A Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy is an Admiral considered the equivalent of the United States Army's General of the Army. The United States rank of Fleet Admiral was created in 1944 and was held during and after the Second World War by the following officers: The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Admiral is a word from either the Arabic term amir-al-bahr, or the Irish term Ard muirfhear or Ardmurar , both meaning commander of the seas. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... General of the Army, or less formally five-star general, is historically the second most senior rank in the United States Army. ... 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. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Fleet Admiral Sleeve Insignia

Fleet Admiral Shoulder Board

Note the careful timing of the first three appointments. The dates of rank for the corresponding five-star generals are 16, 18, 20, and 21 December 1944, to establish both a clear order of seniority and a near-equivalence between the services.

The insignia for Fleet Admiral comprises five stars in a pentagon design with a thick rank strip, below four smaller stripes, on the service dress blue uniform. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Fleet Admiral Shoulder Board This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Fleet Admiral Shoulder Board This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... William Leahy, circa 1945 For information about the Boston College president see William P. Leahy, SJ. William Daniel Leahy (May 6, 1875 - July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer and the first such officer ever to hold the rank of Fleet Admiral and the first ever to hold five... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Admiral Ernest Joseph King (November 23, 1878 - June 25, 1956) was the Commander in Chief of the United States Navy during World War II. As such, he was Chester Nimitzs immediate superior but himself was subordinate to Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chester Nimitz Chester William Nimitz (February 24, 1885 _ February 20, 1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. He was the nations leading authority on submarines, as well as Chief of the Navy Bureau of Navigation... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Bull Halsey William Frederick Bull Halsey, Jr. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... General of the Army, or less formally five-star general, is historically the second most senior rank in the United States Army. ...

Since the close of the Second World War, there have been no additional Fleet Admirals appointed in the United States Navy. However, the rank still remains listed on official U.S. rank insignia precedence charts and could be reestablished at the discretion of the United States Congress. The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...

U.S. Naval tradition holds that the rank Admiral of the Navy is considered senior to that of Fleet Admiral. The only person to ever hold the rank of Admiral of the Navy was George Dewey.
In the United States Navy, Admiral of the Navy is traditionally considered the equivalent of a six-star Admiral. ... George Dewey (December 26, 1837–January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. ...

See also

• U.S. Navy officer rank insignia
• List of U.S. military leaders by rank