Fleet Admiral (U.S. Navy)
Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, the equivalent of Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy.
Imperial Japanese Navy. The term gensui was used for both the Navy and the Imperial Japanese Army, and was a largely honorific title awarded for extremely meritorious service to the Emperor. In the Meiji period, the title was awarded to 5 generals and 3 admirals.
Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral (Ðдмирал флoта, Admiral flota) is the highest naval (deck) rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet and the present Russian rank of General of the Army.
The rank of Admiral of the Fleet (Russian: Admiral Flota, Ðдмирал флота ) was the highest naval rank of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1955 and second-highest from 1962.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was created Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Australian Navy in 1954, following the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen. He is not an Admiral merely in his capacity as Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy - Australia, like New Zealand and the United Kingdom, maintains a separate rank.
