Triomphante-class corvette-cannonière

NameTriomphante

Operators French Navy

Preceded byFoudre-class corvette-canonnières

In commission1804–1826

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 [1]
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).^[2] 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.^[3]