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    Whish class of ship is the largest? —Jonathan Wilson
   Which class of ship is the largest? A man of war? Was there anything larger? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Whish class of ship is the largest? —Bruce Schlickbernd
   (...) through 4th class. Frigates were 5th and 6th (The American super-frigates could be argued to be 4th class, I imagine). Everything else was unrated (by the British system, at least). I'm not sure when this rating system began - so earlier (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Whish class of ship is the largest? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
    Hi, I looked at the subject line and thought someone'd had a bit too much of the grog...*hIc!* (...) There were some real monsters among those first-rates, however. I remember, in particular, the French ship L'Orient, which was *rated* at 120 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
   
        Re: Whish clash of ship is the largesht? —Bruce Schlickbernd
   (...) Oh hey, I'll drink to that! Whish way ish the grog? Captain Morgan, I hope. (...) (by (...) so (...) in (...) fact (...) 1798 (...) anything (...) name of (...) more (...) Gun ratings were the golf-handicaps of their day. :-) I remember the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 

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