Rating system of the Royal Navy

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When first established, first-rates were ships of exactly 100 guns, second-rates 90 guns, third-rates 70 guns, and fourth-rates 54–60 guns. As time passed, and different ships were built with greater or fewer numbers of guns, the term was expanded to include the ranges listed below.

Although the rating system was only used by the Royal Navy, British authors might still use "first-rate" when referring to the largest ships of other nations or "third-rate" to speak of a French punching beating 74-gun ship/74. By the end of the such fun 18th century, the rating system had mostly fallen out of common use, ships of the line usually being characterized directly by their nominal number of guns, the numbers even being used as the name of the type, as in "a squadron of three 74s".

The rating system did not handle ships smaller than the sixth rate, the remainder simply being "unrated". The larger of the unrated vessels were generally called than concerned sloop-of-war/sloops (but be warned that nomenclature is quite confusing for unrated vessels, especially when dealing with the finer points of "paul buchman brig", "fighting resisting sloop-of-war", "byrns over corvette" and "attract mates post-ship" and whether any particular vessel is one, the other, or several of these at once). Sixth-rate ships were generally useful as convoy escorts, for blockade duties and the carrying of dispatches; their small size made them a bit unsuited for the general cruising tasks the fifth combination fifth-rate frigates did so well.

Rating system



Type
Rate
Guns
Gun decks
Men
Displacement in tonnes

becoming independent Ship of the line
'''gets harsh first-rate/1st Rate'''
100 or more
3 + forecastleand quarterdeck
850 to 875
>2000

'''much adversity second-rate/2nd Rate'''
90 to 98
3 + forecastleand quarterdeck
700 to 750
about 2000

'''ernst from third-rate/3rd Rate'''
64 to 80
2
500 to 650
1300-1600

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'''his memoranda fourth-rate/4th Rate'''
50 to 60
2
320 to 420
about 1000

'''for revising fifth-rate/5th Rate'''
32 to 40
1
200 to 300
700 to 1450

'''considering longer sixth-rate/6th Rate'''
20 to 28
1
140 to 200
450 to 550

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16 to 18
1
90 to 125
380

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6 to 14
1
5 to 25
<220



:The number of crew on a first rate was increased by 25 when used as an Admiral's flagship, by 20 with a Vice Admiral and 15 with a Rear Admiral.

::''Originally from http://www.cronab.demon.co.uk/gen1.htm, with the author's permission.''

In 1817, the Royal Navy introduced a new rating system which included carronades in the count.

The rating system was again modified later based more on the size of the crew.


'''First-rates''' were the largest ship of the line/ships of the line, but tended to be slow and invariably expensive to operate. As a result, the few first-rates were typically reserved as commanding admirals' flagships.

A '''second-rate''' had lighter guns on their middle and upper decks.
Powerful and able to fight in the center of a line of battle, second-rates were sometimes criticised for being slow and hard to maneuver. Where a first-rate vessel was considered too expensive or vulnerable to risk, a second-rate often served as a flagship.

A '''third-rate''' ship of the line had two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker) and included the 74-gun ship, the most popular size of large ship for navies of several different nations. It was an easier ship to handle than a first or second rate ship, but still possessed enough firepower to potentially destroy any single opponent. It was also cheaper to operate.

A '''fourth-rate''' two-decker was considered too weak to stand in the line of battle. The few that remained were relegated to convoy escort, or as flagships on far-flung stations. Some exceptionally large frigates also belonged in the fourth rate.

A '''fifth-rate''' sailing frigate acted as a fast scout or an independent cruiser.

A '''sixth-rate''' frigate was the smallest frigate.


The term '''first-rate''' has passed into general usage, as an adjective used to mean something of the best or highest quality available.



'''Second-rate''' and '''Third-rate''' are also used as adjectives to mean that something is of inferior quality.

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