Officers (OF 1 - 10) edit

NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
  Canada (Edit) No Equivalent No Equivalent
Admiral
Amiral
Vice-Admiral
Vice-amiral
Rear-Admiral
Contre-amiral
Commodore
Commodore
Captain
Capitaine de vaisseau
Commander
Capitaine de frégate
Lieutenant-Commander
Capitaine de corvette
Lieutenant
lieutenant de vaisseau
Sub-Lieutenant
Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe
Acting Sub-Lieutenant
Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
Naval Cadet
Aspirant de marine

  Royal Danish Navy[1]
                   
Admiral Viceadmiral Kontreadmiral Flotilleadmiral Kommandør Kommandørkaptajn Orlogskaptajn Kaptajnløjtnant Premierløjtnant Løjtnant

  French Navy[2]
                         
Amiral de France 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 Élève-officier

  German Navy[3]
                            Enlisted rank plus a star
indicating cadet's career
Admiral Vize­admiral Konter­admiral Flottillen­admiral Kapitän zur See Fregatten­kapitän Korvetten­kapitän Stabskapitän­leutnant Kapitän­leutnant Oberleutnant
zur See
Leutnant
zur See
Oberfähnrich
zur See
Fähnrich
zur See
Seekadett

  Icelandic Coast Guard[4]
                 
Forstjóri Landhelgisgæslunnar Framkvæmdastjóri aðgerðasviðs Framkvæmdastjóri siglingasviðs / Framkvæmdastjóri varnarmálasviðs Flugrekstrarstjóri / Flaggskipherra / Yfirflugstjóri / Tæknistjóri Skipherrar / Flugstjórar / Deildarstjórar Næstráðandi / Yfirstýrimaður / Flugmaður / Yfirvélstjóri Yfirmaður eftir 6 ár / Stýrimaður / Vélstjóri / Flugmaður Yfirmaður eftir 2 ár / Stýrimaður / Vélstjóri / Flugmaður Byrjandi í yfirmannastöðu

  Italian Navy[5][6][7]
                      
         
Ammiraglio Ammiraglio di squadra con incarichi speciali Ammiraglio di squadra Ammiraglio di divisione Contrammiraglio Capitano di vascello Capitano di fregata Capitano di corvetta Tenente di vascello Sottotenente di vascello Guardiamarina Aspirante guardiamarina

  Royal Netherlands Navy[8]
                   
Luitenant-Admiraal Vice-Admiraal Schout-bij-Nacht Commandeur Kapitein ter zee Kapitein-luitenant ter zee Luitenant ter zee der 1ste klasse Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse oudste categorie Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse Luitenant ter zee der 3de klasse

  Royal Norwegian Navy[9]
                           
Admiral Viseadmiral Kontreadmiral Flaggkommandør Kommandør Kommandørkaptein Orlogskaptein Kapteinløytnant Løytnant Fenrik

  Polish Navy[10]
                      Various
Marszałek Polski Admirał Admirał floty Wiceadmirał Kontradmirał Komandor Komandor porucznik Komandor podporucznik Kapitan marynarki Porucznik marynarki Podporucznik marynarki Podchorąży

  Portuguese Navy[11]
                               
Almirante da Armada Almirante Vice-almirante Contra-almirante Comodoro Capitão de mar e guerra Capitão de fragata Capitão-tenente Primeiro-tenente Segundo-tenente Guarda-marinha/
Subtenente

  Romanian Naval Forces[12]
                             
Mareșal Amiral Viceamiral Contraamiral Contraamiral de flotilă Comandor Căpitan-comandor Locotenent-comandor Căpitan Locotenent Aspirant

  Spanish Navy[13]
                               
Capitán general Almirante general Almirante Vicealmirante Contralmirante Capitán de navío Capitán de fragata Capitán de corbeta Teniente de navío Alférez de navío Alférez de fragata



  United States Navy[14]
                       
(Various insignia)
Fleet admiral Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Rear admiral
(lower half)
Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant
(junior grade)
Ensign Midshipman / officer candidate
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) Student officer
  • 1 Honorary/War time rank.
  • 2 Reserved for the Monarch.
  • 3 The higher star of the rank has a red enamel.

See also edit

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Søværnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Instruction n°1 DEF/EMM/RH/CPM relative aux uniformes et tenues dans la Marine du 15 juin 2004" (in French). 15 June 2004. pp. 3793–3867. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dienstgradabzeichen Marine". bundeswehr.de (in German). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "LANDHELGISGÆSLA ÍSLANDS STÖÐUEINKENNI" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Ufficiali Ammiragli". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Ufficiali Superiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Ufficiali Inferiori". marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Militære grader" [Military ranks]. forsvaret.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Armed Forces. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu Marynarki Wojennej" (PDF). wojsko-polskie.pl (in Polish). Armed Forces Support Inspectorate. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Os Postos". marinha.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Grade militare (Military ranks)". defense.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Defence Staff. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Army Ranks & Insignia". Ejército de Tierra. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  14. ^ "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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