Ship Record
HMS Nymph (1778)
Learn about HMS Nymph (1778), a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.
HMS Nymph (1778) was a Royal Navy Swan-class ship-sloop.
Service History
HMS Nymph served in the late eighteenth-century Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War or the wars that followed, carrying out escort, patrol, dispatch, and small-warship duties.
Historical Significance
HMS Nymph was part of the elegant and numerous Swan-class, which became a standard Royal Navy ship-sloop design of the period.