Tourville was the second ship of the  cruisers of the French Navy. During the interwar period she served in the Mediterranean while taking periodic cruises to show the Flag. During the war she was on blockade duty in the mid Atlantic then the Mediterranean.
Tourville was the second ship of the French Navy's cruisers. During the interwar period, she served in the Mediterranean while undertaking periodic cruises to display the flag. During the war, she was assigned to blockade duty in the mid-Atlantic and then the Mediterranean.