French corvette Créole (1829) explained

The Créole was a 24-gun of the French Navy.^[1]

Career

She took part in the Pastry War under lieutenant commander de Joinville, and most notably in the Bombardment of San Juan de Ulloa.

On 20 January 1844, Créole was driven ashore on Negropont, Greece. She was refloated on 27 January with assistance from and taken in to Piraeus, Greece, where she sank. She was later refloated.^{[2] [3]}

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

• Sail corvettes (24 guns)
• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel . 2005 . Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671–1870 . 978-2-9525917-0-6 . 165892922 . 135.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corvettes (24 guns) . Shipscribe . 29 March 2018.
2. Naval Intelligence . 11 March 1844 . 8 . 18554 . D .
3. Friendly Relations of France and England . 16 March 1844 . 7 . 18559 . A .