Great Britain, the fleet mobilized on 18 October and sortied to Les Salins d'Hyères. It stood down on 5 November and Charles Martel was docked for maintenance from 11 to 24 November. In February and March 1899, the squadron visited French Mediterranean ports and Barcelona, Spain. After repairs in Toulon in September, the ship joined the squadron in a cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean that lasted from 11 October to 21 December. She was docked for maintenance in January 1900 and then joined the battleships Brennus, , , Bouvet, and Jauréguiberry and four protected cruisers for maneuvers off Golfe-Juan, including night firing training on 6 March. Over the course of April, the ships visited numerous French ports along the Mediterranean coast, and on 31 May the fleet steamed to Corsica for a visit that lasted until 8 June. During the fleet maneuvers held that June, Charles Martel led Group II, which included four cruisers and a pair of destroyers, under Roustan's command. The exercises included a blockade of Group III's battleships by Group II. The Escadre de la Méditerranée then rendezvoused with the Escadre du Nord (Northern Squadron) off the coast of Portugal before proceeding to Quiberon Bay for joint maneuvers in July. The maneuvers concluded with a naval review in Cherbourg on 19 July for President Émile Loubet. On 1 August, the fleet departed for Toulon, arriving on 14 August. On 26 September, Charles Aubry de la Noé relived Roustan as the commander of the . The year 1901 passed uneventfully for Charles Martel, except for the fleet maneuvers conducted that year. During the June exercises, Charles Martel was hit by a training torpedo fired by the submarine , which was ruled against the rules, and her light guns sank the torpedo boat during target practice. The 2e Division cuirassée sailed on 22 August to welcome Nicholas II and his wife, and arrived at Dunkirk, having rendezvoused with the Escadre du Nord on 31 August at Cherbourg en route. On 15 October Aubry de la Noé was relieved by René-Julien Marquis. Charles Martel was docked for maintenance at the end of the month and had a radio telegraph installed. In early 1902, the ship made the usual visits to French Mediterranean ports. Reserve fleet On 10 May Marquis was transferred to a new job and Charles Martel was transferred to the Division de réserve of the Escadre de la