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French ship Triomphant (1809)

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Triomphant
Scale model of the Trianon model collection on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris
History
French Navy EnsignFrance
NameTriomphant
Namesake"Triumphant"
BuilderRochefort
Laid down1804
Launched31 March 1809
FateHulk, 1828
General characteristics
Class and typeTéméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement
  • 2,966 tonnes
  • 5,260 tonnes fully loaded
Length55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
PropulsionUp to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament
ArmourTimber

Triomphant was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy (of the Duquesne sub-class). Built in Rochefort in 1804, she was launched in 1809. She was converted to a hulk in 1828.

She served as the canonical 74-gun ship of the line in the Trianon model collection.

Sources and references

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  • Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom de Triomphant
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.