More Admirals than ships?
It all depends on how one defines "ship" in this context. Taken from a recent written answer to a Parlimentary question the RN presently has: 40 Admirals; 80 Commodores; 290 Captains; 1060 Commanders; 2000 Lieutenant Commanders; 2510 Lieutenants and 750 Sub-Lietenenants. Which does appear to be a little top-heavy for the number of ships the RN presently has. In particular the 80 Commodores and 290 Captains when taking account of the fact that the majority of warships are commanded by an officer of Commander rank or below and as far as I'm aware there is now only one (part-time) sea going post for an officer of 1* or above. Is Parkinson's law alive and well and living within the RN?