NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Almirante

The word Admiral stems from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (commander of the sea). Crusaders learned the term during their encounters with the Arabs, perhaps as early as the 11th century. The Sicilians and later Genoese took the first two parts of the term and used them as one word, amiral, from their Catalan opponents. The French and Spanish gave their sea commanders similar titles. As the word was used by people speaking Latin or Latin-based languages it gained the "d" and endured a series of different endings and spellings leading to the English spelling "admyrall" in the 14th century and to "admiral" by the 16th century. Countries where Arabic is spoken. ... This article is about the medieval crusades. ... The Arabs (Arabic: Ø¹Ø±Ø¨ ) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Sicilian redirects here. ... Location within Italy Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese (dialect of Ligurian) Zena, French GÃªnes, German Genua, Spanish GÃ©nova, Galician XÃ©nova) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...

The word Admiral has today come to be almost exclusively associated with the highest naval rank in most of the world's navies, equivalent to the Army rank of (Full) General. Navies have military rank systems that often are quite different from those of armies or air forces. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of WW1 A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ...

The rank of Admiral has also been subdivided into various grades, several of which are historically extinct while others are used by most present day navies. The generic terms for these naval equivalents of army generals is Flag Officer. Some navies have also used army-type titles for them, such as the Cromwellian General at sea. The Israeli Defence Forces do not have separate naval ranks, and the Hebrew rank Aluf denotes both a General and an Admiral. Flag Officer is both a historic naval rank and a modern day navy title. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael ([Army] Force [for] the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces (army, air force and navy). ... Hebrew (×¢Ö´×‘Ö°×¨Ö´×™×ª â€˜Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Aluf is the term used for general in the Israeli Defence Forces. ...

Admiral ranks by seniority

The following are the various grades of Admiral, listed by seniority.

Admiral of the Navy (1)

Admiral of the Fleet | Fleet Admiral | Grand Admiral

General Admiral

Admiral

Vice Admiral | Lieutenant Admiral (2)

Rear Admiral | Counter Admiral

Flotilla Admiral

Admiral of the Navy was only ever held by one US Officer; in 1945, the U.S. Navy considered creating the equivalent rank of Flag Admiral, but nothing came of the proposal.
Lieutentant Admiral is considered equal to Vice Admiral in most navies. The Dutch are an exception, where a Luitenant Admiraal is equivalent to an Admiral.

Some navies have a junior rank of Flotilla Admiral, corresponding to Commodore in other navies. The U.S. Navy briefly flirted with the rank of Commodore Admiral (about 11 months), before splitting Rear Admiral into Rear Admiral, Upper Half and Rear Admiral, Lower Half. The Royal Navy has the position (not rank) of Port Admiral; historically, this was often a senior captain rather than an admiral proper. Admiral of the Navy is a senior-most rank of a naval service, with its origins in the Middle Ages. ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed in historical navies and still exists in several modern-day navies. ... A Fleet Admiral is a generic term for a senior admiral in command of a large group of ships, comprising a Fleet or, in some cases, a group of Fleets. ... German Grand Admiral Sleeve Insignia Grand Admiral Shoulder Insignia In the German Navy the rank of Grand Admiral (GroÃŸadmiral) was considered the highest Naval rank. ... Third Reich In the German Kriegsmarine, of the Second World War, General Admiral (in German: Generaladmiral) was a rank considered senior to an Admiral, but junior to a Grand Admiral. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... Lieutenant Admiral is a senior naval military rank in some countries of the world. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ... Counter Admiral is an Anglification of a naval rank found in some European navies; in the Deutsche Marine: Konteradmiral. ... Flotilla Admiral is a rank above Captain in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Sweden. ... Flag Admiral was a proposed rank of the United States Navy during the last year of World War II. It is considered unofficially as a six star Admiral rank, the equivalent to the rank of General of the Armies in the United States Army. ... Flotilla Admiral is a rank above Captain in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Sweden. ... Commodore has several meanings: Commodore International is a computer company Commodore 64 and Amiga were home computers Commodore (rank) is a naval rank Commodore (yacht club) is the senior officer of a yacht club The Holden Commodore is a type of car The Opel Commodore is a type of car... Commodore Admiral was a short lived military rank of the United States Navy that existed for less than 11 months during the year 1982. ... Port Admiral was a positional rank, now apparently defunct, in the British Royal Navy. ... Captain is both a nautical term and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...

Several science fiction sources also give mention of the additional Admiral ranks of Sector Admiral, High Admiral, and Branch Admiral. None of these fictional Admiral ranks have ever been used, however, in an actual real world Navy. The rank of Fleet Admiral is also common in science fiction sources. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Sector Admiral is a ficticious military rank which has appeared in numerous science fiction sources both live action production and literature. ... Imperial High Admiral insignia High Admiral is a ficticious Imperial rank in the universe of Star Wars that is considered the highest possible rank of the Imperial Navy with the exception of the rank of Grand Admiral. ... Admiral McCoys shoulder board Branch Admiral is a fictional rank of Starfleet, in the universe of Star Trek. ... The rank of Fleet Admiral is common in many science fiction sources as a senior military officer who commands a fleet of spaceships and the rank has been mentioned in numerous films, television productions, and science fiction literature sources. ...

Admiral ranks by country

The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and is the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel with 45,600 personnel (the United Kingdoms Royal Navy has 43,530). ... Admiral is a rank of the German Navy that first appeared in the 19th century and was expanded in the early 20th century as part of a build-up and mobilization in preparation for the First World War. ... Admiral (admiraal) is a rank of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) that can be held by either an Naval officer appointed by the government or a member of the royal family. ... Admiral (Amiral). ... Please see Admiral for other nations which use this rank Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, outranked only by the rank Admiral of the Fleet. ... Admiral is a senior naval rank of the United States Navy which is also commonly known as a Four Star Admiral. It is the equivalent of a General in the United States Army and outranked by a Fleet Admiral. ...

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