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{{Image|Admiral Yi Sunshin.jpg|right|250px|Portrait of Admiral Yi, drawn in 1952.}} ...Yi Sunshin was born on March 8 and died on November 19.</ref> was a Korean admiral renowned for his naval victories against the invading [[Japan]]ese during t

'''Kichisaburo Nomura''' was an [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] admiral, who became Japanese Ambassador to the U.S. in 1941, following service as F

...übung]] in May 1941, accompanied by the light cruiser [[KMS Prinz Eugen]]. Admiral [[Günther Lütjens]] was in tactical command of the task force; Captain [[

...f Australia. Nimitz rushed the carrier ''[[USS Lexington (CV-2)]]'', under Admiral [[Frank Fletcher]], to join ''[[USS Yorktown (CV-5)]]'' and a U.S.-Australi

|[[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] Admiral [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]], lands at Kochi. ...t to Kochi in the 15^th century as part of the treasure fleet of Admiral [[Zheng He]].<ref>

..."full" admiral (four stars). His protégé, David Dixon Porter, became vice admiral, heading ten rear admirals. Following the deaths of Farragut and Porter, t ...for flag officers but commissioned only Admiral Franklin Buchanan and Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes.

...vessels. The term Admiral first appeared in English in 1295, but the Lord Admiral was an administrator, and most importantly, head of the [[Admiralty court]] Driven by [[First Sea Lord]] Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher|John Arbuthnot "Jacky" Fisher]], the Royal Navy int

...'' meaning 'achievement, a success, procession for a victorious general or admiral,' and earlier ''triumpus'', probably via [[Etruscan]] from the original [[G

...to as the [[White Army]] (white being a color of [[Monarchism]]) led by [[Admiral Kolchak]], who now declared himself the Supreme Ruler of Russia with his fo

...the Navy's carriers; coordination depended on personalities and politics. Admiral [[William Halsey]], in his autobiography, was critical of Kenney in the Ley | title = Admiral Halsey's Story

...anes, plus 28 battleships and cruisers, and 69 destroyers. Tokyo sent Vice Admiral [[Jisaburo Ozawa]] with nine-tenths of Japan's fighting fleet--it was about ...a had the correct insight that the unaggressive Spruance would not attack. Admiral Mitscher, in tactical command of the Task Force 58, with its 15 carriers, w

...officers later earned [[flag rank]] as Navy [[Rear Admiral|Rear]], [[Vice Admiral|Vice]], and full Admirals. .../viewtopic.php?t=148 James D. Ferguson] on 20 July 1955, by Captain (later Admiral) [http://www.ussrankin.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40 W.F.A. Wendt]on 4 Octob

...he Hollywood actor turned naval officer, was assigned to duty with British Admiral Lord [[Louis Mountbatten]]’s [[Commando]] in England. Fairbanks not only ...deception on raids against the Nazis and Fairbanks' concept of operations, Admiral [[Ernest J. King]], Commander-in-Chief, U. S. Fleet, and Chief of Naval Ope

...ed by several countries, is most associated with the [[Royal Navy]], where Admiral [[John Arbuthnot Fisher|"Jacky" Fisher]], was its champion. <ref name=Masse

[[Image:Halsey FADM Color.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Halsey as Fleet Admiral]] '''William F. "Bull" Halsey''' (1882-1959) was a admiral of the [[United States Navy]], a colorful and inspirational combat leader i

...e of [[Okinawa]] in 1945. His father John S. McCain, Jr., was a four-star admiral who headed the [[Pacific Command]], with overall responsibility for the [[V

...increasing altitude after take-off. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral William Crowe said, on the ABC News show ''Nightline'', that the Vincennes

...ds under Philip's commander, the Duke of Parma. He first chose a competent admiral, Don Álvaro de Bazán, but he died and Philip turned to Alonso Pérez de G ...Parma's army with the Armada, Charles, Lord Howard of Effingham, the Lord Admiral, had sent small squadrons to patrol the Dutch coast. After much debate, How

...ontract; sponsored by Mrs. A. W. Radford, wife of [[Arthur W. Radford|Rear Admiral Radford]]; transferred to the Navy 30 November 1944; and commissioned the s