from Anglo-French amiral, "commander", from Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus. These evolved from the Arabic amīral (أمير الـ) – amīr (أمير) [ʔmjr] (listen)...

vice-amiral-ranking officer. The vice-amiral rank used to be an OF-8 rank in NATO charts, but nowadays, it is more an OF-7 rank. The rank of vice-amiral d'escadre...

general). Vice-amiral d'escadre (Benin Navy) Vice-amiral d'escadre (Cameroon Navy) Vice-amiral d'escadre (Congolese Navy) Vice-amiral d'escadre (French...

Amiral Ronarc'h (D660) is the lead ship of Frégate de défense et d'intervention of the French Navy. Amiral Ronarc'h has a length of 122 m (400 ft), a beam...

contre-amiral (rear admiral in English) ranks above commodore. In France and other French speaking countries' navies the rank of Contre-amiral is used...

highest ranks, Vice-amiral d'escadre and Amiral (Admiral), are functions, rather than ranks. They are assumed by officers ranking Vice-amiral (Vice-Admiral)...

mistaken as the etymological origin of the English admiral, the French amiral, and similar terms in other European languages. The titles actually derive...

November 2022 it was announced that the first two FDI frigates (Amiral Ronarc'h and Amiral Louzeau) would be based at Brest. The FDI will have with significant...

highest ranks, vice-amiral d'escadre and amiral (admiral), are functions, rather than ranks. They are assumed by officers ranking vice-amiral (vice admiral)...

2011. In the Royal Canadian Navy, the rank of rear-admiral (RAdm) (contre-amiral or CAm in French) is the Navy rank equivalent to major-general of the Army...