Nymphe-class sloop

HMS Nymphe, name ship of the Nymphe class
Class overview
Name	Nymphe class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Satellite class
Succeeded by	Beagle class
Built	1885–1888
In commission	1885–1921
Completed	4
General characteristics
Type	Screw composite sloop
Displacement	1140 tons[1]
Length	195 ft (59 m) pp[2]
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)[2]
Installed power	Swallow, Daphne: 1,570 ihp (1,170 kW) Buzzard, Nymphe: 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)[2]
Propulsion	Horizontal triple-expansion steam engine Twin screws
Sail plan	Barquentine rigged
Speed	Swallow, Daphne: 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) Buzzard, Nymphe: 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Armament	8 × BL 5-inch (127.0 mm) guns[2][3] 4 × 1-inch Nordenfeldt machine guns 4 × .45-inch Gardner machine guns

The Nymphe class was a class of four screw composite sloops^[4] built for the Royal Navy between 1885 and 1888. As built they were armed with four 4-inch guns and four 3-pounder guns.^[1]