| Naval officer ranks |
| Flag officers: |
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Admiral of the fleet • Fleet admiral • Grand admiral |
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Captain • Capt at sea • Capt of sea and war • Ship-of-the-line Capt |
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Captain lieutenant • Lieutenant • Ship-of-the-line lieutenant |
Frigate captain is a naval rank in the naval forces of several countries.
It is, usually, equivalent to the Commonwealth/US Navy rank of commander.
Countries using this rank include Argentina and Spain (Spanish language: capitán de fragata ), France (French), Belgium (Dutch language: fregatkapitein ), Italy (Italian language: capitano di fregata ), Brasil and Portugal (Portuguese language: capitão de fragata ) Croatia (Croatian language: kapetan fregate ) and Germany (German language: Fregattenkapitän) .
In the Royal Canadian Navy, capitaine de frégate is the official French language name for the rank of commander.
The NATO rank code is OF-4, the official translation for instance of the German Fregattenkapitän as well as the French capitaine de frégate into English is "commander senior grade".[1]
The Russian/Soviet equivalent is "captain of the 2nd rank" (капитан 2-го ранга)
References[]
- ↑ NATO STANAG 2116 of 25 February 2010
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