Nymphe-class frigate

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


 * Andromaque
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: August 1777
 * Launched: 24 December 1777
 * Completed: April 1778
 * Fate: Scuttled by fire on 22 August 1796


 * Astrée
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: August 1779
 * Launched: 16 May 1780
 * Completed: July 1780
 * Fate: Wrecke in the Atlantic in May 1795


 * Nymphe
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: December 1781
 * Launched: 30 May 1782
 * Completed: August 1782
 * Fate: Wrecked at Noirmoutier on 30 December 1793.


 * Thétis
 * 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.


 * Cybèle
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: June 1788
 * Launched: 7 July 1789
 * Completed: May 1790
 * Fate: Wrecked in action 24 February 1809 off Sables d'Olonne.


 * Concorde
 * Builder: Brest
 * Begun: April 1790
 * Launched: 25 October 1791
 * Completed: February 1793
 * Fate: Captured by the British Navy off Brazil on 4 August 1800.