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-pounder armed frigates.

Andromaque

Builder: BrestBegun: August 1777Launched: 24 December 1777Completed: April 1778Fate: Scuttled by fire on 22 August 1796

Astrée

Builder: BrestBegun: August 1779Launched: 16 May 1780Completed: July 1780Fate: Wrecked in the Atlantic in May 1795

Nymphe

Builder: BrestBegun: December 1781Launched: 30 May 1782Completed: August 1782Fate: Wrecked at Noirmoutier on 30 December 1793.

Thétis

Builder: BrestOrdered: 4 November 1786Begun: September 1785 (before being ordered!)Launched: 16 June 1788Completed: October 1788Fate: Captured by the British Navy on 10 November 1808 off Lorient. The British took her into service as HMS Brune.

Cybèle

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

Concorde

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