She was commissioned in 1813, captained by Louis François Richard Barthélémy de Saizieu.

[2] On 20 October 1827, she took part in the Battle of Navarino, under Pierre Bernard Milius, sailing behind the Sirène in the line.

At the outbreak of the battle, Scipion narrowly escaped destruction by a fireship which became jammed under her bowsprit; her fore sails caught fire and the fire spread into the upper gun-deck, but was eventually put out by the crew.

Trident succeeded in attaching a tow-line to the fireship and, with the assistance of HMS Dartmouth and two other British boats, pulling it clear.

Sirène, Trident and Scipion then proceeded to silence the batteries of the fort of Navarino.