French frigate Rhin

	19th-century illustration of Rhin as a hospital ship off Sheerness
History
France
Name	Rhin
Builder	Toulon
Laid down	June 1801
Launched	15 April 1802
Completed	October 1802
Captured	27 July 1806
United Kingdom
Name	Rhin
Acquired	27 July 1806
Commissioned	June 1809
Fate	Sold 26 May 1884
General characteristics
Class & type	Virginie-class frigate
Displacement	1,390 tonneaux
Tons burthen	720 port tonneaux; 1079 62⁄94 (bm);
Length	47.4 m (156 ft)
Beam	11.9 m (39 ft)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft)
Complement	French service: 318; British service: 284 (later 315);
Armament	French service: 40 guns (18-pounders on the main deck); British service: 46 guns including carronades; Upper deck: 28 × 18-pounder guns; Quarterdeck: 14 × 32-pounder carronades; Forecastle: 2 × 9-pounder guns + 2 × 32-pounder carronades;

Rhin was a 40-gun Virginie-class frigate of the French Navy launched in 1802. She was present at two major battles while in French service. The Royal Navy captured her in 1806, and Rhin served in the British navy until 1815 capturing numerous vessels. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars she was laid up and then served as a hospital ship for many years. Rhin was finally broken up in 1884.