Admiral Quotes

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.

The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.

The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command.

Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it became known to the Lords of the Admiralty that a new power in forging had been introduced.

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.