Vice Admiral (United States Navy)

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flag officer rank military rank three-star rank

Vice Admiral (United States Navy) is a three-star flag officer rank in the U.S. Navy, positioned above rear admiral and below admiral, typically held by senior commanders of fleets, major naval commands, or high-level staff positions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Vice Admiral	24
Vice Admiral (United States Navy) canonical	5
United States Navy vice admiral	1
VADM	1
Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)	1
Vice Admiral, United States Navy	1
Vice-Admiral	1
Vizeadmiral	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2424586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
Context triple: [Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy), equivalentTo, Vice Admiral (United States Navy)]

A. Fleet Admiral (United States Navy)
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) is the highest possible five-star flag officer rank in the U.S. Navy, created during World War II and held by only a few senior naval commanders.
B. Admiral
Admiral is a senior naval officer rank, typically the highest or among the highest in a navy, responsible for commanding large fleets and holding top-level strategic leadership roles.
C. Vice Chief of Naval Operations
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Navy, serving as the principal deputy and advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations.
D. Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) was a senior flag officer rank in Japan’s pre-1945 naval hierarchy, typically held by high-level fleet and district commanders just below the topmost admiral ranks.
E. Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy
The Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy was a senior 19th-century administrative post responsible for overseeing the management, logistics, and material readiness of the U.S. Navy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
Target entity description: Vice Admiral (United States Navy) is a three-star flag officer rank in the U.S. Navy, positioned above rear admiral and below admiral, typically held by senior commanders of fleets, major naval commands, or high-level staff positions.

A. Fleet Admiral (United States Navy)
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) is the highest possible five-star flag officer rank in the U.S. Navy, created during World War II and held by only a few senior naval commanders.
B. Admiral
Admiral is a senior naval officer rank, typically the highest or among the highest in a navy, responsible for commanding large fleets and holding top-level strategic leadership roles.
C. Vice Chief of Naval Operations
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations is the second-highest-ranking officer in the United States Navy, serving as the principal deputy and advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations.
D. Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy)
Vice Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) was a senior flag officer rank in Japan’s pre-1945 naval hierarchy, typically held by high-level fleet and district commanders just below the topmost admiral ranks.
E. Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy
The Navy Commissioner of the United States Navy was a senior 19th-century administrative post responsible for overseeing the management, logistics, and material readiness of the U.S. Navy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ three-star rank ⓘ
abbreviation	VADM ⓘ linked to: Vice Admiral (United States Navy)
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
belongsToRankSystem	U.S. Navy officer rank system ⓘ
canBeHeldBy	restricted line officer ⓘ staff corps officer ⓘ unrestricted line officer ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
equivalentRank	Lieutenant General (United States Air Force) ⓘ Lieutenant General (United States Army) ⓘ linked to: Lieutenant General in the United States Army Lieutenant General (United States Coast Guard) ⓘ Lieutenant General (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ linked to: United States Marine Corps general Lieutenant General (United States Space Force) ⓘ
flag	blue flag with three white stars ⓘ
higherRank	Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ linked to: Admiral
insigniaLocation	collar or chest devices ⓘ shoulder boards ⓘ sleeve stripes ⓘ
isAbove	Rear Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ linked to: United States Navy rear admiral
isBelow	Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ
isThreeStarRank	true ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
lowerRank	Rear Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ linked to: United States Navy rear admiral
NATOrankCode	OF-8 ⓘ
partOf	United States Navy ⓘ
payGrade	O-9 ⓘ
rankCategory	senior officer ⓘ
rankClass	general and flag officer ranks of the United States ⓘ
rankGroup	flag officer ⓘ
rankInsignia	three silver stars in a line ⓘ
rankOrder	second-highest regular admiral rank in U.S. Navy ⓘ
rankType	line and staff corps ⓘ
requires	advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
starCount	3 ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Admiral ⓘ
timeInGradeLimit	statutory limits under U.S. law ⓘ
typicalAssignmentLevel	theater or major component level command ⓘ
typicalBilletType	operational command ⓘ senior staff director ⓘ systems or material command ⓘ
typicalCommand	high-level joint or Navy staff position ⓘ major naval component command ⓘ numbered fleet ⓘ
usedIn	United States uniformed services rank structure ⓘ linked to: United States uniformed services ranks
wearsOnServiceDress	three 1⁄2-inch stripes with one 1⁄4-inch stripe above ⓘ

How these facts were elicited