French destroyer Triomphant
pre-war view of Le Triomphant, showing crew manning the rails
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| Name: | Le Triomphant |
| Namesake: | "Triumphant" |
| Builder: | Ateliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkerque |
| Laid down: | 18 August 1931 |
| Launched: | 16 April 1934 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1936 |
| Decommissioned: | 6 December 1954 |
| Reclassified: | March 1943 |
| Nickname(s): | Reluctant Dragon |
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| Class and type: | Le Fantasque-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2570 tonnes |
| Length: | 132.40 m (434.4 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.98 m (39.3 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.30 m (14.1 ft) |
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Le Triomphant ("The triumphant one") was a Le Fantasque class destroyer of the French Navy
Built in Dunkerque from 1931, Le Triomphant was launched in 1934.
At the outbreak of World War II, in September 1939, Le Triomphant under capitaine de frégate Pothau was part of the 2nd Light Squadron in the 8th Large Destroyer Division, which also included her sister-ships Le Malin and L'Indomptable. The Squadron was headed by contre-amiral Lacroix.
On 2 September, at 20:00 h, she sailed with the Force de Raid to Casablanca, along with Dunkerque and Strasbourg, Georges Leygues, Gloire and Montcalm, L'Audacieux, Le Fantasque, Le Malin, Le Terrible, L'Indomptable, Mogador and Volta.
From 4 October, she escorted convoy BC.8S, from Bristol Channel to the Loire River. From 17 October, she escorted convoy HG.3, from Gibraltar, before returning to Brest on 20. On 22, she departed with Dunkerque and several other destroyers to escort convoy KJ.3, from Kingston, Jamaica.
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