Admiral of the Red
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Admiral of the Red was one of the highest senior ranks in the Royal Navy’s historical color-based admiralty system, signifying a top-tier fleet command position.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral of the Red canonical | 6 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy rank
ⓘ
naval rank ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British naval warfare doctrine
ⓘ
Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy line of battle organization
|
| colorAssociation | red ⓘ |
| commandRole |
squadron commander
ⓘ
top-tier fleet command position ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| flagType | red ensign or red squadron flag ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral of the Fleet
|
| hierarchicalPosition |
junior to Admiral of the Fleet
ⓘ
one of the highest admiral ranks in the Royal Navy ⓘ senior to Admiral of the Blue ⓘ senior to Admiral of the White ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ Age of Sail ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of highest operational command in the colour squadron system ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | navy ⓘ |
| natureOfRank | senior flag rank ⓘ |
| parallelRank |
Admiral of the Blue
ⓘ
Admiral of the White ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red Squadron of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
Royal Navy colour squadron system ⓘ Royal Navy rank structure ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Rear-Admiral of the Red
ⓘ
Vice Admiral of the Red ⓘ
surface form:
Vice-Admiral of the Red
|
| rankClass | admiral ⓘ |
| rankGroup | flag officer ⓘ |
| rankRelativeToArmy | equivalent to a senior general officer ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
command over a principal battle squadron
ⓘ
command over multiple ships of the line ⓘ |
| status | obsolete rank ⓘ |
| system |
Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy colour-based admiralty system
|
| usedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battle fleet command
ⓘ
major naval operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
subject surface form:
William Cornwallis