[1] Aurore took part in the 1772 edition of the Escadre d'évolution under Captain de La Tullaye.

[1] On 20 January 1779, Aurore recaptured the storeship Heureux Jérôme, that the British had taken as prize, and brought her to Toulon.

[1] In October 1779, Aurore departed Marseille under Joseph de Flotte, escorting a 26-ship convoy bound for Martinique, ferrying supplies for the French colonies of the Caribbeans and for the division under Chef d'Escadre Lamotte-Picquet.

The British gave chase, and Lamotte scrambled to cover the escape of the convoy, leading to the Battle of Martinique.

[1] In 1793, she was surrendered to the British by Royalist insurgents that had seized control of the city and harbour of Toulon.