&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Nymphe_and_Amphitrite_vs_HMS_Argo-Rossel-MnM_3_OA_13-IMG_5880.JPG) 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.
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| History | |
|---|---|
   France | |
| Name | Nymphe |
| Namesake | Nymph |
| Ordered | 5 December 1781[1] |
| Builder | Brest |
| Laid down | December 1781[1] |
| Launched | 30 May 1782[1] |
| In service | August 1782[1] |
| Fate | Wrecked at Noirmoutier |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Nymphe-class frigate |
| Displacement | 750 tonnes |
| Length | 46.9 m (153 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 11.9 m (39 ft 1 in) |
| Height | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Nymphe was a 40-gun Nymphe-class frigate of the French Navy.