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Vice admiral
Contents 1 Rank insignia 2 Gallery 3 Australia 4 Canada 5 France 6 Germany 7 India 8 Italy 9 Philippines 10 Poland 11 United Kingdom 11.1 History 12 United States 13 Vietnam 14 Notes 15 See also Rank insignia[edit] The rank insignia for a vice admiral often involves three stars, but this is not always the case. In the navy of Iraq, vice admiral insignia involves one star.[2] In the navies of Azerbaijan,[3] Bangladesh,[4] China,[5] Cuba,[6] Iran,[7] Mexico,[8] North Korea,[9] and Russia, vice admiral insignia involves two stars, and in the navy of Turkey, vice admiral insignia involves four stars.[10] Gallery[edit]
Royal Australian Navy
Bangladesh Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Croatian Navy Egyptian shoulder board Pennant of a French vice-amiral. French shoulder insignia Indian Navy
Indonesian Navy
Imperial Iranian Navy Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Irish Naval Service Kaishō (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
Polish Navy
Romanian tunic shoulder board of a viceamiral
Russian Navy
Vicealmirante of the Spanish Navy Swedish Navy sleeve insignia Royal Thai Navy Sleeve insignia:
UK Royal Navy,
Royal Canadian Navy,
Royal Australian Navy,
Royal New Zealand Navy
UK
Royal Navy
U.S. Navy U.S. Coast Guard Ukrainian Navy
Vietnam
Australia[edit]
Main article:
Vice admiral
On the navy blue mess dress jacket and the navy blue service dress tunic: the cuff insignia is one wide gold braid below two standard size gold braids, the superior one includes the executive curl. On tropical white mess dress and tropical white service dress tunic: three silver maple leaves, beneath silver crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown located on gold shoulder boards. Two rows of gold oak leaves are located on the black visor of the white service cap. From 1968 to June 2010, the navy blue service dress tunic featured only a wide gold braid around the cuff with three gold maple leaves, beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by a St. Edward's Crown located on cloth shoulder straps. Vice-admirals are addressed by rank and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am". Vice-admirals are normally entitled to a staff car; the car will normally bear a flag, dark blue with three gold maple leaves arranged one over two. A vice-admiral generally holds only the most senior command or administrative appointments, barring only Chief of Defence Staff, which is held by a full admiral or general. Appointments held by vice-admirals may include: Vice-Chief of Defence Staff (VCDS);
Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (DCDS);
Commander
Charles, Prince of Wales
v t e Commissioned officer ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces NATO rank code Student Officer OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 * OF-7 ** OF-8 *** OF-9 **** OF-10 ***** Royal Canadian Navy NCdt A/SLt SLt Lt(N) LCdr Cdr Capt(N) Cmdre RAdm VAdm Adm Not used Canadian Army OCdt 2Lt Lt Capt Maj LCol Col BGen MGen LGen Gen Not used Royal Canadian Air Force OCdt 2Lt Lt Capt Maj LCol Col BGen MGen LGen Gen Not used France[edit]
In France, vice-amiral is the most senior of the ranks in the French
Navy; higher ranks, vice-amiral d'escadre and amiral, are permanent
functions, style and position (in French rang et appellation) given to
a vice-amiral-ranking officer. The vice-amiral rank used to be an OF-8
rank in NATO charts, but nowadays, it is more an
OF-7
1669-1791 Vice-admiral of the West (Atlantic Ocean). 1669-1791 Vice-admiral of the East (Mediterranean Sea). 1778-1791 Vice-admiral of the Asian and American Seas (American shores). 1784-1788 Vice-admiral of the Indian Seas (Indian Ocean). Germany[edit] Main article: Vizeadmiral Pennant of a German Vizeadmiral
Vizeadmiral
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