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.

This article is about the rating of Royal Navy ships. For the rating of late Georgian and early Victorian buildings, see Building Act 1774.

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