In 1966 and 1968, she was involved in two nuclear tests with "Force Alpha", and a third one in 1970 with the cruiser De Grasse, in the Pacific Ocean. In 1974, she achieved a long mission with the frigate Duquesne. In 1977, a few weeks before being decommissioned, she was used for the film "Le Crabe-Tambour" by Pierre Schoendoerffer.