Fleet Admiral

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A Fleet Admiral or a Admiral Of The Fleet, as it was first coined, is a military officer of very high rank, if the highest and 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. If actually a rank (equivalent to an army Field Marshal or General of the Army, which ranks above General), it has a variety of names depending on the country, including Fleet Admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral of the Navy, and Grand Admiral. It ranks above Vice Admiral, Rear Admiral and sometimes (Admiral) (or it can mean the same thing depending on the situation and/or the country).

1 Usage in specific countries
2 Other countries
3 Fictional
4 Alternate meanings

[edit] Usage in specific countries

The following articles contain specific information on the rank as it pertains to individual countries:

Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom)
Admiral of the Fleet (Russia)
Admiral Flote (Croatia)
Büyükamiral (Turkey)
Fleet Admiral (United States)
Grand Admiral (Germany and Austria-Hungary)
Mushir (Middle East)
Jom Phon Ruea (Thailand)
Wonsu (South Korea)

The associated list of Fleet and Grand Admirals provides a summary of those who have held the rank of Fleet Admiral, or its equivalent.

[edit] Other countries

The rank also exists or has existed (on paper at least) in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Oman, and Pakistan although not all of these countries have actually ever bestowed the rank on an individual.