Bayard was first used as barracks for prisoners sent to deportation to
Îles du Salut, and then as a transport for those sent to the
Bagne of Cayenne. She then took part in the
Crimean War in the Black Sea in 1854 and 1855. In 14 December 1859, as she conducted trials of her newly installed steam engine under Commander Choux, she ran aground on
Île Longue. All efforts to raise her proved fruitless and she was scrapped. Her engine was used on
Jean Bart. ==Citations==