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  2. Vice-admiral (Royal Navy) - Wikipedia

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    When the fleet was deployed, the vice-admiral would be in the leading portion or van, acting as the deputy to the admiral. The rank of Vice-Admiral evolved from that of Lieutenant of the Admiralty (1546–1564) that being an officer who acted as secretary to the Lord Admiral of England and lapsed in 1876 but was revived in 1901 by King Edward ...

  3. Opel Admiral - Wikipedia

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    The new model shared its 2,845 mm (112.0 in) wheelbase with the previous Admiral, but the Admiral "B"'s overall length of 4,907 mm (193.2 in) was 31 mm (1.2 in) shorter than that of the Admiral A. The stylish body came with American flair both on the outside and on the interior but this, especially in respect of the dashboard that confronted ...

  4. Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy) - Wikipedia

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    Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. [1] The five-star NATO rank code is OF-10, equivalent to a field marshal in the British Army or a Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

  5. Andrew Kyte - Wikipedia

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    Vice-Admiral Andrew Jeffery Kyte, CB (born 1966) is a senior Royal Navy officer. Since September 2023, he has served as Chief of Defence Logistics and Support at Strategic Command . He joined the Royal Navy in 1987 as a logistics officer.

  6. Admiral - Wikipedia

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    James Mattis, Commander, U.S. Central Command, introduced Vice Admiral Mark I. Fox as "Admiral Fox, the prince of the sea, emir of the sea – to translate 'admiral' from the Arabic to English;" [10] On 04 Feb 2021, in an announcement of his coronavirus-related death, the Arabic news website Saudi 24 News referred to Admiral Edmond Chagoury by ...

  7. John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher - Wikipedia

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    Admiral Sir John Fisher GCB in 1902. In early June 1902 Fisher handed over the command of the Mediterranean Squadron to Admiral Sir Compton Domvile, [96] and returned to the UK to take up the appointment as Second Naval Lord in charge of personnel. He was read in at the Admiralty on 9 June, and took up his duties the following day.

  8. Timothy Woods (Royal Navy officer) - Wikipedia

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    He was promoted to rear admiral on 16 January 2023, [3] and became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. the same month. [ 4 ] Woods was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Birthday Honours .

  9. Beazley plc - Wikipedia

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    Beazley plc is the British parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, North America and Asia. The company is based in London , England, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .