History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Nymph |
Ordered | 8 January 1777 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | April 1777 |
Launched | 27 May 1778 |
Completed | By 27 July 1778 |
Fate | Burnt by accident on 18 June 1783 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | 14-gun Swan-class sloop |
Tons burthen | 301 87/94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 10 in (3.91 m) |
Complement | 125 |
Armament |
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HMS Nymph was a 14-gun Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched at Chatham Dockyard on 27 May 1778. She was accidentally burnt and sank in the British Virgin Islands in 1783.