commissioned naval officer

British admiral; was captain of the H.M.S. Bounty in 1789 when part of the crew mutinied and set him afloat in an open boat; a few weeks later he arrived safely in Timor 4,000 miles away (1754-1817)

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)

Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943)

a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade

the naval officer in command of a military ship

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade

a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander

an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign

the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

the captain of a flagship

an admiral of the highest rank

an admiral junior to a vice admiral

an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral