The ship conducted five non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War in 1936–1938, and participated in the Coronation Review of King George VI in May 1937.
O cruceiro levou a cabo cinco patrullas de non intervención durante a Guerra Civil Española entre 1936 e 1938, e participou na coroación do rei Xurxo VI do Reino Unido en maio de 1937.