 The ship was initially assigned to the 1st Light Division of the Mediterranean Squadron before she was transferred to the 4th Light Division on 18 May 1896 . Chanzy participated in the annual fleet maneuvers that summer before she was placed in reserve for repairs at Toulon in August . The ship began trials on 28 December before she was sent to Crete on 16 February 1897 as part of the French contingent of the International Squadron deployed there during the Greco @-@ Turkish War to protect Western interests and citizens . She remained with the squadron until 25 February 1898 . Upon arriving in France , Chanzy was assigned to the reserve squadron and did little for the rest of the year other than participate in the annual naval maneuvers . 
