Fleet admiral is a military rank, the equivalent of which is used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional grade, fleet admiral is the most senior flag officer rank of a naval organization, above the grade of admiral and the other flag officer grades. The Commander-in-Chief of the Starfleet Operating Forces, Commander of Vanguard Command, and the Commander, Starfleet are all Fleet Admirals.
In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank is equivalent to the most senior general rank. The equivalent rank in Cardassian rank structures was gul-tar, while the Romulan equivalent was khre'enriov.
Rank insignia of Starfleet fleet admirals[]
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| 2280s | 
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| 2360s | 
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| 2370s | 
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| 2400s | 
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Interservice comparison[]
| Enlisted ranks | Commissioned ranks | Flag ranks | ||||||||||||||
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| Federation, Starfleet |
CR CA CREW |
PO3 PO2 PO1 |
CPO SCPO MCPO |
MCPOS | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RALH | RADM | VADM | ADM | FADM | |
| Romulan | Uhlan | Decurion | ACENT (erein) |
SUBLT (erei'arrain) |
LT (arrain) |
CENT (enarrain) |
SCDR (erei'riov) |
CDR (riov) |
SADM (khre'riov) |
VADM (erei'enriov) |
ADM (enriov) |
HADM (rahaen'enriov) FADM (khre'enriov) {{{{{3}}}}} {{{{{4}}}}} {{{{{5}}}}} | ||||
Related links[]
External Links[]
- Fleet admiral article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Fleet admiral article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Fleet admiral article at Star Trek Expanded Universe.