French ironclad Triomphante
Triomphante at anchor
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| Name: | Triomphante |
| Builder: | Rochefort |
| Laid down: | 5 August 1869 |
| Launched: | 28 March 1877 |
| Commissioned: | 17 October 1880 |
| Fate: | Condemned 18 July 1896, sold 1903 |
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| Class and type: | La Galissonnière-class ironclad |
| Displacement: | 4,150 metric tons (4,080 long tons) |
| Length: | 76.85 m (252 ft 2 in) |
| Beam: | 14.88 m (48 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 6.3 m (21 ft) (mean) |
| Installed power: | 2,214 ihp (1,651 kW) |
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| Sail plan: | Ship rig |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 2,740 nautical miles (5,070 km; 3,150 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 352–382 |
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Triomphante (Triumphant) was the third and last ship of the La Galissonnière class of wooden-hulled, armored corvettes built for the French Navy during the 1870s. Her construction was delayed for years and the navy took advantage of the extended construction time to upgrade her armament in comparison to the lead ship, La Galissonnière. She and her half-sister La Galissonnière participated in a number of battles during the Sino-French War of 1884–85. The ship remained in Asia and never returned to France after the war. She was condemned in 1896 and sold in 1903.
The La Galissonnière-class ironclads were designed as faster, more heavily armed versions of the Alma-class ironclads by Henri Dupuy de Lôme. They used the same central battery layout as their predecessors, although the battery was lengthened 4 meters (13 ft 1 in) to provide enough room to work the larger 240-millimeter (9.4 in) guns. Triomphante and her sister ship Victorieuse were modified by Constructor Sabattier who reduced the number of screws from two to one to improve their sailing qualities by reducing the drag from the stationary propellers, added an 194-millimeter (7.6 in) bow chaser under the forecastle and increased the caliber and number of the secondary armament.
Triomphante was 76.85 meters (252 ft 2 in) between perpendiculars and had a beam of 14.88 meters (48 ft 10 in). She had a mean draft of 6.3 meters (20 ft 8 in) and displaced 4,150 metric tons (4,080 long tons). Her crew numbered between 352 and 382 officers and men.
Triomphante had a single vertical compound steam engine driving a single propeller. Her engine was powered by four oval boilers. During sea trials her engine produced 2,214 indicated horsepower (1,651 kW) and the ship reached 12.75 knots (23.61 km/h; 14.67 mph). She only carried 330 metric tons (320 long tons) of coal which allowed her to steam for 2,740 nautical miles (5,070 km; 3,150 mi) at a speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Victorieuse was also ship-rigged with three masts and had a sail area of 1,730 square meters (18,600 sq ft).
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