Admiral of the fleet (Russia)

This article is about the Russian OF9-rank. For the equivalent rank in the former Soviet Union see Admiral of the fleet (Soviet Union). It is not to be confused with the OF10-rank Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union.

Admiral of the fleet (Admiral flota)
Uniform shoulder strap (2013–present)
Country	Russia
Service branch	Russian Navy
Rank	General officer
NATO rank code	OF-9
Formation	1994
Next higher rank	Marshal of the Russian Federation
Next lower rank	Admiral
Equivalent ranks	General of the army

Admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral (Russian: aдмирал 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 and the present Russian rank of general of the army. The rank is roughly equivalent to 4-star admiral ranks of other nations. Marshal of the Russian Federation is the only superior rank in the Russian armed forces.

Sequence of ranks in Russian Federation Navy

junior rank: Admiral

Admiral of the fleet

senior rank: None

List of Russian admirals of the fleet

• Isakov, Ivan S. (1894–1967); promoted 1944.
• Kuznetsov, Nikolay G. (1902–1974); promoted 1944.
• Gorshkov, Sergey G. (1910–1988); promoted 1962.
• Kasatonov, Vladimir A. (1910–1989); promoted 1965.
• Sergeev, Nikolay D. (1909–1999); promoted 1970.
• Lobov, Semen M. (1913–1977); promoted 1970.
• Smirnov, Nikolay I. (1917–1999); promoted 1973
• Yegorov, Georgiy M. (1918–2008); promoted 1973.
• Chernavin, Vladimir N. (b.1928); promoted 1983.
• Kapitanets, Ivan M. (1928–2018); promoted 1988
• Sorokin, Aleksey I. (b.1922); promoted 1988.
• Makarov, Konstantin V. (1931–2011); promoted 1989.
• Gromov, Felix N. (b.1937); promoted 1996.
• Kuroyedov, Vladimir I. (b.1944); promoted 2000.
• Masorin, Vladimir V. (b.1947); promoted 2006.