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Vice-Admiral

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The title of a naval officer next in rank after an admiral. Under R. S. § 1362 it was provided that the grades of admiral and vice-admiral in the United States navy should not be filled and that when a vacancy occured the grades should cease to exist.