Voorbeelden van fleet admiral

• The insignia for a fleet admiral was composed of five silver stars in a pentagonal design.

• It ranks above vice admiral ("three-star admiral") and below fleet admiral ("five-star admiral").

• At one point the captain made preparations to abandon ship, but was then overruled by the fleet admiral who believed the ship could be saved.

• The rank usually refers to the position of full admiral (equivalent to full general) and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet (or fleet admiral).

• Usually it is the most senior peacetime rank, with more senior ranks (for example, field marshal, air chief marshal, fleet admiral) being used only in wartime, or as honorary titles.

• This rank is similar to fleet admiral.

• Retired marshals, chief marshals, army generals, and fleet admirals, however, were allowed to retain their former ranks and their corresponding stars.

• As such, most fleet admirals answer to a high admiral who in turn answers to a moff, grand moff, or supreme moff.

• High admirals use the same rank badge, but only wear one code cylinder while fleet admirals wear two.