Fleet Admiral Bill Zingano

Fleet Admiral Bill Zingano was the head of the Integrated Defense Force (IDF). In his late fifties during the events of the Legacy Fleet trilogy, he was one of the few among the top brass that trusted Captain Timothy Granger. His flagship was the Constitution-class heavy cruiser ISS Victory.

Admiral Zingano convinced Captain Granger at the end of book 1 to come back to the IDF and take command of the ISS Warrior. Throughout the trilogy, Admiral Zingano was constantly at odds with General Norton—the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

Admiral Zingano was killed in action during the naval battle for the Skiohra dreadnought Benevolence in the middle of book 3.