Admiral of the fleet is equivalent to an army field marshal.

However, admirals of the fleet continue to hold their rank on the active list for life.

The government gave way and appointed the aged commander admiral of the fleet once more.

But not to have a nine-year-old boy, however beautiful, speak with more command than an admiral of the fleet.

Whilst there she took on board the admiral of the fleet for the sea based task force.

The admiral of the fleet was less inclined to philosophical musings.

An admiral of the fleet wears five stars.

One can hardly go up to an admiral of the fleet and ask him what he was doing on the night of Friday the thirteenth.

The highest ranking is admiral of the fleet, which corresponds to general of the army.

His son Thomas John Cochrane rose to become admiral of the fleet.

Boscawen, as admiral of the fleet, would have been entitled to a sizeable share in the prize money.

The admiral of the fleet nodded assent.

As admiral of the fleet, he was near Mount Vesuvius when the volcano erupted in 79.

He was admiral of the fleet of the Order of Malta.

In 1595 the king gave him a new appointment, the admiral of the fleet commanded by Pedro Tello.

On 27 February Andrew Dudley was appointed admiral of the fleet.

The rank of admiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union can be considered as a modern equivalent.

He retired from the active list in 1879, two years after he attained the rank of admiral of the fleet.

This allowed multiple honorary admirals of the fleet to co-exist throughout the history of the rank.

It is also equivalent to a marshal of the air force which in many countries has a similar rank insignia to admiral of the fleet.

The Qing government, appreciating his service,ordered that benefits be given at the status of an admiral of the fleet.

Admiral of the fleet (India)

In May 1814 he was promoted acting admiral of the fleet and commander-in-chief of the Channel squadron.

Lisa is an Admiral of the fleet while Rick is a Major General.

Powlett, as we have seen, was a political admiral, and Norris (the son of the late admiral of the fleet) in little better odour.