BRITISH TITLES - BLUE, ADMIRAL (OF) THE
Blue, Admiral (of) the: forerunner of modern Rear-Admiral; a commanding officer of one of three squadrons, the other two being the Red and White, into which the Royal Naval fleets were divided under a system in force between the 17th and 19th centuries. The Admiral of the Red was the senior and commanded from the centre of the Fleet. The Admiral of the White commanded from in front and that of the Blue from the rear.
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