Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth
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Rank comparison chart of naval forces of Commonwealth of Nations states.
Most of the 52 commonwealth nations have their beginnings in British Empire and have shared naval traditions. By comparison Mozambique is a former Portuguese colony. Even after some had achieved a degree of independent government from the UK, their naval protection was still British; the Royal New Zealand Navy did not exist separately until 1941.
Officers[]
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Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard[1] |
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Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
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Royal Australian Navy[2] |
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Admiral of the fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Acting sub lieutenant | Midshipman
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Royal Bahamas Defence Force[3] |
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Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
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Bangladesh Navy[4] |
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer cadet
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Barbados Coast Guard |
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Commodore | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Midshipman |
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Belize Coast Guard |
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Rear admiral | Rear admiral (lower half) | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Officer cadet
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Botswana | No navy
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Royal Brunei Navy[5] |
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Laksamana armada | Laksamana | Laksamana madya | Laksamana muda | Laksamana pertama | Kepten | Komander | Leftenan komander | Leftenan | Leftenan madya | Leftenan muda | Pegawai kadet
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Cameroon Navy |
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Amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral d'escadre | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe |
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Royal Canadian Navy[6] |
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Admiral | Vice-admiral | Rear-admiral | Commodore | Captain (N) | Commander | Lieutenant-commander | Lieutenant (N) | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant | Naval cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amiral | Vice-amiral | Contre-amiral | Commodore | Capitaine de vaisseau | Capitaine de frégate | Capitaine de corvette | Lieutenant de vaisseau | Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe | Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe | Aspirant de marine
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Cyprus Navy[7] |
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Αρχιπλοίαρχος Archiploíarchos |
Πλοίαρχος Ploíarchos |
Αντιπλοίαρχος Antiploíarchos |
Πλωτάρχης Plotárchis |
Υποπλοίαρχος Ypoploíarchos |
Ανθυποπλοίαρχος Anthypoploíarchos |
Σημαιοφόρος Simaiofóros |
Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dókimos Éfedros Axiomatikós
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Dominica | No navy
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Republic of Fiji Navy |
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Ensign | Midshipman
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Ghana Navy |
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant |
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Grenada | No navy
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Guyana Coast Guard |
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Sub lieutenant |
Midshipman
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Indian Navy[8] |
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Admiral of the fleet एडमिरल ऑफ़ द फ्लीट |
Admiral एडमिरल |
Vice Admiral वाइस एडमिरल |
Rear Admiral रियर एडमिरल |
Commodore कमोडोर |
Captain कैप्टन |
Commander कमांडर |
Lieutenant commander लेफ्टिनेंट कमांडर |
Lieutenant लेफ्टिनेंट |
Sub-lieutenant सब-लेफ्टिन��ंट |
Midshipman
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Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jamaican Coast Guard[9] |
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Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Kenya Navy[10] |
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General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
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Kiribati | No navy
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Lesotho | No navy
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Royal Malaysian Navy[11] |
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Laksamana armada | Laksamana | Laksamana madya | Laksamana muda | Laksamana pertama | Kepten | Komander | Leftenan komander | Leftenan | Leftenan madya | Leftenan muda | Kadet kanan | Pegawai kadet
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Maritime Squadron of Malta[12] |
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Brigadier Brigadier |
Colonel Kurunell |
Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell |
Major Maġġur |
Captain Kaptan |
Lieutenant Logutenent |
Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent |
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Mauritius | No navy
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Mozambique Naval Command |
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Almirante | Vice-almirante | Contra-almirante | Capitão de mar e guerra | Capitão de fragata | Capitão-tenente | Primeiro-tenente | Segundo-tenente | Guarda-marinha
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Namibian Navy[13] |
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral junior grade | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant junior grade | Ensign | Midshipman
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Namibian Marine Corps |
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Marine Commandant | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Ensign | Midshipman
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Nauru | No navy
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Royal New Zealand Navy[14] |
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Admiral of the fleet | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign | Midshipman
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Nigerian Navy[15] |
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Admiral of the Fleet | Admiral | Vice Admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Pakistan Navy[16] |
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Admiral ایڈمرل |
Vice admiral وائس ایڈمرل |
Rear admiral بحریہ کا امیر |
Commodore کموڈور |
Captain کپتان |
Commander کمانڈر |
Lieutenant commander لیفٹیننٹ کمانڈر |
Lieutenant لیفٹیننٹ |
Sub-lieutenant سب لیفٹیننٹ |
Midshipman مڈ شپ مین |
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Papua New Guinea Maritime Element |
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Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander |
Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant |
Midshipman
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Rwanda | No navy
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard |
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Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer Cadet
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Saint Lucia | No navy
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | No navy
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Samoa | No navy
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Seychelles Coast Guard[17] |
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Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Sierra Leone Navy |
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Republic of Singapore Navy[18] |
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (junior grade) |
Colonel | Senior lieutenant colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Midshipman
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Solomon Islands | No navy
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South African Navy[19] |
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Rear admiral (junior grade) |
Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Ensign | Midshipman
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Sri Lanka Navy[20] |
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Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
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Swaziland | No navy
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Tanzania Naval Command |
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Vice admiral | Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Ensign
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Tongan Navy[21] |
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Commander-in-chief | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman |
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Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard[22] |
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting sub-lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer cadet
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Tuvalu | No navy
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Uganda | No navy
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Royal Navy[23] |
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Admiral of the Fleet | Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman | Officer Cadet
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Corps of Royal Marines[24] |
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Captain General Royal Marines |
General | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Brigadier | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet
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Vanuatu Maritime Wing |
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Commander Komanda |
Lieutenant commander Lietnen Komanda |
Lieutenant Lietnen |
Sub lieutenant Sab-Lietnen |
Officer Cadet
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Zambia | No navy
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Rank group | General/flag officers | Field/senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
See also[]
- Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas
- Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers
References[]
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- ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Kenya Navy commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Pangkat". mafhq.mil.my (in Malay). Malaysian Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "RM Officers & Other Ranks Badges of Rank". Royal Navy website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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