Nymphe-class frigate

The Nymphe class was a class of six 40-gun frigates of the French Navy, designed in 1781 by Pierre-Augustin Lamothe. The prototype (Nymphe) was one of the earliest 18 pounders (8.2 kg) armed frigates.

Capture of the Thétis by HMS Amethyst on 10 November 1808, by Thomas Whitcombe
Class overview
NameNymphe class
BuildersBrest, France
Operators
Preceded by Danaé class
Succeeded byMinerve class
Planned6[1]
Completed6
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement750 tonnes
Length46.9 m (153 ft 10 in)
Beam11.9 m (39 ft 1 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Sail planShip-rigged
Complement297
Armament
  • 26 × long 18-pounder guns (later increased to 28)
  • 12 × long 8-pounder guns
  • 4 × 36-pounder obusiers

Ships in class
  • Nymphe (12-pounder armed frigate)
Builder: Brest
Begun:
Launched: 18 August 1777
Completed:
Fate: captured by British Royal Navy in 1780 and became HMS Nymphe.
Builder: Brest
Begun: August 1777
Launched: 24 December 1777
Completed: April 1778
Fate: Scuttled by fire on 22 August 1796
Builder: Brest
Begun: August 1779
Launched: 16 May 1780
Completed: July 1780
Fate: Wrecked in the Atlantic in May 1795
  • Nymphe (18-pounder armed frigate)
Builder: Brest
Begun: December 1781
Launched: 30 May 1782
Completed: August 1782
Fate: Wrecked at Noirmoutier on 30 December 1793.
Builder: Brest
Ordered: 4 November 1786
Begun: September 1785 (before being ordered!)
Launched: 16 June 1788
Completed: October 1788
Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 10 November 1808 off Lorient. The British took her into service as HMS Brune.
Builder: Brest
Begun: June 1788
Launched: 7 July 1789
Completed: May 1790
Fate: Wrecked in action 24 February 1809 off Sables d'Olonne.
Builder: Brest
Begun: April 1790
Launched: 25 October 1791
Completed: February 1793
Fate: Captured by the British Navy off Brazil on 4 August 1800.

Citations
  1. Roche, p.497

References
  • Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714-1792. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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