In 1864, President Lincoln named him the first vice admiral. It was during the Civil War that Congress stepped in to create the rank of "admiral" as opposed to "flag officer." In 1862, David Farragut was the first rear admiral in the United States Navy. They and other naval powers scoffed and ridiculed having "commodore'' as a rank and did not give these American naval officers their due respect. The Royal Navy had hundreds of years of privilege and tradition by then.
To make matters worse, after putting on the title, former commodores were not apt to take it off and become mere captains once more.īy the time the Civil War came around, the Navy had made "commodore" a permanent rank - finally, a rank above captain - but the long-term effects were disappointing for the Navy. "Commodore" was still reserved for those who were in command of a number of ships.īut even a midshipman could be a commodore under those criteria. Navy initially had only four officer ranks, and they did not include "admiral." After reaching a captain's rank, there was nowhere else for an officer to advance.
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