French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Triomphant' (1779)

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Le Triomphant	1996
Nominal Guns	80	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Ordered	29.11.1777	FWAS1786
Keel Laid Down	3.1778	NNF-1774
Named	20.2.1778	FWAS1786
Launched	31.3.1779	NNF-1774
First Commissioned	6.1779	FWAS1786
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Toulon Dockyard - Toulon	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise Coulomb (1728-1803)	NNF-1774
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Premier Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Captured	29.8.1793	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck183' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.4384 (195′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel164' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.2672 (174′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth48' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.5904 (51′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5516 (24′ 9″ Imperial)
Draught Forward22' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.1997 (23′ 7″ Imperial)
Draught Aft24' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.7952 (25′ 6″ Imperial)
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentFWAS1786
Length of Gundeck183' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)59.4384 (195′ 0″ Imperial)
Length of Keel164' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)53.2672 (174′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth48' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)15.5904 (51′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold23' 9"French Feet (Pied du Roi)7.5516 (24′ 9″ Imperial)
Displacement3,720Ton
Burthen1,950Tonneaux

Armament

1779Broadside Weight = 996 French Livre (1074.8832 lbs 487.542 kg)NNF-1774
Lower Gun Deck30 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck32 French 24-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle18 French 8-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
6.1779852 NNF-1774

1 Commanding Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1781Chef d'escadre Louis-Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (Marquis de Vaudreuil) (1724-1802)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
17.4.1780Battle of Martinique
15.5.1780Action of March 15 1780
19.5.1780Action of March 19 1780
12.12.17812nd Battle of Ushant
12.4.1782Battle of the Saintes
8.1793Captured at ToulonNNF-1774
8.1793Taken by the British ToulonFWAS1786
29.8.1793Siege of Toulon
12.1793Burnt by the British at ToulonNNF-1774
1805Wreck was raised and broken upNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

FWAS1786Stephen S. Roberts, Rif Winfield, Book

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

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