Battle between the French frigates Nymphe, Amphitrite, and the 44-gun two-decker HMS Argo, 17 February 1783, by Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy.
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History | |
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France | |
Name | Nymphe |
Namesake | Nymph |
Ordered | 5 December 1781[1] |
Builder | Brest |
Laid down | December 1781[1] |
Launched | 30 May 1782[1] |
In service | August 1782[1] |
Fate | Wrecked at Noirmoutier |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Nymphe-class frigate |
Displacement | 750 tonnes |
Length | 46.9 m (153 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) |
Height | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Nymphe was a 40-gun Nymphe-class frigate of the French Navy.