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Triomphante

Triomphante

Survived

French Navy

TypeIronclad
WarSino-French War
Main guns6 × 9.4″ guns

Central-battery ironclad. Came up the Min River on the day of the battle.

Photo: Unknown, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 6 × 1 - 240 mm (9.4 in) Mle 1870 guns
  • 1 × 1 - 194 mm (7.6 in) gun
  • 6 × 1 - 138 mm (5.4 in) guns
  • 4 × 1 - 37 mm (1.5 in) Hotchkiss 5-barrel revolving guns
  • Harvey torpedoes

Armour

  • Belt: 150 mm (5.9 in)
  • Battery: 120 mm (4.7 in)
  • Barbettes: 120 mm (5 in)
  • Bulkheads: 120 mm (4.7 in)
BuilderRochefort
Laid down5 August 1869
Launched28 March 1877
Commissioned17 October 1880
Displacement4,150 metric tons (4,080 long tons)
Length76.85 m (252 ft 2 in)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement352–382

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 March 1877

23 August 1884

Fate

Survived

Condemned 18 July 1896, sold 1903