Admiral of the Navy

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United States Navy rank naval rank

Admiral of the Navy is the highest possible rank ever held in the United States Navy, created specifically for George Dewey after his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish–American War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Admiral of the Navy of the United States 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy rank ⓘ
naval rank ⓘ
associatedPerson William McKinley ⓘ
surface form: President William McKinley

United States Congress ⓘ
associatedWar Spanish–American War ⓘ
commemorates Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ
comparativeRank Fleet Admiral ⓘ
five-star rank ⓘ
confirmationAuthority United States Senate ⓘ
conflictContext Spanish–American War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdFor George Dewey ⓘ
currentUse not in active use ⓘ
dateConferredOnGeorgeDewey 1903-03-02 ⓘ
dateEstablished 1903-03-02 ⓘ
eligibility commissioned officers of the U.S. Navy ⓘ
firstHolder George Dewey ⓘ
hasTitleStyle Admiral of the Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Admiral of the Navy of the United States
heldDuring 20th century ⓘ
highestRankIn United States Navy ⓘ
historicalCategory defunct military rank ⓘ
historicalSignificance only six-star equivalent rank in U.S. naval history ⓘ
historicalUse ceremonial rank ⓘ
holder George Dewey ⓘ
insigniaFeature four gold stars in a line ⓘ
gold foul anchor ⓘ
language English designation ⓘ
legalBasis Act of Congress ⓘ
NATOequivalent OF-10 (approximate) ⓘ
notableHolderAchievement destruction of the Spanish Pacific Squadron ⓘ
numberOfHolders 1 ⓘ
onlyHolder George Dewey ⓘ
payGradeComparison above O-10 ⓘ
promotionAuthority President of the United States ⓘ
promotionType special promotion ⓘ
rankAbolished no formal abolition ⓘ
rankGroup flag officer ⓘ
rankStatus unique rank ⓘ
reasonForCreation victory at the Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ
relatedRank Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ
surface form: Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy

General of the Armies of the United States ⓘ
surface form: General of the Armies
seniorityOver Admiral ⓘ
Rear Admiral (Royal Navy) ⓘ
surface form: Rear Admiral

Vice Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ
surface form: Vice Admiral
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
symbolizes supreme naval command authority ⓘ
usedIn United States Navy rank structure ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Hero of Manila Bay → hasTitleOfReferent → Admiral of the Navy ⓘ
Admiral of the Navy → hasTitleStyle → Admiral of the Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Admiral of the Navy of the United States
George Dewey → militaryRank → Admiral of the Navy ⓘ