French Fifth Rate frigate 'Le Rhin' (1802)

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Le Rhin			6188
Nominal Guns	44
Nationality	République Française
Operator	State Navy
Keel Laid Down	6.1801
Acquired	15.4.1802
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence
Ship Class	Virginie Class (1793)
Designed by	Jean Marguerite Tupinier (Baron Tupinier)French Naval Sailor Designer Ship Builder Service 1794-1817
Category	Fifth Rate
National Rate	Troisième Rang
Ship Type	Frigate
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Captured	27.7.1806
Becomes	British Fifth Rate frigate 'Rhin' (1806) (38) 1806-1884 British 38 Gun 5th Rate Frigate

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck152' 1"Imperial Feet46.3301
Length of Keel127' 1 ½"Imperial Feet38.7223
Breadth39' 11 ½"Imperial Feet11.8999
Depth in Hold13' 0"Imperial Feet3.9624
Burthen1,079 ⁶²⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

15.4.1802Broadside Weight = 372 French Livre (401.4624 lbs 182.094 kg)
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 36-Pounder Obusier
Quarterdeck8 French 8-Pounder
Forecastle4 French 8-Pounder

1 Ship Commander

DatesRankNameSource
1805Capitaine de FrégateTRN5

Service History

DateEventSource
17.1.1805Left Toulon as part of the fleet under VilleneuveW005
21.10.1805Battle of Trafalgar
26.2.1806Sailed from Rochefort in comapy with the Hortense, Hermione, Themis and FuretW005
27.3.1806The squadron of frigates arrived at CayenneW005
7.4.1806The squadron left CayenneW005
18.5.1806Left Porto Rico for FranceW005
18.7.1806Taken by at the Action off Rochefort
27.7.1806Taken by the Mars off RochefortBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

TRN5William Laird Clowes, Digital Book

W005William James, Digital Book

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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:20	Jon Miller	Henry WickhamBritish Naval Sailor Service 1685-1693
Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:14	Jon Miller	Thomas CamelfordBritish Naval Sailor Service 1797-1799
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Sunday 14th of June 2026 04:09	Jon Miller	British gunboat 'Gunboat No. 7' (1797) (14) 1797-1802 British 14 Gun Unrated Gunboat 1797 Renamed "Sparkler"
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