Admiral (Netherlands)

Admiral (Netherlands)

:"Please see "Admiral" for other nations which use this rank"Admiral ("admiraal") is a rank of the Royal Netherlands Navy ("Koninklijke Marine") that can be held by either a Naval officer appointed by the government or a member of the royal family. The nobility connection to the rank of Admiral possibly originated in 1830 when King William I promoted his son prince Frederik (who was already the Secretary of State for War and Navy) to the rank of Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The next promotion to Admiral took place in 1879 when King William III made his brother, Prince Hendrik, Admiral to honor him for a long career in the Navy.

The rank of admiral in the Netherlands Navy is comparable to the rank of Fleet Admiral (5 stars) in other navies like the US Navy. The rank of Admiral is still an official position but at present it is not used as an active rank. The seniority of all Netherlands Admiral ranks is as follows:

# Admiraal (Admiral)
# Luitenant-admiraal (Lieutenant Admiral)
# Vice-admiraal (Vice Admiral)
# Schout-bij-nacht (Rear Admiral)
# Commandeur (Commodore)


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