General Knowledge Question

A.N. Other · Mar 21, 2009 · Print This Page

Author: A.N. Other and NHSA Webmaster
Subjects: History - general
Tags: Flag of Admiral of the Fleet, HMAS Suva
RAN Ships: None noted.
Publication: March 2009 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)

Which ship of the RAN wore the flag of an Admiral of the Fleet longer than any other?

Answer

Though her commission in the RAN was very brief, HMAS Suva wore the flag of an Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Jellicoe, for a period of two months in 1919.

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