Admiralissimo

Admiralissimois 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 ofgeneralissimo.

List of senior naval officers referred to asadmiralissimo

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 Boué de Lapeyrère- Commander-in-Chief of France's Mediterranean forces
George Dewey- AmericanAdmiral of the Navy^[5]
Deodoro da Fonseca

References

^Charles à 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 à 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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