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Triton

Triton

Survived

French Navy

TypeShip of the line
RateThird rate
Guns64
WarsSeven Years' War, American War of Independence

64-gun ship, at Ushant in 1778 and Martinique in 1780. Broken up in 1794.

Tableau de Pierre-Julien Gilbert, 1837. Titre : Combat du vaisseau français le Triton contre le vaisseau anglais Jupiter et la frégate anglaise Médée, 20 octobre 1778. Photo: Pierre-Julien Gilbert, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 26 × 24-pounder long guns
  • 28 × 12-pounder long guns
  • 10 × 6-pounder long guns
BuilderToulon
Laid downJanuary 1747
Launched4 August 1747
Displacement2150 tonneaux
Length48.6 metres
Complement9 to 12 officiers 480 to 560 men

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

Career

Launched

4 August 1747

20 May 1756 · Seven Years' War

Mercier

27 July 1778 · American War of Independence

17 April 1780 · American War of Independence

Fate

Survived

Broken up 1794