The Trident was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. On 13 February 1814, she was part of Julien Cosmao's squadron which was intercepted off Toulon by a British blockade. The Romulus, at the rear, managed to hold off the British ships long enough for the rest of the squadron to escape. In 1823, during the Spanish expedition, she took part in the bombardment of Cadiz, along with Centaure. In 1827, at the Battle of Navarino, she silenced coastal defences with the Sirène. In 1854, she took part in the Crimean War, and was used as a troop ship the next year in the Black Sea.