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Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, outranked only by the rank of admiral of the fleet. Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of rear admiral , vice admiral and admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals.
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- Admiral of The Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and...
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List of Royal Navy rear admirals. Rear Admiral ( RAdm) is a...
- Coloured Squadrons of The Royal Navy
This list aims to include all who have been promoted to the rank of admiral in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom following the Acts of Union 1707, or to historical variations of that rank (the main article on the rank includes a history of the rank, including the pre-1864 use of colour for admirals of the various squadrons).
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The Royal Navy is part of His Majesty's Naval Service, which also includes the Royal Marines and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The professional head of the Naval Service is the First Sea Lord who is an admiral and member of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
- 1546; 477 years ago
- His Majesty's Naval Service
This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals, vice-admirals, rear-admirals, and commodores.
NameAppointmentFormer BranchDecorationsChief Executive Officer, Submarine ...LogisticsKBEDirector-General (Air), Defence Equipment ...Fleet Air ArmKCB, CBEChief of Staff, Allied Command ...WarfareCB, OBEWarfareCB, OBEAdmiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. [1] The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the British Army or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
AppointedNameBornDied13 June 20141943202216 June 20121948Living10 July 19951936Living2 March 199319332011List of Royal Navy rear admirals. Rear Admiral ( RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7. The rank originated in the days of naval sailing squadrons and each naval squadron would be assigned an ...
A vice-admiral (VAdm) is a flag officer rank of the Royal Navy and equates to the NATO rank code OF-8. It is immediately superior to the rear admiral rank and is subordinate to the full admiral rank. The equivalent rank in the British Army and Royal Marines is lieutenant-general; and in the Royal Air Force, it is air marshal.