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Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom; Lord High Admirals Council; Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty; Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty; Royal Navy; Second Sea Lord; Surveyor of Buildings (Royal Navy) Surveyor of the Navy; USS Enterprise (CV-6) Vice-Admiral of Cheshire; Vice-Admiral of Cumberland; Vice-Admiral of Devon
Lord High Admiral. The Flag of the Lord High Admiral. The flag of the Lord High Admiral is to be hoisted, on occasions when the Lord High Admiral (office currently vacant), is present with any body of Royal Naval or Royal Marines forces, afloat or ashore, and on such other maritime occasions as The Lord High Admiral may command. [17] Flag Officers
The Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England beginning in the 14th century, later of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800) [1] is the ceremonial head of the Royal Navy. Most have been courtiers or members of the British royal family , and not professional naval officers.
Flag as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. In 1964, the Queen assumed the office of the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. In this capacity, the Queen flew a special Lord High Admiral's flag. It was flown when the Queen was at sea, and at naval establishments ashore on official occasions, when it flew alongside the Royal Standard ...
He became Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, hoisting his flag in the battleship HMS Lord Warden, in April 1869. [5] He was promoted to full admiral on 1 April 1870 [11] and advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 20 May 1871. [12] "In the autumn of 1870 the Mediterranean Squadron, under the command of Sir Alexander Milne ...
British Admirals. Britannia Viewing the Conquerors of the Seas, 1800. Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, formally outranked only by the rank admiral of the fleet.
In February 1649, within a month of the execution of Charles I, the Council of State decided to put the office of Lord High Admiral into abeyance, and Colonel Robert Blake, Colonel Edward Popham and Colonel Richard Deane were appointed by Parliament as the first generals at sea [3] and Commissioners for the Admiralty and Navy.
Deputy Lord High Admiral to James, Duke of York 1665–66 Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet (1612–1685) 127 x 101.5 cm Vice-Admiral in the centre division of the red squadron 1665 Sir George Ayscue (c. 1615–1672) 127 x 101.5 cm Vice-Admiral in the rear division of the blue squadron 1665–66 Sir William Berkeley (1639–1666) 127 x 101.5 cm