Rating: 1st Rate Armament: At least: 100 Guns Gundecks: 3 Design: 100 (100+) Guns1) Lower Gundeck: 30 x 32-Pounders Middle Gundeck: 28 x 24-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 30 x 12-Pounders Forecastle/Quaterdeck 2 x 68-Pounder Carronade /12 x 12-Pounders Deployment: Battle Line, … Read More
Rating: 2nd Rate Armament: Minimum: 90 Guns Maximum: 98 Guns Gundecks: 3 Design 98 Guns 1) Lower Gundeck: 28 x 32-Pfünder Middle Gundeck: 30 x 18-Pfünder Upper Gundeck: 30 x 12-Pfünder Upper Gundeck: 2 /8 x 12-Pfünder1) Complement: 850 Deployment: … Read More
Rating: 3rd Rate Armament: Minimum: 62 Guns Maximum: 80 Guns Gundecks: 2 Design: 74 Guns Lower Gundeck: 28 x 32-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 28 x 18-Pounders Forecastle/Quaterdeck: 4 /14 x 9-Pounders Complement: about 650 Design: 64 Guns Lower Gundeck: 26 x … Read More
Rating: 4th Rate Armament: At least: 46 Guns Max.: 60 Guns Gundecks: 2 Desing: 50 Guns Lower Gundeck: 22 x 24-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 22 x 12-Pounders Back/Achterdeck: 02 / 04 x 06-Pounders Complement: 350 Design: 60 Guns 1) Lower Gundeck: … Read More
Rating: 5th-Rate Armament: At least: More than 24 guns Max.: 44 Guns Gundecks: 2 Design: 44 Guns Lower Gundeck: 20 x 18-Pounders Upper Gundeck: 22 x 09-Pounders Forecastle 02 x 06-Pounders Deployment: Originally Battle Line 1) The classic 5th-rate was … Read More
Rating: 6th Rate Armament: At least: 20 Guns Max.: 24 Guns 1) Gundeck(s): 1 Design: 24 Guns Gundeck: 22 x 9 Pounders Quaterdeck 2 x 6-Pounders Deployment: Light reconnaissance and escort service 1) I am using the classic classifications by … Read More