Port Admiral was a positional rank, now apparently defunct, in the British Royal Navy. A Port Admiral was not an actual Admiral (Rank), but typically a veteran Captain who served as the shore commander of a British Naval Port and was in charge of supplying, refitting, and maintaining the ships docked at harbour. As the Port Admiral technically had control of a fleet of ships, albeit mostly in drydock and layup, the position was granted the status of a Navy Admiral.