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.
During the interwar period, Tourville, the second ship of the French Navy's cruisers, patrolled the Mediterranean Sea, making occasional trips to show the flag.  During World War II, she served on blockade duties in both the mid-Atlantic and the Mediterranean.