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Fourth-rate

In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a fourth-rate was a ship of the line with two gun decks which mounted between 46 and 60 guns. They served in all conflicts the Royal Navy participated in during the early modern period until they were gradually phased out of active service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as their usefulness was…

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Small two decked warships

Small shipsFifth-Sixth-ratesShips of the lineSeven Years' War
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Large frigates and spar-decked frigates

ConstitutionUnited StatesPresidentCarronadesLeander
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Merchant conversions

PiratesPrivateers
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Rating system of the Royal NavyShip of the lineGun decksRoyal NavyEarly modern period
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Fourth-rate

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related to Large frigates and spar-decked frigates · 13
Fourth-rate → American, Any, British, Constitution, Leander, Napoleonic War, Newcastle, President, Royal Naval, The, This, United States, War
related to Small two decked warships · 13
Fourth-rate → American Revolution, Between, During, English, However, In, North America, Royal Navy, Seven Years' War, Small, Some, Up, While
related to Merchant conversions · 4
Fourth-rate → East Indiamen, HMS Calcutta, Some, The Royal Navy

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ships fourth-rates isbn service guns royal navy line ship east warships sail british winfield rif system napoleonic however larger hms

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the East Indiesinstance offourth-rates often remained in service on distant stations0.80text
HMS Calcuttainstance ofand occasionally from East Indiamen0.80text
the East Indiesinstance ofespecially on distant stations0.80text
the later 1813 Leanderinstance ofThe larger British 24-pounder frigates0.80text
Newcastleinstance ofThe larger British 24-pounder frigates0.80text
were of similar firepower to those big American 44sinstance ofThe larger British 24-pounder frigates0.80text
the East Indiamen were heavily armed to protect themselves from piratesinstance ofMerchant conversionsSome ships of commerce0.80text
privateersinstance ofMerchant conversionsSome ships of commerce0.80text
effectively making them equivalent to fourth-rate ships of the lineinstance ofMerchant conversionsSome ships of commerce0.80text
Fourth-raterelated to Large frigates and spar-decked frigatesAmerican0.60section
Fourth-raterelated to Large frigates and spar-decked frigatesConstitution0.60section
Fourth-raterelated to Large frigates and spar-decked frigatesUnited States0.60section

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