Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Queensland Navy)
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Admiral of the Fleet of Royal Queensland Navy | |
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Country | Queensland |
Service branch | Royal Queensland Navy |
Abbreviation | Adm. of the Fleet |
Rank | Five-star rank |
NATO rank code | OF-10 |
Formation | 2015 |
Next lower rank | Admiral |
Equivalent ranks | Field Marshal (RQA) Marshal of the Royal Air Force (RQAF) |
An Admiral of the Fleet is the most senior commissioned officer of the Royal Queensland Armed Forces, more specifically, the Royal Queensland Navy. It outranks an admiral of the navy, and a general of the army. Its equivalent is an Field Marshal of Royal Queensland Army, and a marshal of Royal Queensland Air Force.
A Admiral of the Fleet insignia consists of two crossed batons surrounded by Silver color in which the military baton It has a crown and leaves around it and is placed over a silver military baton below St Edward's Crown. Like Marshals of the RQAF and Admirals of the Fleet, Field Marshals traditionally remain officers for life, though on half-pay when not in an appointment.
List of Field Marshals
No. | Civilian Portrait | Name | Appointed on | Conferred by |
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1 | Prince Albert, Duke of Sembilan (the King Emeritus) |
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He established the Field Marshal of the Royal Queensland Army and was the first Queensland person to have the Field Marshal of Royal Queensland Army. | ||||
2 | Princess Charlotte,Duchess of St Andrews (the Queen Emeritus) |
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She was the first woman to be crowned Field Marshal. | ||||
3 | Prince Albert, 1st Duke of Strathearn and George |
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The first royal member to decorate the Field Marshal as Commander of King George's Home Guards. | ||||
4 | Dr. Kevin Baugh, President of Molossia |
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First Foreign Presidential to be appointed as Admiral of the Fleet. | ||||
5 | Christoph II, Archduke of Mimas |
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First Foreign Monarch to be appointed as Admiral of the Fleet. | ||||
6 | United Kingdom Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021) |
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The first person to have the rank after death. | ||||
7 | Varuna Sriraya, Rashtradhyaksh of Vishwamitra |
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8 | Oscar I, Emperor-King of Karnia-Ruthenia |
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