French ship Triton

At least seventeen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Triton:

Ships named Triton

• Triton (1638), a 30-gun ship of the line ^[1]
• Triton (1663), a fireship ^[1]
• Triton (1670), a 48-gun ship of the line ^[1]
• Mercure (1671), a 30-gun fireship, bore the name during her career ^[1]
• Brillant (1678), a 40 gun ship of the line, bore the name during her career ^[1]
• Triton (1697), a 42-gun ship of the line captured by the British in 1702 at the Battle of Vigo Bay, and sold in 1709.
• Triton (1705), a 50-gun ship of the line ^[2]
• Triton (1730), a 62-gun ship of the line ^[2]
• Triton (1747), a 64-gun ship of the line ^[2]
• Triton (1771), a 26-gun frigate ^[2]
• Triton (1795), a transport ^[2]
• Triton (1803), a floating battery ^[2]
• Triton (1811), a transport ^[2]
• Triton (1823), a Téméraire-class ship of the line launched in 1823 and decommissioned in 1850 ^[2]
• Bayard (1876), a ship of the line transformed into a steamer, bore the name during her career. ^[3]
• Triton (1901), a Sirène-class submarine launched in 1901 and stricken in 1919. ^[3]
• Bayard (1919), a tug. ^[3]
• Bayard (1972), a submarine experimentation ship. ^[3]

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. Roche (2005a), p. 446, volume 1.
2. Roche (2005a), p. 447, volume 1.
3. Roche (2005b), p. 504, volume 2.

Bibliography

• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005a). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005b). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 2. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.