{"id":4973,"date":"2025-11-07T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nauticalfiction.net\/de\/?page_id=4973"},"modified":"2025-12-13T12:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T12:28:34","slug":"die","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nauticalfiction.net\/uk\/hintergrundwissen\/typen-und-klassen\/die\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ratingsystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4973_a233fb-9e .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4973_a233fb-9e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4973_a233fb-9e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-552ee71179d0\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(100% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #3f0404; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-icon-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.nauticalfiction.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Icon-Raenge-V2.png); font-size: 160px\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Rates\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">From the early 16th century onwards, sovereigns once again began commissioning ships for military purposes. At the same time, efforts began to classify these vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In England, the ranking system based on the number of guns carried became established from the 1620s onwards. Because even after artillery became the primary weapon, naval battles often descended into one-on-one duels. This system was intended to ensure that opponents of roughly equal strength faced each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Although naval warfare continued to evolve, classification based on the number of guns remained the primary system in the Royal Navy until the 19th century. 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