the Mediterranean Fleet. The Northern Squadron initially held its own maneuvers in Brest, which included a simulated blockade of the squadron in Brest, after which the squadron made mock attacks on the island of Belle Île and nearby Quiberon. In early July, the squadron met the Mediterranean Squadron off Lisbon, Portugal before the two units steamed north to Quiberon Bay and entered Brest on 9 July. Amiral Duperré and the rest of the Northern Squadron were tasked with attacking Cherbourg two days later. The maneuvers concluded with a naval review in Cherbourg on 19 July for President Émile Loubet. While at sea for gunnery practice on 14 December, her starboard forward gun broke free in inclement weather and swung around, striking the bridge and causing significant damage to it and the fore mast. No crewmen were injured in the accident. Amiral Duperré remained in the unit through early 1901, but she was withdrawn from service later that year to be reconstructed. The work proceeded slowly, and as late as 1905, additional funds had been included in the year's budget to complete the installation of new boilers. Despite the refit, Amiral Duperré saw no further service. By that time, more pre-dreadnoughts had been built, displacing those that had been built in the 1890s to the Northern and Reserve Divisions. She was decommissioned on 20 September 1905 and struck from the naval register on 13 August 1906. On 21 December, the Navy condemned Amiral Duperré and allocated her for use as a target ship. She was eventually sunk off Hyères on 31 August 1908, refloated, and then sunk again on 26 September. Salvage rights were sold on 27 July 1909 to a M. Giardino of Marseilles, and the wreck was subsequently broken up. Notes References Ships built in France 1879 ships Ironclad warships of the French Navy