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Rear Admiral

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rear admiral
an officer holding flag rank in any of certain navies, junior to a vice admiral
Rear Admiral 

(Russian, kontr-admiral; from French, contre-amiral), the lowest (junior) admiral’s rank in the navies of the majority of states, corresponding to the rank of major general in the ground forces. In Russia the rank of rear admiral was introduced in 1699; for a time in the early 18th century, the Russian Navy had the ranks of shautbenakht and arir-admiral instead. The rank of rear admiral was definitively established by the Table of Ranks of Jan. 24, 1722. In the Soviet Navy the rank of rear admiral was reintroduced by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 7, 1940.
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ISLAMABAD, November 10, 2009 (Balochistan Times): Royal Saudi Naval Forces delegation led by Rear Admiral Faraj H Al-Rawdhan, Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces School, alongwith 5 staff officers is on an official visit to Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistan Navy.
Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force enjoy close and mutually ... by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
ISLAMABAD, November 10, 2009 (Frontier Star ): Royal Saudi Naval Forces delegation led by Rear Admiral Faraj H Al-Rawdhan, Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces School, alongwith 5 staff officers is on an official visit to Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistan Navy.
Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Force enjoy close and mutually ... by The Frontier Star (Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan)
Muscat, Nov 4 (ONA)--- Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Khamis al-Raisi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) received at Mua'askar Al-Murtafa'ah today Rear Admiral Anders Grenstad, Chief of Staff of the Royal Swedish Navy, who is currently visiting the Sultanate.
Sultanate -- Sweden / Meeting by Oman News Agency
 
 
 
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