| abstract | - The rank was first used in the Galactic Republic. The Fleet Admirals were possibly part of the Admiralty. Within the Imperial Navy, the title of Fleet Admiral was accorded to the commanding officer of a major fleet within a Sector Fleet. A Fleet Admiral answered directly to the High Admiral in charge of Navy operations within their Sector, who was normally the Moff or Grand Moff of the sector; his own command might be a front-line Superiority fleet, an Assault fleet or Bombard fleet for planetary suppression operations, or a logistical Deepdock fleet or Support fleet. The commanding officer of Death Squadron under Darth Vader was also a Fleet Admiral, such as Kendal Ozzel and Firmus Piett. A Fleet Admiral was a very important member of the military hierarchy within a Sector, with authority over multiple systems forces commanded by subordinate systems admirals. However, it is not certain from the available evidence whether Fleet Admiral was a formally constituted rank in the Imperial hierarchy, or a title accorded to an officer commanding a fleet-level force, regardless of his substantive rank: for example, Michael Unther apparently served as the commanding Admiral of a Sector Fleet while still holding the substantive rank of Captain or Commander. In the New Republic, Supreme Commander Sien Sovv held the rank of Fleet Admiral during his leadership of the Defense Force.
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