French frigate Nymphe (1782)
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Nymphe was a 40-gun {{sclass|Nymphe|frigate|0}} frigate of the French Navy.
Career
In January 1783, Nymphe was in the Caribbean, with {{HMS|Concorde|1783|2}}. On 7, they captured the corvette HMS Raven. On 17 February of the same year, Nymphe was with the 32-gun {{ship|French frigate|Amphitrite|1769|2}} when she captured the 44-gun {{HMS|Argo|1781|6}}.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=331}}
On 20 January 1785, Nymphe arrived at Brest, ferrying Lafayette.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=331}}
In July 1792, she was under Coëtnempren de Kerdournan. Along with {{ship|French fluyt|Dromadaire|1781|2}} and {{ship|French brig|Curieux|1788|2}}, 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.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=331}}
In July 1793, Nymphe was brought into active again under Lieutenant Pitot to fight the Chouan royalist insurgency.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=331}}
Fate
On 30 December 1793, Nymphe was wrecked while battling Chouan coastal artillery near Noirmoutier.{{sfnp|Roche|2005|p=331}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|first=Jean-Michel|last=Roche|year=2005|title=Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours|isbn=978-2-9525917-0-6|oclc=165892922|publisher=Group Retozel-Maury Millau|volume=1}}
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Category:Ships built in France
Category:Age of Sail frigates of France