Rear Admiral of the White
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Rear Admiral of the White was a senior flag rank in the British Royal Navy’s historical color-coded admiralty system, positioned below Vice Admiral of the White and above Rear Admiral of the Blue.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rear-Admiral of the White | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Navy rank ⓘ |
| abolished | 1864 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Admiralty reorganisation of 1864 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British maritime supremacy ⓘ |
| colourSquadron | White Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel |
squadron-level command
ⓘ
subordinate fleet command ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrineRole | helped determine order of battle and command succession ⓘ |
| equivalentTo | two-star rank (approximate, modern comparison) ⓘ |
| flagColour | white ⓘ |
| flagType | command flag ⓘ |
| flagUse | flown at the masthead of the admiral’s flagship ⓘ |
| higherRank | Vice Admiral of the White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historical | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British naval colour-squadron hierarchy ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature | white squadron colour ⓘ |
| introduced | 17th century ⓘ |
| language | English title ⓘ |
| lowerRank | Rear Admiral of the Blue ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableFeature | distinguished officers by both rank and squadron colour ⓘ |
| parallelRank |
Rear Admiral of the Blue
ⓘ
Rear Admiral of the Red NERFINISHED ⓘ Rear Admiral of the White (post-1864 undifferentiated rear admiral) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy colour squadron system ⓘ |
| precedenceWithinSquadron | junior flag rank of the White Squadron ⓘ |
| promotionPath |
from Captain
ⓘ
to Vice Admiral of the White ⓘ |
| rankClass | rear admiral ⓘ |
| rankGroup | flag rank ⓘ |
| regulationSource | Admiralty regulations of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Rear Admiral (single undivided rank) ⓘ |
| seniorityRelation |
junior to Rear Admiral of the Red
ⓘ
junior to Vice Admiral of the White ⓘ senior to Rear Admiral of the Blue ⓘ |
| status | obsolete rank ⓘ |
| system | three-squadron colour system (Red, White, Blue) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| titleForm | naval rank style used before the officer’s surname ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Navy officers commissioned as admirals ⓘ |
| usedFor | command of squadrons and fleets ⓘ |
| usedIn | Age of Sail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Rear-Admiral of the White