Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth

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

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Antigua and Barbuda (Edit)	No equivalent
Antigua and Barbuda (Edit)	No equivalent					Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Australia (Edit)
Australia (Edit)	Admiral of the fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Acting sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Bahamas (Edit)	No equivalent
Bahamas (Edit)	No equivalent				Commodore	Captain	Senior Commander	Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Senior Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant		Acting Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Bangladesh (Edit)	No equivalent
Bangladesh (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant	Acting Sub-lieutenant		Midshipman	Officer Cadet
Barbados (Edit)	No equivalent
Barbados (Edit)	No equivalent							Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant				Midshipman
Belize (Edit)	No equivalent

				Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign		Officer cadet
Botswana	No navy
Brunei (Edit)
Brunei (Edit)	Laksamana Armada	Laksamana	Laksamana madya	Laksamana muda	Laksamana pertama	Kapten		Komander		Leftenan Komander	Leftenan		Leftenan madya		Leftenan muda		Pegawai kadet
Cameroon (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Cameroon (Edit)	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 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe		No equivalent
Canada (Edit)	No equivalent																		No equivalent
		Admiral	Vice-admiral	Rear-admiral	Commodore	Captain(N)		Commander		Lieutenant-commander	Lieutenant(N)		Sub-lieutenant		Acting sub-lieutenant		Naval cadet
		Amiral	Vice-amiral	Contre-amiral	Commodore	Capitaine de vaisseau		Capitaine de frégate		Capitaine de corvette	Lieutenant de vaisseau		Enseigne de vaisseau de 1^re classe		Enseigne de vaisseau de 2^e classe		Aspirant de marine
Cyprus (Edit)	No equivalent
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	No navy
Fiji (Edit)	No equivalent
Fiji (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant				Midshipman
Ghana (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Ghana (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant				No equivalent
Guyana (Edit)	No equivalent
Guyana (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant Junior Grade		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
India (Edit)
India (Edit)	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sublieutenant				Midshipman
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Jamaica (Edit)	No equivalent
Jamaica (Edit)	No equivalent		Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Kenya (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Kenya (Edit)	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		No equivalent
Kiribati	No navy
Malaysia (Edit)
Malaysia (Edit)	Laksamana Armada Admiral of the Fleet	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 (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Malta (Edit)	No equivalent				Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		No equivalent
Mauritius	No navy
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent																Unknown
Mozambique (Edit)	No equivalent		Almirante	Vice-almirante	Contra-almirante	Capitão de Mare Guerra		Capitão de Fragata		Capitão-tenente	Primeiro-tenente		Segundo-tenente		Guarda-marinha		Unknown
Namibia (Edit)	No equivalent
Namibia (Edit)	No equivalent		Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Ensign		Midshipman
Nauru	No navy
New Zealand (Edit)		No equivalent
New Zealand (Edit)	Admiral of the fleet	No equivalent	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Ensign		Midshipman
Nigeria (Edit)																	No equivalent
Nigeria (Edit)	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman		No equivalent
Pakistan (Edit)																	Unknown
Pakistan (Edit)	Fleet Admiral	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sublieutenant		Midshipman		Unknown
Papua New Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent
Papua New Guinea (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant				Midshipman
Rwanda	No navy
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Edit)	No equivalent
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Edit)	No equivalent							Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia	No navy
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Seychelles (Edit)	No equivalent					Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant		Acting Sub Lieutenant		No equivalent
Sierra Leone (Edit)	No equivalent
Sierra Leone (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)		Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
Singapore (Edit)	No equivalent	Insignia not known
Singapore (Edit)	No equivalent	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Rear Admiral (junior grade)	Colonel		Senior Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Midshipman	Midshipman		Midshipman
Solomon Islands	No navy
South Africa (Edit)	No equivalent
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 (Edit)
Sri Lanka (Edit)	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant		Acting Sub-lieutenant		Midshipman
Swaziland	No navy
Tanzania (Edit)	No equivalent																No equivalent
Tanzania (Edit)	No equivalent		Vice admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant		Ensign		No equivalent
Tonga (Edit)	No equivalent
Tonga (Edit)	No equivalent				Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman
Trinidad and Tobago (Edit)	No equivalent
Trinidad and Tobago (Edit)	No equivalent			Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant		Acting Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer Cadet
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
United Kingdom (Edit)																			No equivalent
United Kingdom (Edit)	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain		Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant		Midshipman		Officer Cadet		No equivalent
United Kingdom (Royal Marines) (Edit)																			No equivalent
United Kingdom (Royal Marines) (Edit)	Captain General Royal Marines	General	Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet		No equivalent
Vanuatu	No navy
Zambia	No navy
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D) and student officer

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Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth

Officers

See also