Black Seas : 4th Rates Squadron

According to the structure established by the Royal Navy's classification system, which was widely adopted throughout the world, any ship of the line with a crew of less than 160 men was considered a "small ship.

The largest of these "small ships" were the 4th Rates Squadron, which had a crew of 140 men and had between 46 and 60 guns.

The 4th Rates with inferior guns were considered too weak to stand in the line of battle and were largely, but not entirely, removed from that role during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. They did, however, see active service in the East Indies and other distant territories.

Contains:

•      the 4th Rates ships
•      a ship's chart
•      sheets of flags
•      a spool for rigging, a sheet of ropes and a sheet of sails
•      wake markers