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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Nymphe |
| Namesake | An alternative spelling of nymph, a female nature deity in Ancient Greek folklore |
| Builder | R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, Hebburn |
| Laid down | 8 December 1909 |
| Launched | 31 January 1911 |
| Completed | May 1911 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up 9 May 1921 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Acorn-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 25 ft 5 in (7.7 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.6 m) |
| Installed power | 4 White-Forster boilers 13,500 shp (10,100 kW) |
| Propulsion | Parsons steam turbines, 3 shafts |
| Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 1,540 nmi (2,850 km; 1,770 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 72 |
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HMS Nymphe was one of 20 Acorn-class (later H-class) destroyers built for the Royal Navy that served in the First World War. The Acorn class were smaller than the preceding Beagle class but oil-fired and better armed. Launched in 1911, the ship served with the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, joining the Grand Fleet at the start of the war in 1914, and was transferred to Portsmouth in early 1916. She joined the 5th Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean in 1918. She was placed in reserve in 1919 and was sold in 1921 to be broken up.