HMS Modeste was a British Royal Navy corvette commissioned in 1838 and sold in 1866.
Operations
The Modeste was a part of the British forces engaged in the First Opium War against the Qing Empire.Bingham, J. Elliot. Narrative of the Expedition to China. Vol. 1. London: Henry Colburn. 1843.
References Lyon, David and Rif Winfield. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All of the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. London: Chatham Publishing. 2004, p. 120.
External links Picture of model at National Maritime Museum Greenwich