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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[]

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


Bangladesh Bangladesh
(Edit)
Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) 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


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
Cyprus Cyprus
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Commodore
Αρχιπλοίαρχος 		Captain
Πλοίαρχος 		Commander
Αντιπλοίαρχος 		Lieutenant commander
Πλωτάρχης 		Lieutenant
Υποπλοίαρχος 		Sub lieutenant
Ανθυποπλοίαρχος 		Ensign
Σημαιοφόρος 		Officer Designate
Σημαιοφόρος Επίκουρος Αξιωματικός


Dominica Dominica No navy


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


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


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


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


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 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


Malaysia Malaysia
(Edit)
Laksamana Armada
Fleet Admiral 		Laksamana
Admiral 		Laksamana Madya
Vice Admiral 		Laksamana Muda
Rear Admiral 		Laksamana Pertama
Flotilla Admiral(Commodore) 		Kepten
Captain 		Komander
Commander 		Leftenan Komander
Lieutenant Commander 		Leftenan
Lieutenant 		Leftenan Madya
Lieutenant (junior grade) 		Leftenan Muda
Ensign 		Kadet Kanan
Midshipman 		Pegawai Kadet
Officer Cadet


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


Mauritius Mauritius No navy


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


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


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


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


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
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


Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Admiral Vice Admiral Rear Admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Acting Sub-lieutenant Midshipman


Swaziland Swaziland No navy


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 Kingdom United Kingdom
(Royal Marines)
(Edit) 		Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet No equivalent
Captain General
Royal Marines 		General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Officer cadet


Vanuatu Vanuatu No navy


Zambia Zambia No navy


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

See also[]

Military ranks and insignia by country
Africa
States with
limited recognition
  • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • Somaliland
    • Former
    Comparative
    Americas
    Former
  • Canada (pre-Unification)
  • Confederate States of America
  • Union
  • Costa Rica
  • Republic of Cuba
  • Empire of Brazil
  • Panama
  • Republic of Texas
  • United States Army enlisted
    • Comparative
    Asia
    States with
    limited recognition
  • Abkhazia
  • Artsakh
  • Palestine
  • South Ossetia
  • Taiwan (Republic of China)
    • Former
    Comparative
    Europe
    States with
    limited recognition
  • Kosovo
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Transnistria
    • Former
    Comparative
    Oceania
    Comparative
    Language
    Anglophone
    Arabophone
    Francophone
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air force
  • Gendarmerie
    • Officers
    • Enlisted
    • Hispanophone
    Lusophone
  • Army
  • Navy
  • Air force
  • Military police
    • Post-Soviet states
    Commonwealth of Nations
    European Union
    NATO
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    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/. 
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