Black Seas - 3rd Rates Squadron (1770-1830) Gloomspite Gitz containing over 100 examples of

containing over 100 examples of uniforms

despite the name

A must have for any collectors and gamers of the Napoleonic Black Powder period

should have one or more copies of the Investigator Handbook

Black Seas - 3rd Rates Squadron (1770-1830) Gloomspite Gitz containing over 100 examples ofA 3rd rate ship, as defined by the British rating system, was a ship of the line which mounted between 64 80 guns. Usually, this would mean two gun decks. Despite their relative size and power compared to larger 1st and 2nd rates, it was considered that 3rd rates maintained an effective, perhaps even superior balance between sailing ability, firepower and cost. The 3rd Rates Squadron kit is generic, meaning you can use it to represent ships of any