Vice-Admiral of the Blue

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Vice-Admiral of the Blue was a senior flag rank in the historical Royal Navy color squadron system, ranking below Admiral of the Blue and above Rear-Admiral of the Blue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy rank
flag officer rank
naval rank
appliesTo Royal Navy NERFINISHED
associatedWith Blue Ensign NERFINISHED
classification three-squadron colour system rank
colourSquadron Blue Squadron NERFINISHED
colourSystemComponent Blue squadron vice-admiral rank
country Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
flagOfficerRank true
hierarchyContext Royal Navy three-colour, three-rank system
historicalPeriod Age of Sail NERFINISHED
language English designation
militaryBranch navy
partOf Royal Navy NERFINISHED
Royal Navy colour squadron system NERFINISHED
precedenceOrder above Rear-Admiral of the Blue
below Admiral of the Blue
rankedAbove Rear-Admiral of the Blue
rankedBelow Admiral of the Blue NERFINISHED
rankGroup Vice-Admiral NERFINISHED
seniorityWithinSquadron second senior rank
squadronSystemFeature colour-based hierarchy
status obsolete rank
systemReplacedBy unified admiralty rank structure of the Royal Navy
usedBy flag officers commanding parts of the Blue Squadron
usedIn 18th century
19th century

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Admiral of the Blue precededBy Vice-Admiral of the Blue