Nymph

Official Number none

The Nymph was brig built by William Bowes at Whitehaven in June 1792.

Jollies Cumberland Guide & Directory, 1811, lists the vessel as La Nymph, 156 tons, owned and commanded by Capt.E.Davis (see Source 2).

The Nymph, under the command of Capt. James Hutchinson, was carrying a cargo of whiskey and 350 cases of dry goods from St.Jean de Luz (France) to Cork when she was intercepted on the 18th August 1814 by the French-American privateer Prince de Neufchatel. The Whitehaven brig was unarmed and was outmatched by the 320 ton, 13 gun brig. The Americans later reported that they had thrown the whiskey overboard and stolen the dry goods. Captured seamen from other vessels were put aboard the Nymph and she was released. Later the same day the Whitehaven brig  Albion was set on fire by the privateer.
 

Sources :

1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984) - says that the vessel was taken by the French, January 1800.
2. Steve Bulman's "Images of Cumbria" website.
3. Prince de Neufchatel website.