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, ...
is a senior rank of the
Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code
OF-9, formally outranked only by the rank
admiral of the fleet. The rank of admiral is currently the highest rank to which an officer in the Royal Navy can be promoted, admiral of the fleet being used nowadays only for honorary promotions.
This list aims to include all who have been promoted to the rank of admiral in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom following the
Acts of Union 1707
The Acts of Union ( gd, Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707 passed by the Parliament of Scotland. They put into effect the te ...
, or to historical variations of that rank (the main article on the rank includes a history of the rank, including the pre-1864 use of colour for admirals of the various squadrons).
Royal Navy officers holding the ranks of
rear admiral
Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...
,
vice admiral and
admiral of the fleet are sometimes considered generically to be admirals. These are not listed here unless they gained the rank of full admiral.
For a very long time promotion to the ranks above captain was an entitlement of everyone who had become a captain and occurred in strict order of seniority as captain; this was enacted in 1718 and is still evident in Navy Lists of the 1940s. Various stratagems were developed to move those who had seniority over captains who it was actually desired to promote out of the way of the functional promotions, including promotion "without distinction of squadron", "dormant commissions", "superannuation", a variety of pension schemes, a "reserved list", and a "retired list";
these were frequently enacted by
Order in Council. Despite being moved off the active list vice-admirals could still be promoted to admiral after all previously promoted vice admirals of their category had been promoted or died, whether on an honorific basis or as a means of granting them a pension increase.
Persons listed are shown with the titles they held at the time of their deaths whether or not these were held at the time of their promotion to the rank of full admiral.
Those who only held the rank of full admiral on an acting basis are not shown.
List of admirals
See also
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List of senior officers of the Royal Navy
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List of British Army full generals
This is a list of full generals in the British Army since the Acts of Union 1707. The rank of general (or ''full general'' to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers in ...
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List of Royal Marines full generals
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List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals
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List of Royal Navy vice admirals
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List of Royal Navy rear admirals
References
External links
List of Royal Navy Senior Staff
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Admirals
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, ...
Lists of admirals