Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons

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Royal Navy tradition naval organizational system

The Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons was an organizational scheme used from the 16th to early 19th centuries that divided the fleet into red, white, and blue squadrons, each with its own hierarchy of admirals and command structure.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Royal Navy colour-based admiralty system	1
Royal Navy line of battle organization	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy tradition ⓘ naval organizational system ⓘ
appliesTo	battle fleet ⓘ line of battle ⓘ
colorCode	blue ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
defines	admiral of the blue ⓘ admiral of the red ⓘ admiral of the white ⓘ rear-admiral of the blue ⓘ rear-admiral of the red ⓘ rear-admiral of the white ⓘ vice-admiral of the blue ⓘ vice-admiral of the red ⓘ vice-admiral of the white ⓘ
endTime	early 19th century ⓘ
governs	order of precedence of admirals ⓘ position of squadrons in the line ⓘ
hasHierarchy	red squadron senior to white squadron ⓘ white squadron senior to blue squadron ⓘ
hasPart	Blue Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ White Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPurpose	command hierarchy ⓘ identification of command ⓘ tactical organization ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Age of Sail NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Royal Navy flag ranks NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	colour-based flag distinctions ⓘ multiple admirals of same rank distinguished by colour ⓘ
replacedBy	seniority-based admiralty system ⓘ single list of admirals ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
usedBy	Royal Navy ⓘ
usedFor	allocation of admirals ⓘ allocation of flags ⓘ allocation of ships ⓘ
usedInConflict	American War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Anglo-Dutch Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Admiral of the White → partOf → Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons ⓘ

Admiral of the Red → system → Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy colour-based admiralty system

Admiral of the Red → associatedWith → Royal Navy system of coloured squadrons ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy line of battle organization