Triomphante-class corvette-cannonière
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Triomphante |
| Operators | French Navy |
| Preceded by | Foudre-class corvette-canonnières |
| In commission | 1804–1826 |
| Completed | 4 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Corvette-canonnière |
| Displacement | 261 ton (French) |
| Tons burthen | 170 (bm) |
| Length | 27.28 m (89 ft 6 in) (overall); 24.93 m (81 ft 9 in) (keel) |
| Beam | 6.82 m (22 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 2.92 m (9 ft 7 in) |
| Depth of hold | 2.71 m (8 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 80 |
| Armament | 4 × 24-pounder long guns |
| Armour | Timber |
The Triomphante class was a class of four small corvettes (described as "corvette-canonnières") built for the French Navy, designed by Jean-Francois Chaumont as a follow-on to the Foudre-class corvette-canonnières (which had been designed by engineer Jean Tupinier to transport Napoleon himself and his general officers and staff during the planned invasion of England). Two of the Triomphante-class were built by Jean Tupinier himself at Le Havre, and two by Jean-Louis Pestel at Honfleur. The vessels were flush-decked and designed to carry a battery of four 24-pounder guns.