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Re: Дык у...
>К тому времени Шотландия и Ирландия уже устаканились.
Это истоки традиции, "откуда есть пошли" три флага.
Позднее - просто ранги (в тесте по ссылке оно помнается).
А вот тут немного подробнее, но на английском:
http://www.kipar.org/society/author/pirates-history/british-navy.html
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As the Royal Navy's responsibilities in defending and extending a world-wide empire grew in the 18th century, the 17th century organisation into a single enormous fleet with nine flag officers commanding nine squadrons was abandoned. Instead of being appointed to a temporary job in a particular fleet, officers obtained permanent tenure of rank and, once appointed to a flag, gained promotion by moving up the list as those above them died off. Up to 1743, the total number of active flag officers at any time was limited to nine; after that year the restriction was lifted, so that several admirals, vice admirals and rear admirals of each colour could exist, and the number of flag officers grew rapidly. The ladder of promotion incorporated squadronal colours: a man would normally receive his flag as rear admiral of the blue and advance through rear admiral of the white, rear admiral of the red, vice admiral of the blue, vice admiral of the white, vice admiral of the red, admiral of the blue and admiral of the white, until finally, if he lived long enough, he reached the rank of Admiral of the Fleet.
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т.е. "адмирал красного флага" старше "адмирала белого флага", а тот старше "адмирала синего флага".
S.Y. Roman ( Холмовцы: http://vif2ne.ru/holmovo/forum/ )