Admiral of the Blue
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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. From 1688 to 1805 this rank was in order of precedence third; aft
1779 portrait of Augustus Keppel as Admiral of the Blue
Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the
Admiral of the Blue
…and rear admiral were legally established that arose directly out of the organisation of the fleet into three parts. In 1688 the formal flag rank of Admiral of the Fleet was created. The 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…
King George VI and Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser aboard HMS Duke of York at Scapa Flow, August 1943. The King is wearing the uniform of an admiral of the fleet.
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