Admiral of the Blue

Admiral of the Blue
Command flag (1625–1864)
Country United Kingdom
Service branchRoyal Navy
AbbreviationAB
Next higher rankAdmiral of the White
Next lower rankVice-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). From 1688 to 1805 this rank was in order of precedence third; after 1805 it was the fourth. In 1864 it was abolished as a promotional rank. The command flag for an Admiral of the Blue is a plain blue flag.[1]

  1. ^ Perrin, W. G. (William Gordon) (1922). British flags, their early history, and their development at sea; with an account of the origin of the flag as a national device. Cambridge, England: Cambridge : The University Press. pp. 76–109.