Second Armistice at Compiègne
and the French ships "Courbet", "Paris", "Coucy" and "Diligente" were used as depot ships for vessels patrolling the English Channel after the Second Armistice at Compiègne. HMS "Brilliant" was based at Lerwick, Shetland Islands, in July 1917 as a depot ship for trawlers and patrol boats. HMS "Ambitious" was a depot ship at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands during the First World War.