Admiral (disambiguation)

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Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers.

Admiral may also refer to:

Ships

• Admiral-class ironclad, a class of Royal Navy ships, six of which were built
• Admiral-class battlecruiser, a class of Royal Navy ships, of which only the HMS Hood was completed
• USS Admiral, the name of three ships of the U.S. Navy
• SS Admiral, an American excursion steamboat

Sports

• David Robinson (basketball), an American basketball player nicknamed "the Admiral"
• Admiral Vladivostok, a Russian ice hockey team set to join the Kontinental Hockey League in 2013–14
• Amsterdam Admirals, a defunct American football team from Amsterdam
• Milwaukee Admirals, an American Hockey League franchise
• Norfolk Admirals, an American Hockey League franchise
• Admiral's Cup, an international yachting regatta

Companies

• Admiral Group, a motor insurance company based in Cardiff, Wales
• Admiral Insurance, part of the Admiral Group
• Admiral Sportswear, a British sportswear brand
• Admiral (electrical appliances), a brand of electrical appliances
• Admiral (gambling), a British high street gambling chain
  • Admiral Overseas Corporation (AOC), former Admiral subsidiary

Films

• The Admiral (2008 film), a 2008 Russian historical film about Alexander Kolchak
• The Admiral: Roaring Currents, a 2014 South Korean film
• Michiel de Ruyter (film), a 2015 Dutch film released internationally under the title Admiral

Places

• Admiral, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada
• Admiral, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

People

• Admiral Dewey Larry (born 1958), American football player
• Virginia Admiral (born 1915), American painter and poet, mother of actor Robert De Niro
• Jack Nimitz (1930–2009), American jazz saxophonist, nicknamed "The Admiral"

Other uses

• Admiral butterfly or Limenitis, a genus of butterflies
• Admiral (grape), another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger
• Opel Admiral, a German luxury car
• Admiral Theater, a landmark film theater in West Seattle, Washington
• Admiral Theatre, an adult venue in Chicago, Illinois

See also

• All pages beginning with "admiral"
• All pages with a title containing admiral