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Leading Rating (or Leading Rate) is the most senior of the junior rates in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
. It is equal in status to Corporal
Corporal

Corporal is a Military rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to Ranks and insignia of NATO....
, although for a long time was officially junior to that rank. The rate was introduced under the authority of Admiralty Circular No. 121 of 14 June 1853.

Leading Ratings are normally addressed as Leading Hand or using their branch title eg Leading Seaman, Leading Regulator etc.

The insignia worn by Leading Rates is a single fouled anchor
Anchor

An anchor is an object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point. There are two primary classes of anchors?temporary and permanent....
, leading to the slang term Killick or Hooky used in reference to this rate.

In 2007 in celebration of the 154th Anniversary of the introduction of the rate, 60 members of the Leading Hands and Corporals Mess of HMS Collingwood
HMS Collingwood (establishment)

HMS Collingwood is a stone frigate of the Royal Navy. It is the lead establishment of the Maritime Warfare School and the largest naval training organisation in Western Europe....
, attended a mess dinner on the Gun Deck of .








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Leading Rating (or Leading Rate) is the most senior of the junior rates in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy

The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British Armed Forces . From the mid-18th century until well into the 20th century, it was the most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant world power from 1815 until the early 1940s....
. It is equal in status to Corporal
Corporal

Corporal is a Military rank in use in some form by most militaries and also by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to Ranks and insignia of NATO....
, although for a long time was officially junior to that rank. The rate was introduced under the authority of Admiralty Circular No. 121 of 14 June 1853.

Leading Ratings are normally addressed as Leading Hand or using their branch title eg Leading Seaman, Leading Regulator etc.

The insignia worn by Leading Rates is a single fouled anchor
Anchor

An anchor is an object, often made out of metal, that is used to attach a ship to the bottom of a body of water at a specific point. There are two primary classes of anchors?temporary and permanent....
, leading to the slang term Killick or Hooky used in reference to this rate.

In 2007 in celebration of the 154th Anniversary of the introduction of the rate, 60 members of the Leading Hands and Corporals Mess of HMS Collingwood
HMS Collingwood (establishment)

HMS Collingwood is a stone frigate of the Royal Navy. It is the lead establishment of the Maritime Warfare School and the largest naval training organisation in Western Europe....
, attended a mess dinner on the Gun Deck of .