French ship Triton (1747)
Naval battle off the coast of Lisbon, 20 October 1778. The French ship Triton against the British ship Jupiter and the frigate Medea. Painting by Pierre-Julien Gilbert | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Triton |
| Ordered | 9 November 1745 |
| Builder | Toulon |
| Laid down | January 1747 |
| Launched | 4 August 1747 |
| In service | December 1747 |
| Out of service | 1794 |
| Fate | Broken up 1794 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 1240 tonne |
| Length | 48.6 metres |
| Beam | 13.2 metres |
| Draught | 6.8 metres |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | 6-month autonomy. |
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Triton was a 64-gun ship of the line of the French Navy designed by François Coulomb the Younger. She took part in the Seven Years' War and in the War of American Independence.