Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy

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Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy is the highest professional rank in the British Royal Navy, historically bestowed upon its most senior and distinguished naval officers.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf five-star rank
flag officer rank
naval rank
abbreviation Adm of the Fleet
Adml of the Fleet
associatedWith British Armed Forces
British monarchy
ceremonialRole symbol of highest naval command
commandLevel strategic
country United Kingdom
doctrineRole top-level naval leadership
equivalentTo Field Marshal (British Army)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force
grantingAuthority UK government
surface form: "British government"

British monarch
surface form: "monarch of the United Kingdom"
highestRankIn Royal Navy
historicalSignificance traditional pinnacle of a Royal Navy officer’s career
historicalUse honorary rank
wartime rank
insigniaFeature crossed batons in a wreath
crown above crossed batons
four stars
insigniaType shoulder board insignia
sleeve lace insignia
language English
militaryBranchType naval forces
NATOrankCode OF-10
partOf Royal Navy officers
surface form: "Royal Navy rank structure"
professionalLevel highest professional rank in the Royal Navy
rankAbove Admiral
surface form: "Admiral (Royal Navy)"
rankCategory commissioned officer rank
rankClass five-star officer
rankGroup flag officer
rankStyle Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
serviceBranch Royal Navy
status largely honorary in peacetime
typicalAppointment First Sea Lord
professional head of the Royal Navy
usedBy Royal Navy
surface form: "Royal Navy of the United Kingdom"
usedFor most senior and distinguished naval officers
usedIn British Armed Forces
surface form: "United Kingdom defence structure"

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Sea Lord associatedWithRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Royal Navy"
Field Marshal (British Army) equivalentRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)"
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy equivalentRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom)"
Marshal of the Royal Air Force equivalentRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Admiral lowerThan Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Andrew Cunningham militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Bruce Fraser militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
David Beatty militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Edward Hawke militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
subject surface form: "Edward Hawke"
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Heihachiro Togo militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Rushworth militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
subject surface form: "John Rushworth Jellicoe"
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Lord Fisher militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
subject surface form: "Rosslyn Wemyss"
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Andrew Cunningham positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Bruce Fraser positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Lord Jellicoe positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
Lord Louis Mountbatten positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
subject surface form: "Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma"
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Navy"
David Beatty promotedToRank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Admiral Edward Russell rank Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
subject surface form: "Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford"
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"
Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy rankStyle Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy
this entity surface form: "Admiral of the Fleet"

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