[1] She served in the naval forces of Vichy France during the early years of World War II and was scuttled in November 1942.

She made her first static dive at the beginning of 1940,[2] then commenced sea trials,[2] with final equipment testing scheduled for 15 July 1940.

With the Allied defense of France collapsing, Aurore and the submarines Aréthuse, Argonaute, Atalante, L'Espoir, Iris, Naïade, La Sultane, and La Vestale received orders on 18 June 1940 to get underway for French North Africa, but all of them remained at Toulon.

[2] Aurore and Archimède were assigned along with Aréthuse, La Sultane, and La Vestale to the 1st Relief Submarine Group, and the five submarines departed Toulon on 17 December 1940 bound for Oran in Algeria under escort by the sloop Commandant Bory.

[2] Aréthuse, La Sultane, and La Vestale remained at Oran, but Aurore and Archimède continued their voyage, departing Oran under escort by the destroyer Albatros, passing through the Strait of Gibraltar and arriving at Casablanca in French Morocco, where they spent Christmas 1940.

[2] Under escort by the destroyers L'Alcyon and Simoun, Aurore and Archimède then completed the final leg of their voyage, arriving at Dakar on 31 December 1940.

[2] Aurore departed Casablanca with the submarine Sidi Ferruch on 28 May 1941 to head for Agadir, French Morocco.