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Pages in category "Royal Navy admirals of World War II" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (April 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message) British Admirals. Britannia Viewing the Conquerors of the Seas, 1800 Admiral is a senior rank of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which equates to the NATO rank code OF-9, formally ...
In the Second World War, as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, Cunningham led British naval forces to victory in several critical Mediterranean naval battles. These included the attack on Taranto in 1940, the first completely all-aircraft naval attack in history, [2] and the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
1762 – General-Admiral Tsar Paul I (1754–1801) 1784 – General-Field marshal Prince Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791) 1796 – Navy General-Field marshal Count Ivan Chernyshyov (1726–1797) 1831 – General-Admiral Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (1827–1892) 1883 – General-Admiral Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich (1850–1908)
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Navy was the strongest navy in the world. It had 20 battleships and battlecruisers ready for service or under construction, twelve aircraft carriers, over 90 light and heavy cruisers, 70 submarines, over 100 destroyers as well as numerous escort ships, minelayers, minesweepers and 232 aircraft.
Royal Navy admirals of World War II (142 P) Pages in category "Royal Navy officers of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 671 total.
List of Royal Navy admirals (1707–current) List of Royal Navy rear admirals; List of Royal Navy vice admirals; List of senior officers of the Royal Navy; List of supply officers in the Royal Navy who have reached flag rank; List of vice-admirals of the coast *
This category is senior British military leaders such as generals, admirals and air marshals who served during World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.