Many vessels have been named Triton or Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters: HDMS Triton, a Danish Navy frigate HMS Triton, several Royal Navy vessels British T-class submarine, also known as the Triton class, diesel-electric submarines USCGC Triton, several U.S. Coast Guard vessels USS Triton, several U.S. Navy vessels RV Triton, a trimaran vessel used by the Australians Custom Service, and formerly by the Royal Navy MV Coral, a cruise ship named Triton from 1991 to 2004 Triton, a vessel that operated on Lake Washington in the first part of the 20th century Triton 24, a sloop manufactured in Sydney, Australia, throughout the 1980s Pearson Triton, an American 1958 sailboat design Triton ; four vessels bearing the name Triton have sailed for the British East India Company.