French frigate Nymphe (1782)

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.
History
France
NameNymphe
NamesakeNymph
Ordered5 December 1781[1]
BuilderBrest
Laid downDecember 1781[1]
Launched30 May 1782[1]
In serviceAugust 1782[1]
FateWrecked at Noirmoutier
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeNymphe-class frigate
Displacement750 tonnes
Length46.9 m (153 ft 10 in)
Beam11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Height5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Sail planFull-rigged ship

Nymphe was a 40-gun Nymphe-class frigate of the French Navy.

  1. ^ a b c d e Roche (2005), p. 331.