▁II ▁agreed ▁to ▁en force ▁contract s ▁made ▁with ▁French ▁companies ▁and ▁to ▁rep ay ▁lo ans ▁made ▁by ▁French ▁banks . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁g ale ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁in ▁Toul on , ▁the ▁small ▁cargo ▁l iner ▁ ▁was ▁blow n ▁onto ▁the ▁ram ▁of ▁Lat ou che - Tr é ville ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁run ▁a ground ▁l est ▁she ▁sink , ▁although ▁the ▁cru iser ▁was ▁bare ly ▁dam aged ▁in ▁the ▁incident . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Sy ra ▁in ▁the ▁Cy cl ades ▁for ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Mediter rane an ▁from ▁ 7 ▁May ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁then ▁visited ▁Nap les ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁entire ▁Mediter rane an ▁Squadron . ▁Lat ou che - Tr é ville ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁cru ise ▁to ▁the ▁eastern ▁Mediter rane an ▁shortly ▁there after , ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁reserve ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁ ▁replaced ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁division . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁all ▁of ▁her ▁ 3 7   mm ▁guns ▁were ▁removed ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁her ▁ 4 7   mm ▁guns ▁was ▁increased ▁from ▁four ▁to ▁eight . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁elect rical ▁system ▁for ▁her ▁tur rets ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁various ▁other ▁minor ▁modifications ▁were ▁made . ▁ ▁Lat ou che - Tr é