Admiralissimo

Admiralissimo is an informal title for a chief naval officer, ^[1] usually implying supreme naval command. It does not correspond to any particular rank, probably ^{[
weasel words
]} derives from Italian, ^{[
original research?
]} and is a naval equivalent of generalissimo .

List of senior naval officers referred to as admiralissimo [ edit ]

Hayreddin Barbarossa - 15th/16th century Turkish admiral ^[2]
Albrecht von Wallenstein - admiral of the Baltic Sea
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe - British admiral of the fleet. ^[3]
Lord Charles Beresford - British 19th/20th century admiral. ^[4]
Augustin Boue de Lapeyrere - Commander-in-Chief of France's Mediterranean forces
George Dewey - American Admiral of the Navy ^[5]
Deodoro da Fonseca

References [ edit ]

^ Charles a Court Repington (1 March 2001). The First World War: Personal Experiences . Simon Publications LLC. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-931313-72-8 .
^ Edward Hamilton Currey (1928). Sea Wolves of the Mediterranean . Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-3746-1 .
^ Robert K. Massie (1 September 2013). Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea . Head of Zeus. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-78185-669-7 .
^ Dr Robert L Davison (28 July 2013). The Challenges of Command: The Royal Navy's Executive Branch Officers, 1880-1919 . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-8241-3 .
^ CHAP 378, "An act creating the office of Admiral of the Navy", United States Congress

[Repington2001-1] Charles a Court Repington (1 March 2001). The First World War: Personal Experiences . Simon Publications LLC. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-931313-72-8 .

[Currey1928-2] Edward Hamilton Currey (1928). Sea Wolves of the Mediterranean . Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-3746-1 .

[Massie2013-3] Robert K. Massie (1 September 2013). Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea . Head of Zeus. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-78185-669-7 .

[Davison2013-4] Dr Robert L Davison (28 July 2013). The Challenges of Command: The Royal Navy's Executive Branch Officers, 1880-1919 . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4094-8241-3 .

[5] CHAP 378, "An act creating the office of Admiral of the Navy", United States Congress

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