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The Admiral of the White was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Admiral of the Red. In 1864 it was abolished as a promotional rank. [2] Order of precedence. The Navy was divided into three squadrons Red, White and Blue in order of seniority.
- United Kingdom
- Royal Navy
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- L. arthemis
- Limenitis
Admiral of the White. Next lower rank. Vice-Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Admiral of the White (see order of precedence below).
Rear-Admiral of the Blue (desde 1811) Rear-Admiral of the White (desde 1812) Rear-Admiral of the Red (1813-1814) Vice-Admiral of the Blue (1814-1817) Conflictos: Batalla del Banco Dogger, Batalla de Camperdown, Batalla del Cabo Espartel y Primera Batalla de Copenhague: Miembro de: Royal Society: Distinciones: Miembro de la Royal Society
So the white squadron was commanded by an admiral of the White, with a vice admiral of the White and a rear admiral of the White as his second and third in command. The squadrons ranked in the order red, white, blue, and admirals took rank according to the colour of their squadron.
The squadron's admiral flew a red ensign, the vice admirals white, and the rear admirals blue on the aft mast of his ship. As the squadrons grew, each was eventually commanded by an admiral (with vice admirals and rear admirals commanding sections) and the official ranks became admiral of the white and so forth, however each admiral ...
Admiral William Lloyd was from Carmarthenshire, Wales and became an Admiral of the White for the Royal Navy. [1] [2] [3] He sailed Governor Edward Cornwallis aboard HMS Sphinx to establish Halifax, Nova Scotia (1749). [4] [5] [6] Naval career. His first command was of HMS Otter and HMS Invincible, which later sank and is a British heritage site.
