Fourth-rate

Fourth-rate

4e rang

4e rang (fourth-rate) est, entre le milieu du XVIIe siècle et le milieu du XIXe siècle, une dénomination utilisée par la Royal Navy pour classer un navires de guerre à voile ayant comme caractéristique principale un nombre de canons compris entre 48 et 60.

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