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Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa

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Rank comparison chart of navies of African states.

Officers[]

Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Algeria Algeria
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Vice
Admiral 		Rear
Admiral 		Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander 		Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade) 		Ensign


Angola Angola
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Almirante da Armada Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de Mare Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão Teniente Tenente de Navio Tenente de Fragata Tenente de Corveta Sub-Tenente


Benin Benin
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Botswana Botswana No navy


Burkina Faso Burkina Faso No navy


Burundi Burundi No navy


Cameroon Cameroon
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
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


Central African Republic Central African Republic No navy


Chad Chad No navy


Comoros Comoros No navy


Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign


Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo
(Edit) 		No equivalent
No equivalent
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


Djibouti Djibouti
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Général de brigade Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant


Egypt Egypt
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول) 		Fariq
(فريق‎‎) 		Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎) 		'amid
(عميد) 		'aqid
(عقيد) 		Moqaddim
(مقدم) 		Ra'id
(رائد‎‎) 		Naqib
(نقيب) 		Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول) 		Molazim
(ملازم)


Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Vice admiral
Vice almirante 		Counter admiral
Contra almirante 		Ship-of-the-line captain
Capitán de navío 		Frigate captain
Capitán de fragata 		Corvette captain
Capitán de corbeta 		Ship-of-the-line lieutenant
Teniente de navío 		Ensign
Alférez de navío 		Ensign
Alférez de fragata


Ethiopia Ethiopia No navy


Gabon Gabon
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Amiral Vice-amiral d´escadre Vice-amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vaisseau major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de fregate major Capitaine de fregate Capitaine de corvette major Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe major Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Ghana Ghana
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant


Guinea Guinea
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Amiral 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 Aspirant


Kenya Kenya
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Liberia Liberia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign


Libya Libya
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Fariq
(فريق‎‎) 		Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎) 		'amid
(عميد) 		'aqid
(عقيد) 		Moqaddim
(مقدم) 		Ra'id
(رائد‎‎) 		Naqib
(نقيب) 		Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول) 		Molazim
(ملازم)


Madagascar Madagascar
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Amiral 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


Mali Mali No navy


Mauritania Mauritania
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Général de division Général de brigade Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Morocco Morocco
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Amiral Amiral d´escadre Vice amiral Contre-amiral Capitaine de vasseau-major Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de fregate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Mozambique Mozambique
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Unknown
Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Capitão de Mare Guerra Capitão de Fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha


Namibia Namibia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Midshipman


Niger Niger No navy


Nigeria Nigeria
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Admiral of the
Fleet 		Admiral Vice Admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub
lieutenant 		Midshipman


Rwanda Rwanda No navy


Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Senegal Senegal
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Seychelles Seychelles
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Acting Sub Lieutenant


Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman


Somalia Somalia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign


South Africa South Africa
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(junior grade) 		Captain Commander Lieutenant
commander 		Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign Midshipman


South Sudan South Sudan No navy


Sudan Sudan
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign
Fariq awwal
(فريق أول) 		Fariq
(فريق‎‎) 		Liwaa'
(لواء‎‎) 		'amid
(عميد) 		'aqid
(عقيد) 		Moqaddim
(مقدم) 		Ra'id
(رائد‎‎) 		Naqib
(نقيب) 		Molazim awwal
(ملازم أول) 		Molazim
(ملازم)


Swaziland Swaziland No navy


Tanzania Tanzania
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Vice admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant Ensign


Togo Togo
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe


Tunisia Tunisia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
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


Uganda Uganda No navy


Zambia Zambia No navy


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy


Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

See also[]

Military ranks and insignia by country
Africa
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  • Somaliland
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  • Confederate States of America
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  • Abkhazia
  • Artsakh
  • Palestine
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    Europe
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  • Kosovo
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    Language
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