Rear-Admiral (Royal Navy)
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Rear-Admiral was a rank in the Royal Navy. In the days of the sailing navy, the "Rear" Admiral commanded the last ship in the squadron, so as to preserve the change of command in case the "Admiral" and "Vice" Admiral in the line ahead should be disabled.
In the Dreadnought era, Rear-Admiral, and its foreign equivalents, was the lowest ranking Flag Officer.
