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).Winfield and Roberts (2015), pp. 180-181. 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.Winfield and Roberts (2015), pp. 180-181.
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 in 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.
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Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing).