Ship Ratings

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   1:37:07When 150 guns redefine the ship-rate systemQ&A
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   3:18:13Historic ratings described naval price pointsQ&A
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   27:23Why seventeenth-century ship labels misleadChapter
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   31:19Roman quinqueremes as a warning about ship labelsNotable Point
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   2:07:10How first- through sixth-rate warships were dividedQ&A
7. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates29 Nov 2024
   0:14Why fourth rates struggled in the middle groundChapter
8. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates29 Nov 2024
   4:31The rating system and the limits of a high-mid-low fleetChapter
9. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism28 Mar 2024
   1:27:54Why an 18-gun sloop could carry more than 18 gunsQ&A
10. Battle of Sinop(1853): Part 1 - Split due to Emergency5 Dec 2023
    37:53Russian rating labels at SinopQ&A
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12. Bruships 87: Books Found on My Travels, New Books & Christmas Recomendations9 Oct 2022
    2:23:32How small sailing warships were ratedQ&A
13. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today3 Mar 2022
    1:32:20Leander's 50 guns did not guarantee a heavier broadsideNotable Point
14. Battle of Kentish Knock (8th of October 1652)8 Oct 2021
    1:55:17Were warships already divided into formal rates?Q&A
15. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail15 Jul 2021
    1:19:58Why carronades were omitted from nominal gun ratingsQ&A
16. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail15 Jul 2021
    1:56:58Why frigates usually stayed out of the line of battleQ&A
17. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail15 Jul 2021
    2:06:49How Sovereign of the Seas changed gun ratingsQ&A
18. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail15 Jul 2021
    2:40:13Post ships and the lower boundary of a Royal Navy frigateChapter
19. Battles of Dogger Bank: Long Patrol Part 1/6 - 169616 Feb 2021
    6:09What Age of Sail warship ratings measuredChapter
20. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-191613 Feb 2021
    18:31How guns replaced crew size in the ship rating systemChapter
21. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-191613 Feb 2021
    28:00How a fourth rate differed from a fifth rateQ&A
22. The Battles of Dogger Bank 1696-191613 Feb 2021
    45:21Ship ratings changed as warships grewChapter
23. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p2 of 23 Sept 2020
    9:14Re-rating captured Danish ships for Royal Navy serviceChapter