Admiral of the Blue
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Admiral of the Blue was a senior flag rank in the British Royal Navy, historically denoting an admiral commanding squadrons in the blue division of the fleet.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral of the Blue canonical | 11 |
| admiral of the blue, white and red | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy rank
ⓘ
flag rank ⓘ naval rank ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | reform of Royal Navy rank structure ⓘ |
| abolishedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British naval hierarchy
ⓘ
Royal Navy flag officer colours ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Royal Navy colour squadron system ⓘ |
| colorDivision | blue squadron ⓘ |
| commandLevel | fleet or large squadron ⓘ |
| commandRole |
commander of blue squadron
ⓘ
senior fleet command ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrineContext | line-of-battle tactics ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Admiral of the Red
ⓘ
Admiral of the White ⓘ |
| genderApplicability | male officers (historical context) ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel |
above vice-admiral
ⓘ
below admiral of the white ⓘ senior officer ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire naval forces
|
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ Age of Sail ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRankCategory | commissioned officer rank ⓘ |
| notableFor | indicating relative seniority among admirals by colour ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Vice-Admiral of the Blue ⓘ |
| rankClass | admiral ⓘ |
| rankFamily |
Admiral of the Blue
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
admiral of the blue, white and red
|
| rankGroup | flag officer ⓘ |
| rankOrderInSystem | junior admiral of the three colour squadrons ⓘ |
| replacedBy | single admiral rank without colour distinction ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| status | obsolete rank ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
Blue Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
blue ensign
blue squadron flag ⓘ |
| systemType | colour-coded squadron rank system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
command of squadrons
ⓘ
indicating seniority by colour ⓘ |
| usedIn | British Royal Navy squadronal system ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edward Vernon
subject surface form:
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
this entity surface form:
admiral of the blue, white and red
subject surface form:
Edward Vernon
subject surface form:
Edward Boscawen
subject surface form:
Augustus Keppel