No production aircraft had been completed by the time of the Armistice in June 1940, with "Antarès" being evacuated to Port Lyautey in Morocco. It was operated by the Vichy French Navy, serving with Escadrille 4E at Dakar, continuing in service until the Allied Invasion of North Africa, when after brief fighting, the French armed forces in North Africa joined with the Free French. "Antarès" continued in service, carrying out patrols over the Central and South Atlantic. On 2 June 1943, "Antarès" sank the near Dakar. "Antarès" was retired and scrapped early in 1944.