End of The Rating System
The rating system of the Royal Navy formally came to an end in 1876 by declaration of the Admiralty. The main cause behind this declaration focused on new types of gun, the introduction of steam propulsion and the use of iron and steel armor which made rating ships by the number of guns obsolete.
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