A lokacin yakin duniya na biyu,'' Jeanne d' Arc'' an sanya shi ga rundunar sojan ruwa ta Yammacin Atlantic, ta shiga cikin kulle jiragen ruwa na Jamus a tashar jiragen ruwa masu tsaka tsaki.
Tabbas, mafi rikitarwa na jumla ita ce "A lokacin Yaƙin Duniya na Biyu, a ranar 21 ga Mayu, 1940, 'Jeanne d'Arc', tare da 'Émile - Bertin', suka tashi daga Brest tare da jigilar tan 200 na zinariya daga Bankin Faransa. "