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 apo
VaFrance 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.