In January 1783, Nymphe was in the Caribbean, with Concorde. On 7, they captured the corvetteHMS Raven. On 17 February of the same year, Nymphe was with the 32-gun Amphitrite when she captured the 44-gun HMS Argo.[1]
On 20 January 1785, Nymphe arrived at Brest, ferrying Lafayette.[1]
In July 1792, she was under Coëtnempren de Kerdournan. Along with Dromadaire and Curieux, she sailed to Cayenne to ferry troops, as well as the new governor, Frédéric Joseph Guillot. She then returned to Lorient and was put in the ordinary.[1]
In July 1793, Nymphe was brought into active again under Lieutenant Pitot to fight the Chouan royalist insurgency.[1]
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On 30 December 1793, Nymphe was wrecked while battling Chouan coastal artillery near Noirmoutier.[1]
Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. ISBN978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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french, frigate, nymphe, 1782, other, ships, with, same, name, french, ship, nymphe, nymphe, nymphe, class, frigate, french, navy, battle, between, french, frigatesnymphe, amphitrite, decker, hmsargo, february, 1783, auguste, louis, rossel, cercy, historyfranc. For other ships with the same name see French ship Nymphe Nymphe was a 40 gun Nymphe class frigate of the French Navy Battle between the French frigatesNymphe Amphitrite and the 44 gun two decker HMSArgo 17 February 1783 by Auguste Louis de Rossel de Cercy HistoryFranceNameNympheNamesakeNymphOrdered5 December 1781 1 BuilderBrestLaid downDecember 1781 1 Launched30 May 1782 1 In serviceAugust 1782 1 FateWrecked at NoirmoutierGeneral characteristics 1 Class and typeNymphe class frigateDisplacement750 tonnesLength46 9 m 153 ft 10 in Beam11 9 m 39 ft 1 in Height5 8 m 19 ft 0 in Sail planFull rigged ship Contents 1 Career 2 Fate 3 References 4 BibliographyCareer editIn January 1783 Nymphe was in the Caribbean with Concorde On 7 they captured the corvette HMS Raven On 17 February of the same year Nymphe was with the 32 gun Amphitrite when she captured the 44 gun HMS Argo 1 On 20 January 1785 Nymphe arrived at Brest ferrying Lafayette 1 In July 1792 she was under Coetnempren de Kerdournan Along with Dromadaire and Curieux she sailed to Cayenne to ferry troops as well as the new governor Frederic Joseph Guillot She then returned to Lorient and was put in the ordinary 1 In July 1793 Nymphe was brought into active again under Lieutenant Pitot to fight the Chouan royalist insurgency 1 Fate editOn 30 December 1793 Nymphe was wrecked while battling Chouan coastal artillery near Noirmoutier 1 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Roche 2005 p 331 Bibliography editRoche Jean Michel 2005 Dictionnaire des batiments de la flotte de guerre francaise de Colbert a nos jours Vol 1 Group Retozel Maury Millau ISBN 978 2 9525917 0 6 OCLC 165892922 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French frigate Nymphe 1782 amp oldid 1166301205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
