HMS ''Nymphe'' was a
''Nymphe''-class composite
screw
A screw and a bolt (see '' Differentiation between bolt and screw'' below) are similar types of fastener typically made of metal and characterized by a helical ridge, called a ''male thread'' (external thread). Screws and bolts are used to f ...
sloop and the fifth ship of the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
to bear the name. She was renamed HMS ''Wildfire'' in 1906, HMS ''Gannet'' in 1916, and finally HMS ''Pembroke'' in 1917,
[ before she was sold in 1920.][
]
Construction and service history
Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
on a design by William Henry White
Sir William Henry White, (2 February 1845 – 27 February 1913) was a prolific British warship designer and Chief Constructor at the Admiralty.
Biography
White was born in Devonport, the son of Robert White, a currier, and his wife, Jane ...
, Director of Naval Construction
The Director of Naval Construction (DNC) also known as the Department of the Director of Naval Construction and Directorate of Naval Construction and originally known as the Chief Constructor of the Navy was a senior principal civil officer resp ...
, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard
Sheerness Dockyard also known as the Sheerness Station was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s and closed in 1960.
Location
In the Age of Sail, the Roy ...
on 1 May 1888.[
Commander Richard Bowles Farquhar was in command until 16 February 1900, when she paid off at ]Portsmouth
Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth is the most dens ...
for repairs.
Fate
From August 1914 she was a shore training ship at Sheerness, was later renamed ''Wildfire''[
]
References
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nymphe
Nymphe-class sloops
Ships built in Portsmouth
1888 ships
Victorian-era sloops of the United Kingdom
Royal Navy shore establishments