Admiral of the Navy

Admiral of the Navy atau Ketua Laksamana ialah sejenis pangkat dalam Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat yang hanya dipegang sekali dalam sejarah, oleh George Dewey. Sebagai menghargai kemenangannya dalam Pertempuran Teluk Manila pada tahun 1898, Kongres meluluskan seorang pegawai tunggal memegang pangkat Laksamana, dan menaikkan pangkat Dewey ke pangkat ini pada Mac 1899. Melalui Akta Kongress 24 Mac 1903, pangkat Dewey telah ditubuhkan sebagai Admiral of the Navy, berkuatkuasa secara retroaktif (unduran tarikh) ke Mac 1899. Teks akta tersebut dibaca seperti berikut:

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized to appoint, by selection and promotion, an Admiral of the Navy, who shall not be placed upon the retired list except upon his own application; and whenever such office shall be vacated by death or otherwise the office shall cease to exist.

Ia turut menyatakan bahawa pangkat ini lebih kanan daripada pangkat laksamana empat bintang dan setaraf dengan Laksamana Armada dalam Tentera Laut Diraja British. Pangkat ini luput dengan kematian Dewey pada 16 Januari 1917.

Pangkat Admiral of the Navy dilihat sebagai pangkat enam bintang semasa Perang Dunia II, dengan penubuhan pangkat lima bintang Laksamana Armada. Pada waktu inilah Jabatan Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat menyatakan bahawa versi baru pangkat laksamana armada tahun 1944 berada dibawah pangkat Admiral of the Navy kepunyaan Dewey. Semasa persediaan untuk menjajah Jepun, satu cadangan telah dibuat oleh Jabatan Tentera Laut untuk melantik Chester Nimitz ke pangkat Admiral of the Navy, atau memberikannya suatu pangkat yang setaraf. Cadangan tersebut, bagaimanapun, telah digugurkan selepas penyerahan kalah Jepun.

Lihat juga

• General of the Armies
• Generalisimo
• Reichsmarschall

p b s Perbandingan pangkat perkhidmatan beruniform AS
Pegawai Kanan
Gred Gaji	Tentera Darat	Kor Marin	Tentera Laut/Pengawal Pantai	Tentera Udara
Khas	General of the Armies	tiada	Admiral of the Navy	tiada
Khas	General of the Army	tiada	Laksamana Armada	General of the Air Force
O-10	Jeneral	Jeneral	Laksamana	Jeneral
O-9	Lt. Jeneral	Lt. Jeneral	Laksamana Madya	Lt. Jeneral
O-8	Mejar Jeneral	Mejar Jeneral	Laksamana Muda	Mejar Jeneral
O-7	Brigedier Jeneral	Brigedier Jeneral	Laksamana Pertama	Brigedier Jeneral
Pegawai Bertauliah
Gred Gaji	Tentera Darat	Kor Marin	Tentera Laut/Pengawal Pantai	Tentera Udara
O-6	Kolonel	Kolonel	Kepten	Kolonel
O-5	Lt. Kolonel	Lt. Kolonel	Komander	Lt. Kolonel
O-4	Mejar	Mejar	Lt. Komander	Mejar
O-3	Kapten	Kapten	Leftenan	Kapten
O-2	Leftenan	Leftenan	Leftenan Madya	Leftenan
O-1	Leftenan Muda	Leftenan Muda	Leftenan Muda	Leftenan Muda
Pegawai Waran
Gred Gaji	Tentera Darat	Kor Marin	Tentera Laut/Pengawal Pantai	Tentera Udara
W-5	Chief Warrant Officer, Five	Chief Warrant Officer, Five	Chief Warrant Officer, Five (not used by Coast Guard)	Chief Warrant Officer, Five (discontinued)
W-4	Chief Warrant Officer, Four	Chief Warrant Officer, Four	Chief Warrant Officer, Four	Chief Warrant Officer, Four (discontinued)
W-3	Chief Warrant Officer, Three	Chief Warrant Officer, Three	Chief Warrant Officer, Three	Chief Warrant Officer, Three (discontinued)
W-2	Chief Warrant Officer, Two	Chief Warrant Officer, Two	Chief Warrant Officer, Two	Chief Warrant Officer, Two (discontinued)
W-1	Warrant Officer, One	Warrant Officer, One	Warrant Officer, One (discontinued)	Warrant Officer, One (discontinued)
Enlisted Servicemen
Pay Grade	Army	Marine Corps	Navy/Coast Guard	Air Force
E-9 (special)	Sergeant Major of the Army	Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps	Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy/Coast Guard	Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
E-9	Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major	Sergeant Major Master Gunnery Sergeant	Command Master Chief Petty Officer Master Chief Petty Officer	Command Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant
E-8	First Sergeant Master Sergeant	First Sergeant Master Sergeant	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Senior Master Sergeant
E-7	Sergeant First Class	Gunnery Sergeant	Chief Petty Officer	Master Sergeant
E-6	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Petty Officer First Class	Technical Sergeant
E-5	Sergeant	Sergeant	Petty Officer Second Class	Staff Sergeant
E-4	Specialist/Corporal	Corporal	Petty Officer Third Class	Senior Airman
E-3	Private First Class	Lance Corporal	Seaman	Airman First Class
E-2	Private	Private First Class	Seaman Apprentice	Airman
E-1	Private	Private	Seaman Recruit	Airman Basic