Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral (Адмирал флoта, Admiral flota) is the highest naval (deck) rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet (Fleet Admiral) and the present Russian rank of General of the Army.
The rank is roughly equivalent to 4-stars Admiral ranks of other nations.
There is only one rank higher than that of Admiral of the Fleet (Fleet Admiral) in the Russian armed forces, namely Marshal of the Russian Federation.
List of Russian Admirals of the Fleet (Fleet Admirals):
- Feliks Gromov (1996)
- Vladimir Kuroyedov (2000)
- Vladimir Masorin (2006)
- Shoulder strap of the Admiral of the Fleet
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Admiral of the Fleet shoulder strap from 1992
Famous quotes containing the words admiral and/or fleet:
“In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)
“They ... fleet the time carelessly, as they did in the golden world.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)