First-rate, the Glossary
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a first rate was the designation for the largest ships of the line.[1]
Table of Contents
27 relations: Admiral, Battle of Trafalgar, Builder's Old Measurement, Caledonia-class ship of the line, Carronade, Fifth-rate, Flagship, Fourth-rate, Frigate, Galleon, HMNB Portsmouth, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Jacobean era, James VI and I, Kingston, Ontario, Line of battle, Rating system of the Royal Navy, Reserve fleet, Second-rate, Ship of the line, Sixth-rate, Spanish Armada, Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad, Spithead, Third-rate, War of 1812, Warship.
- Rating system of the Royal Navy
Admiral
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).
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Builder's Old Measurement
Builder's Old Measurement (BOM, bm, OM, and o.m.) is the method used in England from approximately 1650 to 1849 for calculating the cargo capacity of a ship.
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Caledonia-class ship of the line
The Caledonia-class ships of the line were a class of nine 120-gun first rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Rule.
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Carronade
A carronade is a short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon which was used by the Royal Navy.
Fifth-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six "ratings" based on size and firepower. First-rate and fifth-rate are rating system of the Royal Navy.
Flagship
A flagship is a vessel used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships, characteristically a flag officer entitled by custom to fly a distinguishing flag.
Fourth-rate
In 1603 all English warships with a complement of fewer than 160 men were known as 'small ships'. First-rate and Fourth-rate are rating system of the Royal Navy.
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Frigate
A frigate is a type of warship.
Galleon
Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships developed in Spain and first used as armed cargo carriers by Europeans from the 16th to 18th centuries during the Age of Sail and were the principal vessels drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the mid-17th century.
HMNB Portsmouth
His Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport).
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Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (– 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy.
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Jacobean era
The Jacobean era was the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of James VI of Scotland who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era.
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James VI and I
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until his death in 1625.
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Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario.
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Line of battle
The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end.
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Rating system of the Royal Navy
The rating system of the Royal Navy and its predecessors was used by the Royal Navy between the beginning of the 17th century and the middle of the 19th century to categorise sailing warships, initially classing them according to their assigned complement of men, and later according to the number of their carriage-mounted guns.
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Reserve fleet
A reserve fleet is a collection of naval vessels of all types that are fully equipped for service but are not currently needed; they are partially or fully decommissioned.
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Second-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a second-rate was a ship of the line which by the start of the 18th century mounted 90 to 98 guns on three gun decks; earlier 17th-century second rates had fewer guns and were originally two-deckers or had only partially armed third gun decks. First-rate and second-rate are rating system of the Royal Navy.
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Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century.
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Sixth-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a sixth-rate was the designation for small warships mounting between 20 and 28 carriage-mounted guns on a single deck, sometimes with smaller guns on the upper works and sometimes without. First-rate and sixth-rate are rating system of the Royal Navy.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, lit) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.
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Spanish ship Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad
Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad, nicknamed La Real, was a Spanish first-rate ship of the line and was the largest warship in the world when launched.
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Spithead
Spithead is an area of the Solent and a roadstead off Gilkicker Point in Hampshire, England.
Third-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker). First-rate and third-rate are rating system of the Royal Navy.
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America.
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Warship
A warship or combatant ship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare.
See also
Rating system of the Royal Navy
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-rate
Also known as 1st rate, 1st rate ship of the line, First Rate, First Rate Ship of the Line, First Rates, First-rate Frigates of the Royal Navy, Heavy First Rate, Ship Royal, Ships Royal.