Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Edwin Veale Underhill, CB (27 March 1868 – 23 July 1928) was a

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In 1916, Underhill took command of the battleship HMS ''Temeraire'', which saw action at the

Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland (german: Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of the Skagerrak) was a naval battle fought between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy ...

the same year, scoring hits against the crippled

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SMS ''Wiesbaden'' and receiving no hit in return. For his part in the battle, Underhill was commended in Admiral Jellicoe's despatch and received the Russian Order of St Anne, 2nd Class (with Swords). He was appointed a CB in 1918.

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