Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral (Адмирал флoта, Admiral flota) is the highest naval (deck) rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet

Admiral of the Fleet (USSR)

The rank of Admiral of the Fleet was the highest naval rank of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1955 and second-highest from 1962.The rank has a rather confusing history...

 and the present Russian rank of General of the Army.

The rank is roughly equivalent to 4-stars Admiral

Admiral

Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...

 ranks of other nations.

There is only one rank higher than that of Admiral of the Fleet

Admiral of the Fleet

An admiral of the fleet is a military naval officer of the highest rank. In many nations the rank is reserved for wartime or ceremonial appointments...

 in the Russian armed forces, namely Marshal of the Russian Federation

Marshal of the Russian Federation

Marshal of the Russian Federation is the highest military rank of Russia, created in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It ranks immediately above General of the Army and Admiral of the Fleet , and is considered the successor to the Soviet-era rank of Marshal of the Soviet...

.

List of Russian Admirals of the Fleet:

1. Feliks Gromov
   Feliks Gromov
   Fleet Admiral Feliks Nikolayevich Gromov is a former Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Gromov is married and has a daughter and a son.Gromov was born in Vladivostok and joined the navy in 1955. He completed the S.O. Makarov Pacific Higher Naval School in 1959. He served as an officer on a...
   
    (1996)
2. Vladimir Kuroyedov
   Vladimir Kuroyedov
   Fleet Admiral Vladimir Ivanovich Kuroyedov is a former longest-serving Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Earlier he was Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of the Pacific Fleet since 1993 and Chief of the Main Staff/1st Deputy...
   
    (2000)
3. Vladimir Masorin
   Vladimir Masorin
   Admiral of the Fleet Vladimir Vasilyevich Masorin is a retired Russian admiral who commanded the Caspian Flotilla in 1996-2002 and the Black Sea Fleet in 2002-2005...
   
    (2006)

See also

• Admiral of the Fleet (USSR)
  Admiral of the Fleet (USSR)
  The rank of Admiral of the Fleet was the highest naval rank of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1955 and second-highest from 1962.The rank has a rather confusing history...
  
  (Aдмирал флота (CCCP)
• Russian military ranks
• Admiral
  Admiral
  Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
  
  
• Admiral of the Fleet
  Admiral of the Fleet
  An admiral of the fleet is a military naval officer of the highest rank. In many nations the rank is reserved for wartime or ceremonial appointments...
  
  (Адмирал флота)
• Fleet Admiral(Адмирал флота)