I for one would have prefered a 'generic' career vaguely inspired by the lives of several admirals, where you could choose your nationality (French, Russian, Barbary pirates...), your enemy, the goal and the location of the battle/war/campaign, say from a list (besiege Toulon like in 1793, raids on coastal villages if you"re a pirate, conquer Malta...), maybe even the name of your character, etc.
However I perfectly understand that the Ultimate series are focused on History, realism and reenacting real battles with real historical figures.
Only anglo-saxon Admirals ? Are they the only admirable Admirals ? 🙂