French ship Triton (1747)
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.
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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| Notes | 6-month autonomy. |
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