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"Courbet" was ordered on 11 August 1910 and named after Admiral Amédée Courbet. She was laid down on 1 September 1910 at the Arsenal de Lorient and launched on 23 September 1911. Shortly after finishing her machinery trials, she ferried the President of France, Raymond Poincaré, to Britain for a short visit on 24–26 June 1913. "Courbet" was completed on 8 October at a cost of F57,700,000 and was commissioned into the fleet on 19 November. "Courbet" and her sister were assigned to the 1st Battle Division () of the 1st Battle Squadron () of the 1st Naval Army (), at Toulon in mid-November and "Courbet" became the flagship of Vice-Admiral () Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère, commander of the 1st Battle Squadron, on 5 January 1914.