Name Créole Laid down August 1827 Struck 29 December 1845 Construction started August 1827 Length 39 m Displacement 751,000 kg | Namesake Creole peoples Commissioned 1 January 1830 Beam 9.70 m (31.8 ft) Launched 5 May 1829 Weight 751 tons Builder Cherbourg-Octeville | |
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Career
She took part in the Pastry War under lieutenant commander de Joinville, and most notably in the Bombardment of San Juan de Ulloa.
Model
A finely crafted shipyard model is on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris. It was originally stored in the office of the prince de Joinville.
References
French corvette Créole (1829) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA