fleet admiral:
(also called ‘admiral‘; ‘admiral of the fleet‘; for the right pronunciation, please click here)
Note: ‘Admiral of the Fleet’ is the British equivalent of the American ‘Fleet Admiral’.
‘fleet’ = a group of ships, especially warships
the officer of the highest rank in the US Navy and Naval Forces of some other countries (military related to warships)
a fleet admiral
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In the Uk, an admiral of fleet must be addressed as ‘Lord’ and his wife as ‘Lady’, because the highest ranking military officer, was, in the past, either a peer, baronet or knight.
While all the non-military salaries are calculated per annum, the fleet admiral’s salary is calculated per month, which is about $15, 500, along with several other compensation packages and multiple types of allowances.
The present ‘Admiral of Fleet’ of the UK is, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen’s Consort.
For an article about ‘fleet admirals’ in US Navy, please click here, for a news article about the demise of an admiral of the fleet in the UK Navy, please click here and for a story about a gallant ‘fleet admiral’ of the yesteryears, please click here. For more information about the Navy, please click here & for an overview of the ranks of the Navy, please click here.
