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Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries

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Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Anglophone states.

Officers[]

Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Captain Commander Lieutenant
commander 		Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub lieutenant Midshipman


Australia Australia
(Edit)
Admiral of the fleet Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Acting sub lieutenant Midshipman


The Bahamas Bahamas
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Commodore Captain Senior Commander Commander Lieutenant Commander Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman


Barbados Barbados
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub Lieutenant


Belize Belize No navy


Botswana Botswana No navy


Brunei Brunei
(Edit)
Filed marsyal Laksamana Laksamana madya Laksamana muda Laksamana pertama Kolonel Leftenan kolonel Mejar Kapten Leftenan Leftenan muda Pegawai kadet


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


 Royal Canadian Navy[1][2]
[]
Admiral Vice-admiral Rear-admiral Commodore Captain (N) Commander Lieutenant-commander Lieutenant (N) Sub-lieutenant Acting sub-lieutenant
Amiral(e) Vice-amiral(e) Contre-amiral(e) Commodore Capitaine de vaisseau Capitaine de frégate Capitaine de corvette Lieutenant(e) de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Dominica Dominica No navy

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Eswatini

Fiji Fiji
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub
lieutenant 		Midshipman

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Gambia

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


Grenada Grenada No navy


Guyana
Guyana
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Sub
lieutenant 		Midshipman


Haiti Haiti
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Capitane de vaisseau Commandant Lieutenant-Commandant Lieutenant de vaisseau Sous-Lieutenant de vaisseau Enseigne de vaisseau


India India
(Edit)
Admiral of
the Fleet1 		Admiral2 Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander 		Lieutenant Sublieutenant


Ireland Ireland
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Vice Admiral
Leas-Aimiréal 		Rear Admiral
Seachaimiréal 		Commodore
Ceannasóir 		Captain
Captaen 		Commander
Ceannasaí 		Lieutenant Commander
Leifteanant-Cheannasaí 		Lieutenant
Leifteanant 		Sub-Lieutenant
Fo-Leifteanant 		Ensign
Meirgire 		Officer Cadet
Dalta


 Jamaican Coast Guard[3]
[]
Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Sub-lieutenant
Kenya Kenya
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant


Kiribati Kiribati No navy

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Lesotho

Liberia Liberia
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign

Template:Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Malawi

Malta Malta
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 No equivalent
Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant First Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant


Marshall Islands Marshall Islands No navy


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia No navy


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


Nauru Nauru No navy


New Zealand New Zealand
(Edit) 		Admiral of the Fleet

Admiral of the fleet 		No equivalent Vice Admiral

Vice admiral 		Rear Admiral

Rear admiral 		Commodore

Commodore 		Captain

Captain 		Commander

Commander 		Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant commander 		Lieutenant

Lieutenant 		Sub Lieutenant

Sub lieutenant 		Ensign

Ensign
Admiral of the fleet Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Ensign Midshipman


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


Pakistan Pakistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sublieutenant Midshipman


Palau Palau No navy


Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
Commander 		Lieutenant Sub
Lieutenant 		Midshipman


 Philippine Navy[4]
[]
Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant junior grade Ensign
Rwanda Rwanda No navy


Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman Officer Cadet
Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman Officer Cadet


Saint Lucia Saint Lucia No navy


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines No navy


Samoa Samoa No navy


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


Singapore Singapore
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Rear Admiral Colonel Senior lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer Cadet Officer Cadet Officer Cadet


Solomon Islands Solomon Islands No navy


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)


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


Tonga Tonga
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman


Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant Midshipman


Tuvalu Tuvalu No navy


Uganda Uganda No navy



United Kingdom
(Edit)



Admiral of the
Fleet 		Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant
commander 		Lieutenant Sub
lieutenant 		Midshipman Officer
cadet

United States
(Edit) 		various
Fleet Admiral Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Rear Admiral (lower half) Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Midshipman/Officer Candidate
Vanuatu Vanuatu No navy


Zambia Zambia No navy


Zimbabwe Zimbabwe No navy


Rank group General/flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ↑ "Ranks and appointment". Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html. 
  2. ↑ "The Canadian Armed Forces modernizes military ranks in French". Government of Canada. 3 February 2022. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2022/02/caf-modernizes-military-ranks-french.html. 
  3. ↑ "BADGES OF RANK". 2019. https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/. 
  4. ↑ "Philippine Navy Ranks". https://navy.mil.ph/ranks.php. 
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