Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "ARM Guadaloupe" in English language version.
1846. August. Sold for obscure reasons to Spain (with 'Guadalupe') and delivered at Havana.
There were numerous falsehoods circulated about Moore's battle with Guadalupe. These seem to be largely the confections of the press, egged on by politicians, and are not to be taken seriously. They include claims to have sunk her.
Guadalupe remained in the Armada de Mexico until 1847, by which time the fate of Yucatan had been decided, when she and Montezuma were sold to raise money for the continuing land hostilities with the United States. her new owners are described by the Armada de Mexico as 'The Spaniards in Havana'. Her subsequent history has not been discovered.
Armament 1842 Broadside Weight = 64 Imperial Pounds ( 29.024 kg) ... 2 British 32-Pounder ... 2 British 68-Pounder Shell Gun Notes on Ship Building and career In 1842, the first iron-clad ships came into American waters in the form of two Mexican ironclad frigates; the "Montezuma" and the "Guadalupe." These ships were built by the British to a French design and sold to the Mexican Navy in retaliation (in probability) for the U.S. vs. British "Oregon" dispute. These ironclads were paddle-driven steamships mounting heavy ordnance.
Armament 1842 Broadside Weight = 64 Imperial Pounds ( 29.024 kg) ... 2 British 32-Pounder ... 2 British 68-Pounder Shell Gun Notes on Ship Building and career In 1842, the first iron-clad ships came into American waters in the form of two Mexican ironclad frigates; the "Montezuma" and the "Guadalupe." These ships were built by the British to a French design and sold to the Mexican Navy in retaliation (in probability) for the U.S. vs. British "Oregon" dispute. These ironclads were paddle-driven steamships mounting heavy ordnance. The "Montezuma" (1,164 tons) carried a 68pdr. pivot gun and six 32pdrs. The "Guadalupe" (775 tons) carried two 68pdrs.
In May 1842, William Kennedy, Republic of Texas consul general in London, and Ashbel Smith, minister to England, protested the building of the vessels for Mexican use against Texas and urged the English government to detain them. Lord Aberdeen of the British Foreign Office decided that arms might be placed on the vessels so long as they were not mounted in English ports, and the Guadaloupe sailed in June despite Texas protests.
