page_title: Rear-admiral of the red
hierarchical_section_title: Rear-admiral of the red
caption_attribution_description: English: These are my own designs using MS Paint 2015 based upon Napisaola Alexandre Le Gras: Album des pavillons, guidons, flammes de toutes les puissances maritimes book published in 1864 on page 4. It is the command flag Rear Admiral of the Red squadron flown at the top of the masthead in use from 1702 to 1864.
context_page_description: The Rear-Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. From 1688 to 1805 this rank was in order of precedence seventh; after 1805 it was the eighth. In 1864 it was abolished as a promotional rank. ..
context_section_description: The Rear-Admiral of the Red was a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, immediately outranked by the rank Vice-Admiral of the Blue (see order of precedence below). Royal Navy officers currently holding the ranks of commodore, rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. From 1688 to 1805 this rank was in order of precedence seventh; after 1805 it was the eighth. In 1864 it was abolished as a promotional rank. (pictured opposite is the command flag for an Rear-Admiral of the Red)..
caption: Command Flag Rear Admiral of the Red (1702-1864)
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