A Fleet Admiral or a Admiral Of The Fleet, as it was first coined, is a military officer of very high rank and 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. If actually a rank (equivalent to an army Field Marshal, which ranks above General), it has a variety of names depending on the country, including Fleet Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral of the Navy, and Grand Admiral. It ranks above Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral and sometimes (Admiral) (or it can mean the same thing depending on the situation and/or the country). Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft. ... A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... A General is an officer of high military rank. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Admiral of the Fleet is a supreme naval position that has existed in historical navies and still exists in several modern-day navies. ... Admiral of the Navy is a senior-most rank of a naval service, with its origins in the Middle Ages. ... German Grand Admiral Sleeve Insignia Grand Admiral Shoulder Insignia In the German Navy the rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) was considered the highest Naval rank. ... Vice Admiral is a naval rank of three star level, equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority. ... The term Rear Admiral originated from the days of Naval Sailing Squadrons, and can trace its origins to the British Royal Navy. ...

Usage in specific countries

The following articles contain specific information on the rank as it pertains to individual countries:

• Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom)
• Admiral of the Fleet (Russia)
• Admiral Flote (Croatia)
• Büyükamiral (Turkey)
• Fleet Admiral (United States)
• Grand Admiral (Germany and Austria-Hungary)
• Mushir (Middle East)
• Jom Phon Ruea (Thailand)
• Wonsu (South Korea)

The associated list of Fleet and Grand Admirals provides a summary of those who have held the rank of Fleet Admiral, or its equivalent. Royal Navy Insignia The flag of an Admiral of the Fleet is the Flag of the United Kingdom, and is in 1:2 rather than the 2:3 of other admirals flags. ... Please see Fleet Admiral for other nations which use this rank Fleet Admiral (Russian: , Admiral flota), sometimes also referred to as Admiral of the Fleet, is presently the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. ... Croatian Senior Admiral Admiral Flote (lit. ... Büyükamiral is the rank of Fleet Admiral in the Turkish Navy. ... A Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy is an admiral considered to be the equivalent of the United States Armys General of the Army. ... German Grand Admiral Sleeve Insignia Grand Admiral Shoulder Insignia In the German Navy the rank of Grand Admiral (Großadmiral) was considered the highest Naval rank. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... A Mushir (Marshal) is the highest rank in most militaries of the Middle East. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A Phon Rau is the senior most Naval Officer of Thailand and is the equivalent to a Fleet Admiral. ... A Wonsu (Korean: 원수) is the highest rank of the Republic of Korea Army, Navy and Air Force, and is the equivalent of a General of the Army, Fleet Admiral and General of the Air Force respectively in the USA. The rank exists on paper only, and has never been held... The following List of Fleet and Grand Admirals is a summary of those individuals who have held the rank of Fleet Admiral, or its equivalent, as the senior officers of their countries navies. ...

Other countries

The rank also exists or has existed (on paper at least) in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, and Pakistan although not all of these countries have actually ever bestowed the rank on an individual.

Fictional

The following articles contains information about fictional Fleet Admirals:

• Fleet Admiral (science fiction)
  • Fleet Admiral (Star Trek)
  • Fleet Admiral (Star Wars)

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. ... Fleet Admiral is the highest commissioned Starfleet rank in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... 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. ...

Alternate meanings

• Fleet Admiral (race horse)