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Senior Naval Lord, 1689–1771. First Naval Lords, 1771–1904. First Sea Lord, 1904–1917. First Sea Lords and Chiefs of the Naval Staff, 1917–present. Deputy First Sea Lords 1917 to 1946. Commander-in-Chief Fleet, 1971–2012. Fleet Commander, 2012–present. Second Naval Lords, 1830–1904. Second Sea Lords, 1904–1995.
This is a list of serving senior officers of the Royal Navy. It includes currently serving admirals , vice-admirals , rear-admirals , and commodores . [ 1 ] [ obsolete source ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Royal Navy epaulettes for flag officers, 18th and 19th centuries. Uniforms for naval officers were not authorised until 1748. At first the cut and style of the uniform differed considerably between ranks, and specific rank insignia were only sporadically used. By the 1790s, the Royal Navy's first established uniform regulations had been published.
Admiral 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.
Senior British Naval Officer, Suez Canal Area (1939-1942) Senior British Naval Officer, Western Atlantic (1942-1945) Senior Naval Officer, Mudros (1914–1919) Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf (1818-1972) Senior Naval Officer, Red Sea Force (1939-1941) Senior Naval Officer, West Indies (1956-1976) Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland (1876 ...
Vice admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy and equates to the NATO rank code OF-8.It is immediately superior to the rear admiral rank and is subordinate to the full admiral rank.
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. [1] The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the British Army or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Apart from honorary appointments, no new admirals of ...
Promotion path of British flag officers. Flag rank advancement in the 18th and 19th century Royal Navy was determined entirely by seniority. Initial promotion to flag rank from the rank of captain occurred when a vacancy appeared on the admirals' seniority list due to the death or retirement of a flag officer.