Triomphante-class corvette-cannonière

The Triomphante class was a class of four small corvettes (described as "corvette-canonnières") built for the French Navy, designed by Jean-Francois Chaumont as a follow-on to the Foudre-class corvette-canonnières (which had been designed by engineer Jean Tupinier to transport Napoleon himself and his general officers and staff during the planned invasion of England). Two of the Triomphante-class were built by Jean Tupinier himself at Le Havre, and two by Jean-Louis Pestel at Honfleur. The vessels were flush-decked and designed to carry a battery of four 24-pounder guns.

Triomphante class (4 ships)

 * Triomphante
 * Builder: Le Havre Naval Dockyard (constructed under Jean Tupinier)
 * Begun: December 1803
 * Launched: 5 April 1804
 * Completed: May 1804
 * Fate: Broken up at Rochefort on July 1826.


 * Décidée
 * Builder: Jean-Louis Pestel, Honfleur
 * Begun: December 1803
 * Launched: 11 April 1804
 * Completed: May 1804
 * Fate: Seized at Antwerp by the Dutch in May 1814.


 * Vaillante
 * Builder: Jean-Louis Pestel, Honfleur
 * Begun: December 1803
 * Launched: 11 April 1804
 * Completed: May 1804
 * Fate: Seized at Antwerp by the Dutch in May 1814.


 * Heureuse
 * Builder: Le Havre Naval Dockyard (constructed under Jean Tupinier)
 * Begun: December 1803
 * Launched: 20 April 1804
 * Completed: May 1804
 * Fate: Probably burnt by the French at the evacuation of Willemstad, North Brabant in December 1813.