French ship Triomphant (1779)

Triomphant was an 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Triomphant.

History
France
Name: Triomphant
Builder: Toulon
Laid down: March 1778
Launched: 31 March 1779
Completed: June 1779
Captured: August 1793
Fate:
  • Burnt on 18 December 1793
  • Broken up in 1805
General characteristics
Armament: 80 guns

Career

Laid down in Toulon in March 1778 by the designer-builder Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb, she was launched on 31 March 1779 and completed in June 1779. In 1779, Triomphant was the flagship of the White-and-Blue squadron (van) of the fleet of Guichen, under Lieutenant-général de Sade, with Gras-Préville as flag captain. As such, he took part in the Battle of Martinique on 17 April 1780, and in the actions of 15 May and 19 May 1780. She then sailed back to France.[1]

In 1781, she was under Chérisey de Nouroy.[2]

On 12 April 1782, she took part in the Battle of the Saintes under Chef d'escadre Vaudreuil, with Cheyron du Pavillon as flag captain.[3][4][5]

She was captured at Toulon by the Anglo-Spanish forces in August 1793, and was burnt there on 18 December 1793 during the evacuation of the port. Her remains were refloated in 1805 and broken up.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Contenson (1934), p. 186.
  2. Contenson (1934), p. 157.
  3. Contenson (1934), p. 241.
  4. Troude (1867), p. 140.
  5. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 648.

References

  • Contenson, Ludovic (1934). La Société des Cincinnati de France et la guerre d'Amérique (1778-1783). Paris: éditions Auguste Picard. OCLC 7842336.
  • Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion. pp. 431–434.
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 445. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Troude, Onésime-Joachim (1867). Batailles navales de la France (in French). 2. Challamel ainé.
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