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Admiral of the Fleet

American  

noun

  1. an officer of the highest rank in the British navy.


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Taken in Windsor Castle, it is a very traditional formal portrait of the King in an Admiral of the Fleet uniform, with medals and honours on display.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2024

It was the first official mention of the participation by the frigate, "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov," which is armed with Zircon missiles.

From Reuters Jan. 23, 2023

The final Waterloo dispatch will be presented to the current Lord Warden, Admiral of the Fleet the Lord Boyce, on Sunday at Walmer at the end of this year's celebrations.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2015

King George in the dress uniform of Admiral of the Fleet, with the green ribbon of the Order of the Thistle, stepped out followed by Queen Elizabeth in forget-me-not blue, his two excited little daughters.

From Time Magazine Archive

He ended by being G.C.B. and Admiral of the Fleet, and did not die until 1865, aged ninety-one.

From Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record by Austen-Leigh, William

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