Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries

Rank comparison chart of officers for navies of Anglophone states.

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers				Officer cadet
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard^[1] v t e
Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard^[1] v t e						Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Sub-lieutenant	Midshipman
Royal Australian Navy^[2] v t e
Royal Australian Navy^[2] v t e	Admiral of the fleet^[3]	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant	Acting sub lieutenant	Midshipman
Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[4] v t e
Royal Bahamas Defence Force^[4] v t e					Commodore	Captain	Senior commander	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Senior lieutenant	Lieutenant	Sub-lieutenant	Acting Sub-lieutenant	Midshipman
Barbados Coast Guard^[5] v t e
Barbados Coast Guard^[5] v t e					Commodore		Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant	Midshipman
Belize Coast Guard v t e														Various^{[note 1]}
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				Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign	Officer cadet
Botswana	No navy
Royal Brunei Navy^[6] v t e
Royal Brunei Navy^[6] v t e	Laksamana armada	Laksamana	Laksamana madya	Laksamana muda	Laksamana pertama	Kepten	Komander		Leftenan komander	Leftenan		Leftenan madya	Leftenan muda	Pegawai kadet
Burundi	No navy
Cameroon Navy v t e
Cameroon Navy v t e		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
Royal Canadian Navy^[7] v t e
		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
Dominica	No navy
Eswatini	No navy
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e
Republic of Fiji Navy v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant	Ensign	Midshipman
Gambian Navy v t e
Gambian Navy v t e			Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Sub-Lieutenant	Midshipman
Ghana Navy v t e
Ghana Navy v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant
Grenada	No navy
Guyana Coast Guard v t e
Guyana Coast Guard v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant Junior Grade	Sub lieutenant	Midshipman
Haitian Navy v t e
Haitian Navy v t e
Indian Navy^[8] v t e
Indian Navy^[8] v t e	Admiral of the fleet एडमिरल ऑफ़ द फ्लीट	Admiral एडमिरल	Vice Admiral वाइस एडमिरल	Rear Admiral रियर एडमिरल	Commodore कमोडोर	Captain कैप्टन	Commander कमांडर		Lieutenant commander लेफ्टिनेंट कमांडर	Lieutenant लेफ्टिनेंट		Sub-lieutenant सब-लेफ्टिनेंट	Midshipman
Irish Naval Service^[9] v t e
Irish Naval Service^[9] v t e			Vice admiral Leas-Aimiréal	Rear admiral Seach-Aimiréal	Commodore Ceannasóir	Captain Captaen	Commander Ceannasaí		Lieutenant commander Lefteanant-Cheannasaí	Lieutenant Lefteanant		Sub-lieutenant Fo-Lefteanant	Ensign Meirgire	Officer cadet Dalta Oifigeach
Jamaican Coast Guard^[10] v t e
Jamaican Coast Guard^[10] v t e			Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Sub-Lieutenant	Midshipman
Kenya Navy^[11] v t e
Kenya Navy^[11] v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Kiribati	No navy
Lesotho	No navy
Liberian National Coast Guard^[12] v t e
Liberian National Coast Guard^[12] v t e						Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign
Malawi Navy v t e
Malawi Navy v t e		General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain		First lieutenant	Second lieutenant
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[13] v t e
Maritime Squadron of Malta^[13] v t e					Brigadier Brigadier	Colonel Kurunell	Lieutenant colonel Logutenent kurunell		Major Maġġur	Captain Kaptan		Lieutenant Logutenent	Second lieutenant Sekond logutenent
Marshall Islands	No navy
Mauritius	No navy
Federated States of Micronesia	No navy
Namibian Navy^[14] v t e
Namibian Navy^[14] v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral junior grade	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant junior grade	Ensign	Midshipman
Nauru	No navy
Royal New Zealand Navy^[15] v t e
Royal New Zealand Navy^[15] v t e	Admiral of the fleet^[16]		Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant	Ensign	Midshipman
Nigerian Navy^[17] v t e
Nigerian Navy^[17] v t e	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant	Midshipman
Pakistan Navy^[18] v t e
Pakistan Navy^[18] v t e		Admiral ایڈمرل	Vice admiral وائس ایڈمرل	Rear admiral بحریہ کا امیر	Commodore کموڈور	Captain کپتان	Commander کمانڈر		Lieutenant commander لیفٹیننٹ کمانڈر	Lieutenant لیفٹیننٹ		Sub-lieutenant سب لیفٹیننٹ	Midshipman مڈ شپ مین
Palau	No navy
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e
Papua New Guinea Maritime Element v t e				Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant		Midshipman
Philippine Navy v t e
Philippine Navy v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign
Rwanda	No navy
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e
Saint Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard v t e							Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub-Lieutenant	Midshipman	Officer Cadet
Saint Lucia	No navy
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No navy
Samoa	No navy
Seychelles Coast Guard^[19] v t e
Seychelles Coast Guard^[19] v t e					Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain		Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Officer cadet
Sierra Leone Navy v t e
Sierra Leone Navy v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Sub-Lieutenant	Midshipman
Republic of Singapore Navy^[20] v t e		No insignia yet
Republic of Singapore Navy^[20] v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (junior grade)	Colonel	Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain		Lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Midshipman
Solomon Islands	No navy
South African Navy^[21] v t e
South African Navy^[21] v t e		Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (junior grade)	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant	Ensign	Midshipman
South Sudan	No navy
Sudanese Navy^[22] v t e
Sudanese Navy^[22] v t e		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal	فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Tanzania Naval Command v t e
Tanzania Naval Command v t e			Vice admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant		Sub Lieutenant	Ensign
Tongan Navy^[23] v t e
Tongan Navy^[23] v t e		Commander-in-chief			Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant	Midshipman
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard^[24] v t e
Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard^[24] v t e				Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub-lieutenant	Acting sub-lieutenant	Midshipman	Officer cadet
Tuvalu	No navy
Uganda	No navy
Royal Navy^[25] v t e
Royal Navy^[25] v t e	Admiral of the Fleet	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Sub lieutenant	Midshipman	Officer Cadet
United States Navy^[26] v t e
United States Navy^[26] v t e	Fleet admiral	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain	Commander		Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant		Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign	Midshipman / officer candidate (Various insignia)
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e
Vanuatu Maritime Wing v t e							Commander Komanda		Lieutenant commander Lietnen Komanda	Lieutenant Lietnen		Sub lieutenant Sab-Lietnen		Officer Cadet
Zambia	No navy
Zimbabwe	No navy
Rank group	General/flag officers					Field/senior officers				Junior officers				Officer cadet

Notes

^ Dependent on the establishment the Officer Cadet studies at. This has included Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.

References

^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
^ "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". Youtube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Admiralty Ranks". navy.mindef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Kenya Navy commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
^ "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II
^ Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "LIFE IN PN:RANKS". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^ "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^ "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
^ "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[6] Dependent on the establishment the Officer Cadet studies at. This has included Heroica Escuela Naval Militar, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the United States Coast Guard Academy.

[Antigua&Barbuda-1] Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[Australia-2] "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[3] Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II

[4] "OFFICER RANKS". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[Medals_Parade-5] "Barbados Defence Force Medal Ceremony". Youtube. Barbados Defence Force. 18 Jul 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[Brunei_Navy-7] "Admiralty Ranks". navy.mindef.gov.bn. Royal Brunei Navy. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[Canada-8] "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[India_Navy-9] "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[Ireland_Navy-10] "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Jamaica-11] "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[12] "Kenya Navy commissioned officer's ranks". mod.go.ke. Ministry of Defence - Kenya. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[Liberia-13] "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

[Malta-14] "Rank Insignia". afm.gov.mt. Armed Forces of Malta. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[Namibia-15] "Government Notice" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Vol. 4547. 20 August 2010. pp. 99–102. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[NewZealand-16] "Badges of Rank" (PDF). nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[17] Shown with cipher of Elizabeth II

[Nigeria-18] Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Metz, Helen Chapin (ed.). Nigeria: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 296–297. LCCN 92009026. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

[Pakistan_Navy_Official_Websites-19] "LIFE IN PN:RANKS". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[Seychelles-20] "Rank structure". spdf.sc. Seychelles People's Defence Forces. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

[Singapore-21] "SAF Rank Insignias". mindef.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[SouthAfrica_Navy-22] "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[Sudan-23] "الرتب العسكرية" [Military ranks]. mod.gov.sd/ (in Arabic). Republic of Sudan Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[Tonga-24] "Tonga Defence Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009" (PDF). Tonga Government Gazette Supplement Extraordinary. 5: 151–153. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[Trinidad&Tobago_Officer-25] "Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[UK_Navy-26] "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.

[Dod_Ranks-27] "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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