The Trident was a Téméraire class

Téméraire class ship of the line

The Téméraire class ships of the line was a class of 107 74-gun ships of the line built between 1782 and 1813 for the French navy. The type was and remains the most numerous class of capital ship ever built....

 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy

French Navy

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On 13 February 1814, she was part of Julien Cosmao

Julien Cosmao

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's squadron which was intercepted off Toulon by a British blockade. The Romulus

French ship Romulus (1812)

The Romulus was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.In February 1814, under captain Rolland, she sailed from Toulon to Genoa, being part of a division under Julien Cosmao...

, at the rear, managed to hold off the British ships.

In 1823, during the Spanish expedition, she took part in the bombardment of Cadiz, along with Centaure

French ship Centaure (1818)

The Centaure was an 86-gun Bucentaure-class 80-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, designed by Sané.She took part in operations of the Spanish expedition in 1823, along with Trident and Sirène, silencing fort Santi-Pietri...

. In 1827, at the Battle of Navarino

Battle of Navarino

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, she silenced coastal defences with the Sirène.

She took part in the Invasion of Algiers in 1830

Invasion of Algiers in 1830

The Invasion of Algiers in 1830 was a large-scale military operation by which the Kingdom of France, ruled by Charles X, invaded and conquered the Ottoman Regency of Algiers...

, and in the expedition on river Tage

Tage

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 the next year, reaching Lisbon

Lisbon

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In 1854, she took part in the Crimean War

Crimean War

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, and was used as a troop ship the next year in the Black Sea.

She was struck on 24 November 1857 and was used as a barracks hulk

Hulk (ship)

A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Although sometimes used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, the term most often refers to an old ship that has had its rigging or internal equipment removed, retaining only its flotational qualities...

from 1857 to 1869.

She was eventually broken up in 1879.

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