0 an officer of very high rank in the navy:
[ as form of address ] Yes, Rear Admiral.
A rear admiral retiring this year gets, in round figures, £5,280 a year.
In 1766, he was called out for service yet again and promoted to the rank of rear admiral two years later.
On his retirement he was promoted to rear admiral; he died in 1817.
He currently holds the rank of rear admiral.
In 1928, he was promoted to rear admiral.
He was promoted, by seniority, to rear admiral in 1825.
While in that post, he reached the rank of rear admiral.
In 1985, the rank of commodore was renamed rear admiral, lower half.
