Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth
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, Gabon and Togo are French colonies, Mozambique is a former Portuguese colony while Rwanda is a German and later, Belgian 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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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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Commodore | Captain | Senior commander | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sub-lieutenant | Acting Sub-lieutenant | Midshipman
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এ্যাডমিরাল Ēyāḍamirāla | ভাইস এ্যাডমিরাল Bhā'isa ēyāḍamirāla | রিয়ার এ্যাডমিরাল Riẏāra ēyāḍamirāla | কমোডোর Kamōḍōra | ক্যাপ্টেন Kyāpṭēna | কমান্ডার Kamānḍāra | লেফটেন্যান্ট কমান্ডার Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa kamānḍāra | লেফটেন্যান্ট Lēphaṭēn'yānṭa | সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট Sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa | এ্যাক্টিং সাব-লেফটেন্যান্ট Ēyākṭiṁ sāba-lēphaṭēn'yānṭa | মিডশিপম্যান Miḍaśipamyāna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Laksamana armada | Laksamana | Laksamana madya | Laksamana muda | Laksamana pertama | Kepten | Komander | Leftenan komander | Leftenan | Leftenan madya | Leftenan muda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Αρχιπλοίαρχος Archiploíarchos | Πλοίαρχος Ploíarchos | Αντιπλοίαρχος Antiploíarchos | Πλωτάρχης Plotárchis | Υποπλοίαρχος Ypoploíarchos | Ανθυποπλοίαρχος Anthypoploíarchos | Σημαιοφόρος Simaiofóros |
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant Junior Grade | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman
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Admiral एडमिरल | Vice admiral वाइस एडमिरल | Rear admiral रियर एडमिरल | Commodore कमोडोर | Captain कैप्टन | Commander कमांडर | Lieutenant commander लेफ़्टिनेंट कमांडर | Lieutenant लेफ्टिनेंट | Sub-lieutenant सब लेफ्टिनेंट | Midshipman मिडशिपमैन | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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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Rear Admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub Lieutenant | Midshipman
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Rear admiral | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) | Sub-Lieutenant | Midshipman
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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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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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Commander-in-chief | Commodore | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander | Lieutenant | Sub lieutenant | Midshipman |
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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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Commander Komanda | Lieutenant commander Lietnen Komanda | Lieutenant Lietnen | Sub lieutenant Sab-Lietnen | Officer Cadet
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See also
Notes
- ^ Dependent on the establishment the Officer Cadet studies at. This has included Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.
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