First rate - capitalisation 

Rif, I can see where you're coming from with the capitalisation of first rate (et al) but we need to work within the MoS unless you find a consensus in favour of a change.  For that reason I'll put a note at WikiShips asking people to come and have a look at the discussion at Talk:First-rate.  There you will find the reasons I believe capitals should not be used laid out clearly.  In the meantime, I feel strongly that the article should continue to reflect the approved usage, and I would ask you to keep the (wiki-correct) lower case variant until the discussion is complete.  

On another note, the article currently sits at First-rate (with a hyphen) with a redirect from First rate (without a hyphen).  I think we're both in agreement that this should be the other way round, and I suggest we move it as soon as the discussion on capitalisation is complete.  Another thing we agree strongly on is the insane use of pennant number as a disambiguation for modern ships - fine for US Navy, but madness for the RN.  Who searches for HMS Ark Royal (R07)?  I imagine there are only a tiny handful of readers who have any idea what a pennant number is, let alone what the pennant number for a particular ship might be.  Shall we make a concerted and long-term effort to change the consensus on this particular issue?  Yours,