships Ships built in France