Ad mir al , ▁the ▁Admir al - Super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁D ock yard ▁... ▁and ▁other ▁persons ▁of ▁consideration ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁practice ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁port ▁adm iral ▁and ▁adm iral - super int endent ▁were ▁sometimes ▁combined . ▁ ▁Specific ▁use ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁remaining ▁Admir als - Super int endent ▁of ▁H M ▁D ock y ards ▁were ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁Port ▁Admir als ; ▁unlike ▁the ▁above ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term , ▁this ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁design ation . ▁This ▁reflected ▁a ▁cons olid ation ▁of ▁previously ▁distinct ▁command ▁roles , ▁and ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁civil ian ▁D ock yard ▁General ▁Man agers ▁to ▁over see ▁work ▁within ▁the ▁D ock y ards ▁across ▁all ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁Current ▁use ▁Today , ▁both ▁uses ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁are ▁ob sole te ▁( as ▁far ▁as ▁current ▁naval ▁practice ▁is ▁concerned ) ▁as ▁the ▁equivalent ▁appoint ments ▁are ▁not ▁of ▁flag - o ffic er ▁rank . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Port ▁adm iral ▁is ▁an ▁honor ary ▁rank ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁for ▁the ▁senior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁in ▁a ▁naval ▁dock yard . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁Samuel ▁Living ston ▁Bre ese ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁The ▁port ▁adm iral ▁usually ▁has ▁a ▁flags hip , ▁examples ▁of ▁which ▁include ▁ ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁port ▁adm iral ▁from ▁ 1 8