6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁Use ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁in ▁science ▁fiction ▁The ▁rank ▁of ▁port ▁adm iral ▁appears ▁in ▁several ▁fut ur istic ▁military ▁organis ations ▁in ▁science ▁fiction . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁L ens man ▁nov els , ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁port ▁adm iral ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁naval ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Pat rol , ▁with ▁de ▁fact o ▁supre me ▁command ▁over ▁its ▁forces . ▁ ▁Three ▁specific ▁port ▁adm ir als ▁were ▁mentioned ▁by ▁name : ▁R oder ick ▁K . ▁K inn ison , ▁the ▁first ▁port ▁adm iral ▁and ▁ancest or ▁of ▁series ▁protagon ist ▁Kim ball ▁K inn ison ; ▁Port ▁Admir al ▁Hay nes , ▁who ▁commanded ▁the ▁pat rol ▁during ▁Kim ball ▁K inn ison ' s ▁early ▁career ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁ment or ▁and ▁father ▁figure ▁to ▁him ; ▁and ▁Ra oul ▁La forge , ▁an ▁a cademy ▁class mate ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁K inn ison ' s ▁who ▁had ▁replaced ▁the ▁retired ▁Hay nes ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁novel . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Star fire ▁universe , ▁a ▁fleet ▁adm iral ▁( five - star ▁adm iral ) ▁holds ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁port ▁adm iral , ▁pres iding ▁over ▁The ▁Y ard , ▁the ▁Ter ran ▁Federation ' s ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁important ▁naval ▁base ▁and ▁ship yard . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Captain ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Navy ▁appoint ments ▁Category : Mil it ary