 Between 15 January and 26 February 1937, the 2nd Light Squadron cruised as far south as Conakry, French West Africa.On 27 May, Alphonse Gasnier-Duparc, Minister of the Navy, reviewed the fleet, including the "Le Fantasque"s. "L'Audacieux" briefly served as flagship of the 2nd Light Squadron from 9 August 1938 until she was relieved on 7 November.Both the 8th and 10th Scout Divisions were assigned to the , which was tasked to hunt down German commerce raiders and blockade runners, when war was declared in September 1939; it made only a single sortie as a complete unit on 2–6 September when it responded to an erroneous report that German ships had left port.