HMS Triumph was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 3 March 1764 at Woolwich.[1]
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History | |
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Name | HMS Triumph |
Ordered | 21 May 1757 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Launched | 3 March 1764 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Broken up, 1850 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Valiant-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1825 (bm) |
Length | 172 ft (52 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 49 ft 8 in (15.14 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Proposed_74-gun_Third_Rate_two-decker%2C_based_on_%27Triumph%27_%281764%29_RMG_J3032.png/220px-Proposed_74-gun_Third_Rate_two-decker%2C_based_on_%27Triumph%27_%281764%29_RMG_J3032.png)
In 1797, she took part in the Battle of Camperdown, and in 1805 Triumph was part of Admiral Calder's fleet at the Battle of Cape Finisterre.
In 1810 Triumph and Phipps, salvaged a large load of elemental mercury from a wrecked Spanish vessel near Cadiz, Spain. The bladders containing the mercury soon ruptured, poisoning the crew with mercury vapour.
Triumph was on harbour service from 1813 but was not broken up until 1850.[1]
Notes
editReferences
edit- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
External links
edit- M. P. Earles: A Case of Mass Poisoning With Mercury Vapour on Board H.M.S. Triumph at Cadiz, 1810. In: Medical History. July 1964, vol. 8(3), p. 281–286, online at NCBI
- National Maritime Museum - HMS Triumph in 1808
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