- from Anglo-French
amiral, "commander", from
Medieval Latin admiralis, admirallus.
These evolved from the
Arabic amīral (أمير الـ) –
amīr (أمير) [ʔmjr] (listen)...
- Navy. In France, vice-
amiral is the most
senior of the
ranks in the
French Navy;
higher ranks, vice-
amiral d'escadre and
amiral, are
permanent functions...
- general). Vice-
amiral d'escadre (Benin Navy) Vice-
amiral d'escadre (Cameroon Navy) Vice-
amiral d'escadre (Congolese Navy) Vice-
amiral d'escadre (French...
-
Amiral Ronarc'h (D660) is the lead ship of Frégate de défense et d'intervention of the
French Navy.
Amiral Ronarc'h has a
length of 122 m (400 ft), a beam...
- contre-
amiral (rear
admiral in English)
ranks above commodore. In
France and
other French speaking countries'
navies the rank of Contre-
amiral is used...
-
highest ranks, Vice-
amiral d'escadre and
Amiral (Admiral), are functions,
rather than ranks. They are ****umed by
officers ranking Vice-
amiral (Vice-Admiral)...
-
mistaken as the
etymological origin of the
English admiral, the
French amiral, and
similar terms in
other European languages. The
titles actually derive...
-
November 2022 it was
announced that the
first two FDI
frigates (
Amiral Ronarc'h and
Amiral Louzeau)
would be
based at Brest. The FDI will have with significant...
- guns for its own ships.
Amiral Duperré's
design served as the
basis for
several follow-on classes,
including the
Bayard and
Amiral Baudin classes. The ship...
- the
design for the
Amiral Baudin class. New, very
large guns were
developed to
counter the
weapons carried by the
Italian ships;
Amiral Baudin and Formidable...
