 Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Le Corsaire yakarayirwa musi wa24 May 1937, yakavakwa neForges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée panzvimbo yavo yokugadzira ngarava muLa Seyne-sur-Mer. Yakagadzwa musi wa 31 March 1938 uye yakatangwa musi wa 14 November 1939. Ngarava yacho yakanga yapedza 82 uye isina zvombo zvayo apoVaFrance vakapa musi wa22 June. Kunyange zvakadaro, Le Corsaire yakabatana nekombi yakananga kuOran, Algeria yeFrance, zuva iroro. Pashure pokunge vaBritain varwisa ngarava dzeFrench Navy pedyo neMers-el-Kébir musi waJuly 3, Le Corsaire akabatana nehanzvadzi yake uye vakasvika kuToulon musi waJuly 7. 