when the "vauquelin"s entered service they were assigned to the 5th and the newly formed 6th light divisions ( (dl)) which were later redesignated as scout divisions (). "vauquelin" and her sister ships and were assigned to the 6th dl of the 2nd light squadron ( of the 2nd squadron (), based in brest. from 5 august to 23 september 1934, "vauquelin" visited saint pierre and miquelon, halifax and quebec to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the explorer jacques cartier's first visit to canada. shortly after her return, the 6th dl was transferred to the group of large destroyers ( (gct) of the 1st squadron () in toulon in october and it was renumbered as the 9th. on 27 june 1935, all of the "vauquelin"s, except , participated in a naval review conducted by the navy minister () françois piétri in the baie de douarnenez after combined maneuvers by the 1st and 2nd squadrons.