French ship Triomphant (1675)

For other ships of the same name, see French ship Triomphant and French ship Brave.

History

France
Name:	Triomphant
Builder:	Brest
Launched:	1675
Renamed:	Launched as Constant in 1675 Triomphant in 1678
Fate:	Destroyed by fire on 1 June 1692
General characteristics

The Triomphant was a ship of the line of the French Navy.

Started as Brave in Brest and launched in 1675 as Constant, she was renamed Triomphant in 1678. She took part in the Battle of Beachy Head on July 10, 1690, and in the Battle of Barfleur on May 29, 1692. She caught fire and was destroyed on June 1, 1692 while fighting the English HMS Woolf.

Sources and references

Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours, 1671 - 1870. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. p. 445. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

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