Royal Navy admiral
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A Royal Navy admiral is a senior naval officer rank responsible for commanding fleets or major naval formations within the United Kingdom's maritime forces.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Navy admiral canonical | 5 |
| Royal Navy admirals | 4 |
| Admiral (Royal Navy) | 1 |
| Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland | 1 |
| Royal Navy flag officer | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag officer rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ naval rank ⓘ |
| addressedAs |
Admiral
ⓘ
Sir ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British naval history
ⓘ
Royal Navy traditions ⓘ |
| belongsTo | British Armed Forces ⓘ |
| canHoldPosition |
First Sea Lord
ⓘ
Fleet Commander ⓘ NATO maritime command appointments ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrineRole |
development of naval strategy
ⓘ
oversight of fleet readiness ⓘ |
| equivalentRank |
Air chief marshal (Royal Air Force)
ⓘ
General (British Army) ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Naval Service of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom maritime forces
|
| hasStyle | Admiral ⓘ |
| higherRank |
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral of the Fleet
|
| historicalOrigin | age of sail naval command structure ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature |
crossed batons
ⓘ
crown ⓘ four stars ⓘ |
| insigniaType |
shoulder board
ⓘ
sleeve lace ⓘ |
| lowerRank |
Rear admiral
ⓘ
Vice admiral ⓘ |
| NATOrankCode | OF-9 ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy rank structure ⓘ |
| peacetimeRole |
high-level defence planning
ⓘ
management of naval resources ⓘ |
| rankClass | senior officer ⓘ |
| rankLevel | four-star rank ⓘ |
| requires |
extensive command experience
ⓘ
long service and seniority ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
command of large naval forces
ⓘ
maritime operations at strategic level ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| symbolizes | highest operational naval leadership below Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ |
| typicalCommand |
fleet
ⓘ
major naval formation ⓘ naval task force ⓘ |
| usedIn |
peacetime naval administration
ⓘ
wartime naval operations ⓘ |
| wornBy | senior Royal Navy officers ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flag Officer, Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy admirals
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy admirals
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy admirals
this entity surface form:
Admiral (Royal Navy)
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy admirals
subject surface form:
Edward Boscawen
this entity surface form:
Royal Navy flag officer