Rear admiral (RAdm) is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to commodore and is subordinate to vice admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7. List of Royal Navy rear admirals * Sir Alexander Dundas Young Arbuthnott * Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet * Nicholas Ingram (1754-1826) * Peter John Douglas (1787–1858) * Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland, KCB * George Cunningham Leslie * Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles (1914–2013) * James Frederick Thomas George "Sam" Salt (1940-3 Dec 2009)