Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom | |
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Incumbent since 6 November 2022Vacant | |
Appointer | Monarch |
Formation | 25 April 1513 |
First holder | William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton |
Deputy | Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom |
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office generally held by a senior Royal Navy admiral. The title holder is the official deputy to the Lord High Admiral, an honorary (although once operational) office which was vested in the Sovereign from 1964 to 2011 and which was subsequently held by the Duke of Edinburgh. Vice-Admirals are appointed by the Sovereign on the nomination of the First Sea Lord.
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