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Why wasn't Ray Spruance made fleet admiral?
A congressman named Carl Vinson, who liked William Halsey better than he liked Raymond Spruance, kept blocking it. They finally ended the problem by telling Spruance that in exchange for not making him a fleet admiral, he would continue to be paid his full admiral's salary for life. By order of Congress, a bill was entered on July 12, 2001 and later passed, to authorize the President (Bush) to posthumously advance the late Admiral Raymond Ames Spruance to the grade of Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy. This 'oversight' has indeed been corrected...just as the Army was granted a 5 star (General Omar Bradley), this Bill granted the Navy it's 5th Fleet Admiral.
What do you call a officer commanding a fleet of warships?
Admiral
What do fleet admirals do?
(As this question is in the WW2 category, this answer is specific to WW2 combatants) "fleet admiral" can refer either to a role, or a rank. As a rank, "fleet admiral" was formally known as "Admiral of the Fleet" in the Royal Navy, Soviet Navy, "Großadmiral" in the Nazi Kreigsmarine, "Fleet Admiral" in the US Navy, and Marshal-Admiral (Gensui) in the Imperial Japanese Navy. In all cases, it was the highest naval rank in each country. Most countries seldom had more than one or two persons serving at that rank at one time. The exception was the US Navy, which had 4 serving Fleet Admirals by the end of WW2. The duties of someone filling the rank of Fleet Admiral generally would be considered Logistical and Grand Strategy - that is, they were almost exclusively shore-bound commanding vast collections of fleets of ships in far-flung campaigns, or heavily involved in naval production and procurement. As a functional role, "fleet admiral" generally refers to the commanding admiral of a specific fleet. It can refer to a variety of ranks of admiral, but, was generally not applied to anyone not at least of admiral rank; those of less than admiral rank who commanded collections of ships were usually afforded the title "commodore". If there were several admiral-ranked personnel in a fleet, "fleet admiral" would be the moniker applied to the one in command (usually the most senior, but not necessarily, depending on circumstances). The role of fleet admiral is a tactical command - it involves directing the operations of the fleet, according to the grand strategy directed by the naval command authority. A fleet admiral would have wide latitude of both action and authority to accomplish their assigned mission(s). Their command usually included not just naval vessels, but transport vessels, naval bases, marines, and sometime even non-Navy assets in the area of operation.
What is an admiral of the fleet?
An admiral of the fleet is the highest grade of flag officer authorized in the United States Navy, or a naval officer of equivalent grade in the naval offices of other nations.
What do you call a person who commands a fleet on war ships?
Admiral
What is the navy equivalent of the army field marshal?
The corresponding naval ranks are normally fleet admiral, grand admiral or admiral of the fleet.
Which is higher fleet admiral or admiral?
Fleet is the highest, but is a wartime rank only.
When was Fleet Admiral Nogura created?
Fleet Admiral Nogura was created in 1979.
What do Admiral do?
An admiral controls a task force or fleet of ships.
What is the name of occupation who commands a fleet of warship?
admiral of the fleet
Spanish Naval leader in the Spanish-American War?
Admiral Montojo commanded the Philippine Fleet and Admiral Cervera had the Caribbean Fleet.
Abbreviation for admiral?
An admiral is a person that is in charge of a fleet such as those used in the navy. The abbreviation for admiral is Adm.
An officer commanding a fleet of warships?
Admiral
Can you use the word admiral in a sentence?
The admiral's gig approaches. Is the admiral on his gig? When the gig goes under, I will become the new admiral of the fleet.
Is caption a higher rank than admiral?
Admiral is a higher rank than Captain. A Captain would be promoted to Rear Admiral. Then it is Vice Admiral, Admiral and Fleet Admiral.
What are the release dates for Admiral Beatty's Fleet in Action - 1918?
Admiral Beatty's Fleet in Action - 1918 was released on: USA: 2 October 1918
US leader Attack on Pearl Harbor?
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was the Admiral who was the head of the Fleet in Pearl Harbor. He was reassigned and lost his command of the Fleet. Another Admiral was chosen, Nimitz I believe.
