rated Ships, please consider changing the current system.

[Crankey]

Most Nations of the Era also used this system or one extremely close.

 

I get a twitch every time I see cutters, labelled 7th rates, or Brigs labelled 6th rates. Rated ships were 6th rates and larger and were 20+ gun Sloops/Corvettes of war/small light frigates.

 

Brigs etc were unrated, but for gaming purposes you could argue extending the rating system to 7 and above could work, but in my honest opinion 6th Rates should be correct to history and game-play allows 7th rates and higher.

 

Perhaps something along these lines. (Note this also roughly matches the rank advancement in steps for like for like ship progression)

 

1st Rate

2nd Rate

3rd rate

4th Rate

5th Rate

6th Rate

<400 tonne un-rated vessel  7th Rate

<250 tonne un-rated vessel  8th Rate

<150 tonne un-rated vessel  9th Rate

 

Royal Navy rating system in force during the Napoleonic Wars[edit]  The chart corrupted in my post so include the link below.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rating_system_of_the_Royal_Navy