Fleet Admiral
Fleet Admiral is a rank in the navy of various countries. It is a prominent rank (rank) or a position occupied by an experienced admiral who is in command of larger groups of ships or fleets, or sometimes groups of entire fleets . If it is explicitly about a rank, the equivalent of a General of the Army or General Field Marshal of the Army Forces , the name of this rank depends on the country in question, including the Fleet Admiral , Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral of the Navy or Grand Admiral .
The rank of Fleet Admiral must not be confused with the Flotilla Admiral, who is much lower in rank .
The United Kingdom has the highest rank of the Royal Navy, the Admiral of the Fleet (NATO rank code OF-10).
120 people have been appointed since 1690, the last time in 2014. Members of the British or other royal families have received the rank ten times, some of them honorary, including Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh .
Well-known Admirals of the Fleet were Richard Howe from 1796 , 1st Earl Howe , 1905 John Fisher , 1914 John Jellicoe , 1919 David Beatty , 1939 Dudley Pound , 1940 Charles Forbes , 1943 Andrew Cunningham , 1945 James Fownes Somerville , 1956 Louis Mountbatten .
The rank dates back to the early days of the Royal Navy squadrons. Each squadron was assigned a color, red, white or blue. Each colored squadron had an admiral in command of a vice admiral and a rear admiral. The Admiral of the Fleet was the commander of the entire admirals and thus literally the admiral of the fleet. Between 1795 and 1827, the Commander of the Royal Navy held the title of Admiral of the Fleet, a position later held by the First Sea Lord .
In the US Navy of the United States is the Fleet Admiral of the highest rank and the equivalent of the rank General of the Army . The rank was introduced in 1944 and was held by the following people during and after World War II :
| Surname | appointment |
|---|---|
| William D. Leahy | December 15, 1944 |
| Ernest J. King | December 17, 1944 |
| Chester W. Nimitz | December 19, 1944 |
| William F. Halsey | December 11, 1945 |
Please note the exact times chosen for the first three appointments. The dates of the appointment of the equivalent Generals of the Army took place on December 16, 18, 20 and 21, 1944, respectively. This was done in order to provide a clear anciency or ranking among these officers.
Another contender for promotion to the rank of Fleet Admiral was Admiral Raymond A. Spruance . However, this appointment was prevented by MP Carl Vinson , who was a strong supporter of Halsey.
No officers have been promoted to the rank since the end of World War II. However, it is still listed on the official rankings of the US Navy and could be reassigned by resolution of the US Congress .
In its history, the US Navy had another rank, that of " Admiral of the Navy ". The only holder of this rank was George Dewey (1837-1917).
See also
French Navy
In France the title of Admiral of France existed for the commander in chief of the fleet until the 19th century . The third republic (1870-1940) introduced in 1939 the rank of Amiral de la Flotte for François Darlan .
People's Navy of the German Democratic Republic
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In the Volksmarine the DDR was Commodore the maritime equivalent of the army general , a General rank of NVA (NVA).
The rank was introduced on March 25, 1982, but was never awarded. When choosing a name, Fleet Admiral prevailed as a counterpart to the Soviet Navy over the previous German rank of General Admiral . Otherwise, the Fleet Admiral of the People's Navy was comparable to the Admiral rank of the Kriegsmarine and the Admiral rank of the German Navy. In November 1989 the rank of fleet admiral was abolished again.
| Rank | ||
| lower: admiral |
 Fleet Admiral |
higher: none |
Soviet naval war fleet
1943–1955
1943–1955
From 1962 , a corresponding counterpart to the four-star army general was created in the Soviet naval fleet with the rank of naval admiral , also admiral of the fleet , ( ru: Адмирал флота / Admiral Flota) , which was also taken over by the Russian naval fleet in 1991 .
This rank often led to confusion with the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union (ru: Адмирал Флота Советского Союза / Admiral Flota Sowjetskowo Sojusa), who was created in March 1955 as an equivalent to the Marshal of the Soviet Union .
| Rank | ||
| lower: admiral |
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higher: Naval Admiral of the Soviet Union |
Russian naval fleet
badges
(until 2010)
(after 2013)
In the Russian naval fleet , the highest admiral rank is the Fleet Admiral or Admiral of the Fleet ( ru: Адмирал флота / Admiral Flota), which corresponds to the NATO rank code OF-9.
| Rank | ||
| lower: admiral |
.svg){kind=small} Fleet Admiral |
higher: none |
Croatian Navy
In the Croatian Navy , the rank of Fleet Admiral (Admiral Flote) was awarded to Sveto Letica in 1993 . This rank is intended for wartime only.
Use in other countries
- Büyükamiral ( Turkey )
- Gensui ( Japanese Empire )
- Mushir ( Middle East )
- Jom Phon Ruea ( Thailand )
- Wonsu ( South Korea )
Web links
- List of Admirals of the Fleet (Royal Navy) in the English language Wikipedia
- Rank badge of the People's Navy of the GDR