Female admirals

5th century BC queen of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos

heroine of the Greek War of Independence

Keumalahayati, or Malahayati (fl. 16th century), was an admiral of the Aceh Sultanate navy, which ruled the area of modern Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. She is described as the first woman admiral in the modern world. Her troops were drawn from Aceh's widows and the army named the "Inong Balee", after Fort Inong Balee.

Nigerian naval officer and architect

Spanish sailor

Venezuelan military

female admiral of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Swedish rear admiral and commander of the navy

Chinese pirate and naval commander (1906–1982)