countries. A squadron admiral or squadron vice-admiral is typically senior to a vice admiral and junior to an admiral. Squadron admiral is commissioned...
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rear of the squadron, a third admiral commanded the remaining ships and, as this section was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command...
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the admiral commanding the Red squadron was called Admiral of the Fleet. When the duties of Admiral of the Fleet were separated from Red squadron in 1805...
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1805) Admiral of the White Squadron Admiral of the Blue Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Red Squadron Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the...
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White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Admirals...
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enough to be organised into squadrons. The squadron's admiral flew a red ensign, the vice admirals white, and the rear admirals blue on the aft mast of his...
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1805) Admiral of the White squadron Admiral of the Blue squadron Vice-admiral of the Red squadron Vice-admiral of the White squadron Vice-admiral of the...
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Grand admiral is a historic naval rank, the highest rank in the several European navies that used it. It is best known for its use in Germany as Großadmiral...
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Red Squadron Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron Rear-Admiral...
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White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Admirals...
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White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Admirals...
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List of command flags of the Royal Navy (section Vice and Rear Admirals command flags in the Lord Admirals squadron (1596))
his squadron fly a single cross of Saint George at the top of the fore masthead. The Admiral of the Wyng or (Rear-Admiral) of the rear squadron to display...
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groups, destroyer squadrons, submarine squadrons, etc., had held the honorary title of "commodore" for decades. Also, many commodore admirals found that their...
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Red Squadron Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron Rear-Admiral...
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Red Squadron Vice-Admiral of the White Squadron Vice-Admiral of the Blue Squadron Rear-Admiral of the Red Squadron Rear-Admiral of the White Squadron Rear-Admiral...
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An admiral of the fleet or shortened to fleet admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to Field marshal and Marshal of the air force...
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rank of vice-amiral d'escadre (literally, "squadron vice-admiral", with more precision, "fleet vice-admiral") equals a NATO OF-8 rank. In the ancien régime...
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army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral. The word admiral in Middle English comes...
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the squadron, instead taking part in the Dardanelles Campaign until May 1915. In 1916, the 5th Battle Squadron—under the command of Rear Admiral Hugh...
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Mediterranean Fleet (redirect from British Mediterranean Squadron)
From 1957 to 1959, Rear Admiral Charles Madden held the post of Flag Officer, Malta, with responsibilities for three squadrons of minesweepers, an amphibious...
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was named chefe de esquadra (chief of squadron), both in the Portuguese and in the Brazilian navies. Kontr-admiral was the lowest flag officer rank of the...
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Fleet in 1902. In May 1871, Rear Admiral John Rodgers went to Korea, commanding an expedition of five Asiatic Squadron vessels, the screw frigate USS Colorado...
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in the days of naval sailing squadrons when each naval squadron would be assigned an admiral as its head. The admiral would command from the centre vessel...
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General admiral or Admiral general was first a Dutch then Danish, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish naval rank. Its historic origin is a...
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the composition of the 1st Battle Squadron was as follows: Sixth Division HMS Marlborough Flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Burney; Captain G. P. Ross;...
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Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Lithuania...
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divided into three squadrons distinguished by colour in 1558, the Admiral of the English fleet, the Lord Admiral of England's squadron, flew a plain red...
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from the 1st Battle Squadron. By this time the squadron was in the Home Fleet and consisted of: HMS Royal Oak Flagship of Rear Admiral Henry Blagrove; Captain...
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A destroyer squadron is a naval squadron or flotilla usually consisting of destroyers rather than other types of vessel. In some navies other vessels,...
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staff. 2 The rank of "ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali" (squadron admiral with special assignments) is assigned to the naval officer promoted...
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